Krishi Vigyan Kendra

1. KRISHI VIGYAN
KENDRA
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2. KVK (KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA)
■ It is a district level farm science center which can help in speedy transfer of
technology to the farmer’s field by building bridges between State Agricultural
Universities or Research Institutes and the Farmers.
■ First KVK was established in Puducherry on 21st March 1974 under Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University. (During 1st Five Year Plan)
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3. INTRODUCTION
■ Vision - Science and technology led growth leading to enhanced productivity,
profitability and sustainability of agriculture.
■ Mission – Farmer centric growth in agriculture and allied sectors through
application of appropriate technologies in specific agro-ecosystem perspectives.
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4. HISTORY
■ The Education Commission (1964-66) recommended that a vigorous effort be
made to establish specialized institution to provide vocational education in
agriculture and allied fields at the pre and post matriculate levels to cater the
training needs of a large number of youths in rural areas.
■ ICAR mooted the idea of establishing KVKs as innovative institutions for
imparting vocational training.
■ ICAR, constituted a committee in 1973 headed by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta of
Seva mandir, Udaipur (Rajasthan), for working out a detailed plan for
implementing this scheme.
■ This committee submitted its report in 1974.
■ 1st KVK was established in 1974 at Puducherry under administrative control of
TNAU, Coimbatore.
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5. FIRST KVK
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6. Total KVK (India) = 732 in which 12 KVK are under UT
■ 506 – State Agricultural University and Central Agricultural University.
■ 66 – ICAR Institutes.
■ 103 – NGOs.
■ 38 – State Governments.
■ 3 – Public Sector Undertakings.
■ 7 – Deemed University and
■ 5 – Other Educational Institutions.
Total KVK (Karnataka) = 33
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7. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
■ It plays a vital role in conducting on-farm testing to demonstrate location –
specific agricultural technologies.
■ It aims at assessment of location – specific technology modules in
agriculture and allied enterprises, through technology assessment,
refinement and demonstrations. It also aims to apply agricultural research in a
practical, localized setting.
■ It has been functioning as knowledge and resource center of agricultural
technology supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for
improving the agricultural economy of the district.
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8. PRINCIPLES
1. Agricultural production is the prime goal.
2. Work – experience as the main method of imparting training.
3. Priority to weaker sections of the society.
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9. MANDATE
■ Technology assessment and demonstration for its application and capacity
development.
■ To implement the mandate effectively, the following activities are envisaged for
each KVK.
1. On farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies
under various farming systems.
2. Front line demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies
under various farming systems.
3. Training of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and
skills in modern agricultural technologies.
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10. MANDATE
4. Work as resource and knowledge center of agricultural technologies for
supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the
agricultural economy of the district.
5. Produce and make available technological products like seed, planting
material, bio agents, young ones of livestock etc., to the farmers.
6. Organize extension activities to create awareness about improved
agricultural technologies to facilitate fast diffusion and adoption of
technologies in agriculture and allied sectors.
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11. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN
KVK
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12. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
■ On Farm Testing: Each KVK operates a small farm to test new technologies,
such as seed varieties or innovative farming methods, developed by ICAR
institutes. This allows new technologies to be tested at the local level before
being transferred to farmers.
■ Front – Line Demonstration: Due to the KVKs farm and its proximity to nearby
villages, it organizes programs to show the efficacy of new technologies on
farmer fields.
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14. ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
■ Capacity Building: In addition to demonstrating new technologies, the KVK
also hosts capacity building exercises and workshops to discuss modern
farming techniques with groups of farmers.
■ Multi – Sector Support: Offer support of various private and public initiatives
through its local network and expertise. It is very common for government
research institutes to leverage the network of KVKs when performing surveys
with a wide range of farmers.
■ Advisory Services: Due to the growing use of ICT, KVKs have implemented
technologies to provide farmers information such as weather advisories or
market pricing, through radio and mobile phones.
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Capacity Building

16. STRATEGIES
By taking in account the productivity, production and income of the farmer in
totality for the development of sustainable agriculture following strategies are
adopted;
■ Remunerative Agriculture.
■ Climate Smart Agriculture.
■ Food and Dietary Diversification Agriculture.
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17. KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA PORTAL
■ The Government has launched Krishi Vigyan Kendras Portal which will help in
monitoring the functioning of KVKs at the National level and in providing
timely information and advisory to the farmers.
■ Aim – To transfer the technologies developed by the agricultural scientists
to the farmers in a fast and effective manner using web and mobile technology
as well as to monitor the activities of KVKs.
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18. OBJECTIVES
■ To create a platform to monitor the various activities as well as resource
utilization by various KVKs.
■ To create a database of the various programs organized by the KVKs along with
their detailed information and learning resources.
■ To help the farmers in resolving their queries using web and mobile
technologies.
■ To provide information about various facilities and activities performed by the
KVKs and to provide linkage to other important information such as weather
and market information.
■ The stakeholders i.e., farmers and the agricultural officers can register
themselves and can access relevant details about different KVKs.
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20. MOBILE APPLICATION
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21. REFERENCES
■ www.kvk.icar.gov.in
■ www.icar.org.in/content/krishi-vigyan-kendra
■ Singh, C.M. and Pandey, R.V., Krishi Vigyan Kendra: An expert system for
extension.
■ Dash, A.K. and Mishra, M., 2004. Krishi Vigyan Kendra: The light house for rural
people. Orissa Review October, pp.52-56.
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