Emergency Livelihood Assistance to Flood Affected Farmers
Sunflower Project
Donor :
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Australian Agency for
International Development (AusAID)
Districts :
Khairpur and Larkana
Duration :
February - June 2011
Major Activities
SRSO Distributed Sunflower Seeds and Fertilizers (DAP & UREA), to 5,000 Households with the support of FAO in district Khairpur and Larkana.
Identification of villages in targeted union councils.
Identification and selection of beneficiaries in target districts according to FAO criteria;
Arrangement of warehouses in targeted districts;
Facilitation in timely provision of inputs to selected beneficiaries (transportation of inputs to union council
level);
Arrangements and facilitation of training to beneficiaries with regards to sunflower cultivation in agronomy,
follow-up of the planted crop, and post harvest operations;
Raising of demonstration plots which will involve selection of farmers and sites for demos as per FAO
strategy;
Collaboration with Pakistan Oil Seed Development Board (PODB) and Agriculture Extension department
for seeking technical advice;
Organisation of farmer field days for learning purpose;
Linkages establishment for marketing of produce in collaboration with All Pakistan Solvent Extractor
Association, PODB, Local agricultural Department and the private sector;
The inputs provided by FAO included:
A 2kg bag of sunflower seeds,
A 50kg bag of DAP
and A 50 kg bag of Urea to be utilised on 1 acre of agricultural land.
At the time of distribution, beneficiaries were also imparted training on sunflower cultivation from the
sowing process to harvesting.
