Activities:
The detailed activities are as follows:
- On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Organize Frontline Demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
- Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
- To work as knowledge and resource centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest of farmers.
In addition to this the KVK does produce and make it available:
The quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock etc.) to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandates of KVK.
Further activities
In order to achieve the changing scenario of agriculture, KVKs would further strengthen the following activities:
Creation of database: Statistics of district agriculture and its allied sectors as well as technological options using appropriate tools and techniques of ICT
Action plan on technological interventions: Based on farmer’s problems and priorities in ago-ecosystem perspective
Entrepreneurship development: The HRD, group approach and secondary agriculture Delivery of technological inputs: Production and supply of quality seeds, planting materials and livestock strains
Convergence: Sharing and judicious use of resources with other schemes/agencies