Coordination status between public sector and NGO: problem of agriculture extension.

The data was collected from three hundred randomly selected farmers of ten union councils in Kohat district during 2007. The data included all age groups of respondents that directly or indirectly involved in agricultural activities. The age groups of respondents were below 30 years (26%), 30 to 40 years (24.67%) and above 40 years (49.33%). The age 77.33%, 66.33% of the respondents were found significant with the inputs recommendations made by public sector and NGOs respectively. The age and landholding each of 73.33%of the respondents were found significant with the duplication in the advices of public sector and NGOs.. The age and landholding each of 72.67% of the respondents were found significant with the help provided in different activities to the farmers by public sector and NGOs. Again age and landholding each of 76.33% of the respondents were found significant with their suggestions for further strengthening of collaboration between public sector and NGOs. If feed back, provided by respondents are implemented timely and the programmes activities of both public sector and NGOs will be effective and the institutions will be able to achieve departmental objectives. Resultantly the farmers will not only extend their full support, but they will also adopt the recommendations made by the public sector and NGOs. The role of public sector and NGOs in facilitating (advices) farmers can not be ignored.