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Introduction to KVK Dhemaji
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre) is an innovative science based institution which was given shape by Indian Council of agricultural Research (ICAR) after recommendation of Mehta Committee (1973) with prime mandate to impart vocational training to the farmers and field level extension workers. Accordingly, in the proposal it was recommended to have one Krishi Vigyan Kendra in every district of Indian Union for effective transfer of technology developed in the laboratory for the field application at farmer’s level. The concept of vocational training in Agriculture through KVK grew substantially due to greater demand for improved agricultural technology by the farmers. They not only required knowledge and understanding of the intricacy of technologies but also progressively more and more skills in various complex agricultural operations for adoption on their farms. The effectiveness of the KVK was further enhanced by adding the activities related to on-farm testing and frontline demonstration on major agricultural technologies in order to make the training of farmers location specific, need based and resource. more....
About KVK Dhemaji
KVK, Dhemaji has been functioning its extension activities only from November, 2007 in the district. The district is the most remotely located on the northern bank of the river Brahmaputra. The district is chronically flood affected and in July, 2007 heavy flood caused severe damage to the people of the district, specially in Bordoloni area breacing of the NH 52 with waist depth water level on the high way. Most of the people of the area rendered homeless. At its first leg of its activity, a FLD programme on Summer rice (cv. `Chandrama` and `Joymoti`) was conducted at Chowkham village, Bordoloni in an area of 3.0 ha. The natural water source was utilized for irrigation. A SHG was formed with 17 families and the members were trained up through imparting training. Extensive visit to the village encouraged the SHG members. A field day was organized on 17.05.2008 where 108 farmers including extension personnels attended. A bumper harvest of 60 qtl/ha was recorded. The farmers were highly satisfied with the crop performance. The fellow farmers of the village are cultivating 20 hectares this year.