OUR MISSION
Our mission is to bring a paradigm shift from Conservative to Conservation Agriculture for a quantum jump in an agricultural growth trajectory and its sustainability in order to:
- improve Livelihoods
- reduce poverty
- foster food security
- engage in environment-friendly agriculture
To accomplish SACAN’s mission we have set the following objectives:
- Act as platform for sharing of information and its dissemination amongst farming communities
- Imparting of On-the-Hand training to farmers or farmers cum service providers about promising efficient technologies to enhance land and water productivity
- Carry-out studies, research and development for evaluation, socio-economic, technical and environmental aspects of RCTs on behalf of institutions and donor agencies
- Provide consultancy assistance and services for conservation agriculture
- Promote interaction amongst national, regional and international institutions for acquisition, fine tuning and promotion of RCTs
- Promote two-way trade within Pakistan and other South Asian countries in the region for Agricultural technologies, machinery and equipment
- Ensure environmental protection and economically viable agriculture
- Encourage collaborations with national networks and associations aiming at promotion of conservation agriculture
We have a large network of experts who employ state of the art knowledge and skills in the following areas:
- Coordination with international, regional, national and provincial organizations for promotion of conservation agriculture
- Promote adoption of Resource Conservation Technologies (RCTs)
- Resources’ conservation and management
- On Farm Water Storages
- Brackish Ground Water Management
- LASER Land Leveling
- Zero Tillage
- Bed and Furrow Irrigation
- High Efficiency Pressurized (Drip and Sprinkler) Irrigation Systems
- Crop Residue Management
- Seed and Crop Production Technologies
- Renewable Energy Technologies (Solar and Bio)
- Rural Micro Credit and Financing Services
- Development of Culture able Waste Land and Desert Agriculture
- Plasticulture and Gated Pipe Irrigation
- Social Mobilization and Community development
- Woman Empowerment
- Training and Capacity Building of Farmers, Service Providers and Farmers Organizations