


Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre) in India is a unique system of technology transfer. Started its service on 21st March 1974 at Puducherry, the first KVK in India, grown to 731 KVKs in ...






Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India mandated the establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendras as grassroots level Farm Science Centres to provide various types of farm support activities like technology dissemination to farmers, training, awareness to achieve the set of objectives. KVK have made dent and has become part of decentralized planning and implementation instrument to achieve desired level of growth in agriculture and allied sector in the district.
KVK play a vital role in conducting on farm testing to demonstrate location specific agricultural technologies. KVK conducts demonstrations to prove the potential of various crops at farmers’ fields. Also conduct need based training programmes for the benefit of farmers and farm women, rural youths. KVK creates awareness about improved agricultural technologies through extension programmes. Critical and quality inputs like seeds, planting materials, organic products, bio fertilizers and livestock are produced by the KVK and made available to the farmers.
Technology assessment, refinement and demonstration of technology/products through the following activities of KVK.
- On-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Frontline demonstrations to establish its production potentials on the farmers’ fields.
- Training of farmers to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies, and training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development.
- To work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- In order to create awareness about improved technology, a large number of extension activities will be taken up.
- The seeds and planting materials produced by the KVKs will also be made available to the farmers.



Celebration of World Soil Day 2023
Event Details:
1. Organised world soil day celebration program at KVK premises. Farmers, students and IFFCO officials were participated in this program. Lecture delivered on sustainable soil health management practices and importance of soil testing.
2. Explained about importance of bio fertilizers and it's application method.
3. Briefed about IFFCO Nano urea and Nano DAP and it's application methods to the farmers.
4. As a part this program conducted farmers scientist interaction program. During this session farmers shared major issues with scientist. We have given suitable advisory services to the farmers.
5. lecture and method demonstration about vermicompost production technology to the progressive farmers. Also we have distributed 25 vermi bed and 41 soil health card to the farmers.

Vocational Training
Event Details:
Conducted first day Vocational Training Programme on Fibre Extraction and Fancy Articles Making under Gramodyog Vikas Yojana in association with KVIC, DO, Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
