Welcome to Dumka KVK

Welcome to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dumka

YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT – 2001 As Remandated KVK, 2004 KVK, Dumka fulfledge

 

Geographical Location	24' 25’ N & 87' 24’E
Altitude	452 meter
Actual Location	KVK is situated at 1 Km from bus stand and about 5 Kms from Railway station. Local Airport is at a distance of 2 Kms
Jurisdiction of KVK	KVK works for all 10 blocks of Dumka. 1. Shikaripara   2. Gopikander  3. Masaliya 4. Kathikund   5. Raneshwar   6. Ramgarh   7. Sariyahat   8. Jarmundi   10. Jama
Agri. Zone	IV

 

Concept

The Krishi Vigyan Kendtra is a grass – root level institution designed and devoted to impart need based skill – oriented short and long –term vocational training courses to the farmers/farm women. The concepts of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, area as follows :

1. The Kendra will impart learning through work experience and hence will be concerned with technical literacy, the acquisition of which does not necessarily require as a precondition, the ability to write.
2. The Kendra will impart training to those extension workers who are already employed or to practicing farmers.
3. There will be no uniform syllabus for a Kendra. The syllabus and programme of each Kendra will be tailored according to the felt needs, natural resources and potential for agricultural growth in the particular area.

 

Mandate

The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has been established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research with the aim of reducing the time lag between the generation of technologies and their transfer to the farmers for increasing the productivity in agriculture and allied sectors. In order to achieve this aim Krishi Vigyan Kendra has following mandates :-

·  On – farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming system.

·  Frontline demonstrations to establish its production potentials on the farmers’ fields.

·  Training of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies.

·  Work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for imnproving the agricultural economy of the district.

·  Produce and available technological products like seed planting material bio agents young ones of livestock etc. to the farmers.

·  Organize extension activities to create awareness about improved agricultural Technologies to facilitate fast diffusion and adoption of technologies in agriculture and allied sectors.
 

Activities of KVK

· Seed Hub

·  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.

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