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AGRICULTURE

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Sanctioned to BCT in 1995, the BCT Krishi Vigyan Kendra (BCT- KVK) works towards enhancing and improving agricultural outcomes for farmers. Since its inception, the BCT KVK operates through a range of methods, all enabling towards bettering quality of work and life for farmers in the region.

The BCT KVK thus operates various demonstration units, model farms, and conducts regular training(s) and awareness campaigns. The campus at Haripuram, has a laboratory and model farms, where scientists work so that farmers can experience qualitative and quantitative yields from their work.As a result, farmers across the district have benefitted from the timely, action-oriented and innovative support by the BCT-KVK; reaching about 45,000 farmers/year.

Methods employed

A few methods through which the KVK empowers the farming community include

On Farm Trials: These trials are regularly conducted at farmers fields to study the crops. Scientists provide suggestions and inputs that enable farmers to increase outcomes and reduce disease incidences.

Frontline demonstrations: Cluster frontline demonstrations bring together farmers across village-clusters and tribal areas to a common point for demonstration of relevant practices.

Technology Assessments: These are regularly conducted to understand current practices, address gaps and suggest meaningful technologies. Various weeders, cutters and other tools and technologies are continuously introduced to reduce the drudgery of work.

Disease management: Disease management of crops is enabled through identifying the disease and suggesting relevant prevention, protection and treatment.

Training programs: Regular trainings are conducted for farmers on seed treatment, disease prevention and management, off season cultivation and other aspects. Farmers also learn about value addition activities to enable them to generate better income.

Reach out: Another important aspect, this enables a connect between rural and tribal farmers with government initiatives, setting up training units, skill development programmes, farm-based entrepreneurship, supply etc.

Animal husbandry: In house veterinary scientists also enable veterinary support by distribution of livestock, conducting sessions on their care and enabling additional income to families through proper management.