Mandates of KVK
The mandates of KVK are:
On Farm Trials
Vocational Training
Technology Assessment and refinement
Knowledge and resource centre
Farmer entrepreneur and market linkage
Specific activities to carry out this mandate are:
Conducting on-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems
Organizing frontline demonstrations to establish its production potentials of various technologies on the farmers’ fields
Conducting need based training of farmers to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies
Conducting training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development
Work as knowledge and resource centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district
In addition, in order to speed up the process of dissemination of technology, a large number of various extension activities and production of seeds and planting materials, livestock, poultry and fisheries breeds and various bio-products are taken up by the KVKs.
UPTAKE
PATHWAYS FOR RESEARCH OUTPUT
NEED
FOR ICT IN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT
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