Vision, Mission and Mandate
Science and technology-led growth leading to enhanced productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture.
Farmer-centric growth in agriculture and allied sectors through the application of appropriate technologies in specific agro-ecosystem perspective.
Mandate
Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development
Activities
- On-Farm Testing
On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Frontline Demonstrations
Organize Frontline Demonstrations to establish the production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
- Capacity Development
Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
- Knowledge and Resource Centre
To work as a knowledge and resource centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sectors in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- Farm Advisories
Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers.
Other Functions
In addition, KVKs carry out the following functions within the mandate of KVK.
Quality technological products made available to farmers
Extension and convergence
- Organize frontline extension activities
- Identify and document selected farm innovations
- Converge with ongoing schemes and programmes within the mandate of KVK