Major Activities of KVK

Transfer of Technology” to the framers in order to increase their socio-economic status is a major objective of the KVK. Before implementation of activities, KVK has continuously given major thrust on assessment of POIN (Problems, Opportunities, Issues and Needs) of the farming community. Prior to finalization of annual action plan, KVK analyzes the gap in adoption of technologies. The annual report of Agro Ecological Situation (AES) of the district is the basis while selecting the villages. Similarly, before conducting the activities, a benchmark survey is also conducted to record the socio-economic conditions of the villages. Identification of the beneficiaries for training, demonstration, OFT(On Farm Testing) and other extension activities are conducted amongst the groups of pre identified farmers’ This helps to get a positive response from the farming community.

The Mandates and Objectives of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) are as follows-

Mandates:

Conducting “On-Farm Testing” for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems.

Creating awareness about improved technologies to larger masses through appropriate extension programmes.

Organizing short and long term training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with emphasis on “Learning by doing” for higher production on farms and generating self-employment.

Organizing Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) on various crops to generate production data and feedback information.

Production and supply of good quality seeds and planting materials, livestock, poultry and fisheries breeds and products and various bio-products to the farming community.

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.

Objectives -

In order to achieve the above mandates, the following broad objectives would help KVK to develop their specific objectives:

To promptly demonstrate the latest agricultural technologies to the farmers as well as extension workers of State Departments of Agriculture/Horticulture/ Fishery/ Animal Science/ NGOs with a view to reduce the time lag between the technology generation and its adoption.

To test and verify the technologies in the socio-economic conditions of the farmers with a view to study the production constraints and to modify the technologies to make them appropriate.

To impart trainings to the practicing farmers/ farm women, rural youth and field level extension functionaries by following the methods of “Teaching by doing” and “Learning by doing’.

To back-up with training and communication supports to the district level development departments viz; Agriculture/ Horticulture/ Fisheries/ Animal science and NGOs in their extension programmes.