|
Mandate
of KVK |
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Ø Organizing vocational training programme in agriculture and allied enterprises |
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Ø Conducting on Farm Testing (on farmers’ field) on identified technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use system |
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Ø Front line Demonstrations on major cereal crops, oilseeds and pulses and other enterprises related to agriculture and |
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Ø In-service training of field level extension official. |
Thrust Areas
The
thrust areas of KVK, Nalbari have been identified through Participatory Rural
Appraisal (PRA). Following are the identified priorities.
|
Rank |
Thrust area |
|
1 |
Bridging the gap between
potential and achieved production and productivity of major crops
especially Sali, early ahu and Boro rice in flood affected areas. |
|
2 |
Knowledge and skill
development on crop planning and contingency crop plans for flood
affected and sand/ silt deposited area. |
|
3 |
Creation of self employment
opportunity among rural youth and young farmers. |
|
4 |
Creation of awareness about
modern crop varieties and production technologies of all sorts of crops. |
|
5 |
Popularisation of pulses, oil
seeds, cash and horticultural crops such as spices and banana. |
|
6 |
Encouraging organic farming
and integrated system of nutrient and pests management |
|
7 |
Generating
awareness for management of soil health on sustainable basis. |
|
8 |
Developing knowledge of
efficient resource management through integrated farming system and crop
diversification |
|
9 |
Imparting knowledge based on
improvement of local breeds and scientific rearing of livestock and
birds. |
|
10 |
Encouraging rearing of quality
fingerlings through scientific fish rearing. |
|
11 |
Empowering farm women through
training on food, nutrition, fruit preservation and processing |
|
12 |
Developing skill and knowledge
in integrated management of pest and disease of horticultural and field
crops. |