Trainings

The KVK provides two types of trainings- 1. Short duration trainings- like On campus trainings of 2-3 days and Off campus trainings of one day. 2. Long duration trainings of 5-50 days depends on the budget & sponsored ship. The budget is provided by ICAR and other sponsoring agencies, like- Agriculture department, RMoL, NHM, Zila Parisad, NGO etc. On an average this KVK conducts 50 to 60 need- based training programs in a year for farmers, farmwomen & rural youth. More emphasis has been given on long duration self employment oriented training for school dropouts & unemployed rural youth. Many participants on completion of the training have been Successfully self employed by way of establishing their own Poultry, Animal, Nursery, Fruit & Vegetable Processing, Jewellery making, beauty parlour, Pump repairing & Beekeeping unit. Efforts have also been concentrated to empower the women component technically as they play a very vital role in agricultural operations.

Demonstrations

Every year Krishi Vigyan Kendra conducts several demonstrations on farmers fields on technologies released by research institutes and Universities. These are mainly related to latest released varieties, methods to control pest & diseases, technologies to increase yields, agri implements to reduce drudgery of women, technologies to reduce cost of production, grow and best utilization of feed and fodder for animals to increase milk production.etc.

Technology Assesment and Refinement

For any major problem in agriculture there are many remedies suggested by various research organizations. Through on farm testing Krishi Vigyan Kendra does comparitive studies in farmers fields to come to conclusion which of the technologies tested is more suitable to the resources available & is cost effective. This is a form of participatory study where farmers perspective is given most importance. The results of such studies can later be made available to farmers.