Recent Developments in Agriculture
1. eNAM portal
has been created so that the farmer gets a better price for his produce.
2. Superior crop varieties have been released. (Eg;-Wheat: HD 4728 (Pusa Malvi)
3.
More than three lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) opened.
4.
171 mobile apps
developed for farmers. (Eg:-Kisan
Suvidha)
Total
Number of KVK – 731 (Upto March – 2022)
At present there are 731 KVKs, out of which 506 are
under State Agricultural Universities (SAU) and Central Agricultural University
(CAU), 66 under ICAR Institutes, 103 under NGOs, 38 under State Governments, 3
under Public Sector Undertakings, 7 under Deemed to be Universities and 5 under
Other Educational Institutions.
About KVK
Based
on the recommendation of the Education Commission (1964-66), discussion by the
Planning Commission and Inter-Ministerial Committee, and further recommendation
by the committee headed by Dr. Mohan
Singh Mehta appointed by ICAR in
1973 the idea of establishment of Farm Science Centre (Krishi Vigyan
Kendra) was developed. The first KVK,
on a pilot basis, was established in 1974
at Pondicherry under the administrative control of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
The
KVK scheme is 100% financed by Govt. of
India and the KVKs are sanctioned to Agricultural Universities, ICAR
institutes, related Government Departments and Non Government Organizations
(NGOs) working in Agriculture.
KVK, is an integral part of the National Agricultural
Research System (NARS), aims at assessment of location specific technology
modules in agriculture and allied enterprises, through technology assessment,
refinement and demonstrations. KVKs have been functioning as Knowledge and
Resource Centre of agricultural technology supporting initiatives of public,
private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the
district and are linking the NARS with extension system and farmers.
KVK System: Mandate and Activities
The mandate of KVK is Technology Assessment
and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity
Development.
To implement the mandate effectively, the following
activities are envisaged for each KVK
On-farm
testing to assess the location
specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems
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
Multi
sector support: 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
Advisory
Services: Provide farm advisories
using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers
In addition, KVKs produce quality technological
products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make it available
to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document
selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within
the mandate of KVK.
Krishi
Vigyan Kendra Features:
1.
Creation of
valuable resources in terms of technical manpower and assets
2.
Confirmation of
technologies to suit local specificity
3.
Showcasing the
frontier technologies
4.
Capacity-building
among stakeholders
5.
Front runner in
technological application, information and inputs
6.
Participatory
approaches in planning, implementing, executing and evaluation
KVK – Aims
& Objectives:
1. Krishi Vigyan Kendra plays a vital role in conducting on-farm testing to demonstrate
location-specific agricultural technologies.
2. 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.
3. Krishi Vigyan Kendras have been functioning as Knowledge and Resource
Centre of agricultural technology supporting initiatives of public, private and
voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.
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