Academic Department
AAU-KVK, Sonitpur
Constituent Department under Directorate of Extension Education
Krishi Vigyan Kendra of Sonitpur District was started in 1981, under the administrative control of Assam Agricultural University(AAU),Jorhat. KVK, Sonitpur is situated at Napam about 10 km away from the district headquarters, Tezpur.
The main mandates of KVK:
i) To conduct On Farm Testing trials for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems.
ii) To organise Front Line Demonstrations on various crops to generate production data and feedback information in farmers fields.
iii) To organise trainings to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis.
iv) To organise short and long term vocational training programmes in agriculture and allied fields for the farmers and rural youth with emphasis on learning by doing for higher farm production and generating self employment opportunities to the youth.
v) To act as Knowledge Resource centre of the district.
vi) To provide quality planting materials and livestock strain in the district.
Total land with KVK (in ha) : 16.0 ha
Total cultivable land with KVK (in ha): 10.0 ha
KVK, Sonitur has the following demonstration units:
a) Litchi Mother Plant Block
b) Banana Fruit Block
c) Dragon Fruit Block
d) Mango Fruit Block
e) Natural Farming
f) Crop Cafeteria
g) Fodder grass nursery
h) Goatary unit
i) Piggery unit Poultry unit
j) IFS
k)Two nos. of fisheries and a Amrit Sarovar of 10 bigha
l) Azolla unit
m) Vermicompost unit
The KVK has a Counselling Centre, an ATIC unit, a model bamboo nursery under National Bamboo Mission and a Soil testing laboratory well equipped with all the soil testing equipment.
Department Faculty Members
8 Faculty
Dr. Angana Sarmah
(i/c) Head View Profile
Mrs. Pompy Bora
Programme Assistant View Profile
Mr. Rajib Singh
Farm Manager View Profile
Mrs. Sarmistha Borgohain
Programme Assistant View Profile
Dr. Alakesh Deka
Subject Matter Specialist View Profile
Mrs. Moon Moon Basumatary
Subject Matter Specialist View Profile
Dr. Ranjit Bordoloi
Subject Matter Specialist View Profile
Dr. Namita Dutta
Subject Matter Specialist View ProfileDepartment Achievements & Accolades
15 Records
Discipline: Agronomy
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Assessment of HYV of Finger Millets in Sonitpur district.
2. Foliar application of growth regulator in Linseed.
3. Bio-efficacy of different PoE herbicides for broad spectrum weeds management in Chickpea.
4. Performance of HYV of Sugarcane Var. Kakodonga and Dhansiri.
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Assessment of local Ridge gourd varieties under NF system.
2. Assessment of biofortified cauliflower varieties Valentena & Carotena.
Discipline: Soil Science
1. INM in Wheat.
2. Conservation agriculture practices for enhancing production of lentil in rice-fallows (This OFT was directed by DR, AAU to conduct).Discipline: Fisheries Science
1. Incorporation of Silver barb (Puntius gonionotus) in feed based carp polycuture system.
2. Growth performance of pabda (Ompok pabda) along with IMC and exotic carps in polyculture system.
Discipline: Plant Protection
1. Productivity Assessment of Summer Oyster Mushroom.
Discipline: Community Science
1. Processing and waste utilization of watermelon.
2. Quality optimization of Vitamin C rich Ready-To-Serve beverage from Amla.
Discipline: Agronomy
1. Medium duration Paddy (var. Numoli) – Toria (var. TS 38) cropping sequence.
2. Demonstration on medium duration Paddy var. Surma Dhan.
3. Popularization of hybrid maize variety DKC 9081.
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Performance of multiple disease resistant tomato variety Arka Abhed.
2. Performance of rust resistant French bean variety Arka Sukumal.
3. Performance of Apple ber varieties in Sonitpur district.
4. Performance of Black centered Gerbera varieties in Sonitpur.
5. Demonstration of double row system of pineapple in Sonitpur district.
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Effect of Boron on growth and productivity of toria var TS 67.
2. Low cost vermicopost unit using vermibags.
Discipline: Fisheries Science
1. Nursery Pond Management.
2. Integrated Fish Cum Duck Culture.
3. Integrated Fish Cum Poultry Culture.
Discipline: Community Science
1. Popularization of millet based value added product.
2. Preparation of value added products from mushroom like pickles and soup powder.
3. Nutrition Garden for nutritional Security.
Discipline: Agronomy
Total training conducted: 9
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 4
Rural Youth: 4
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Horticulture
Total training conducted: 7
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 3
Rural Youth: 4
Discipline: Soil Science
Total training conducted: 8
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 5
Rural Youth: 2
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Fisheries Science
Total training conducted: 12
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 5
Rural Youth: 6
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Community Science
Total training conducted: 8
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 5
Rural Youth: 2
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: ICT
Total training conducted: 2
Rural Youth: 2
Md. Nuruddin Islam is a hardworking farmer residing in Amolapam village, Tezpur. He started farming since childhood helping his father in paddy field. He worked day and night to meet his daily expenses. Presently, he owned a total area of 30 bigha land where different horticulture and field crops are grown. In 2023, he made an exclusive profit through an apple ber farming in an area of 4 bigha from which he bought a power tiller. This is one of a major significant achievement for him as well as for KVK, Sonitpur.The below table shows the data achieved through the demonstration by KVK, Sonitpur
| Technology demonstrated | Yield (q/ha) | GC (Rs./50 bags) | GR (Rs./50 bags) | NR (Rs./50 bags) | BCR
|
| Apple ber var. Kul | 43.22 | 67,420.00
| 1,73,520.00 | 1,06,100.00
| 2.57 |
| Apple ber var. Ball Sundari
| 38.56
| 67,420.00
| 1,54,240.00
| 86,820.00
| 2.29
|
| Apple ber var. Thailand ber
| 48.38 | 67,420.00
| 1,92,80.00
| 1,25,460.00
| 2.86
|
The Best Innovative Farmer Award for the year 2024 was awarded to Mr. Anjan Nath, Farmer from Sonitpur district by AAU, Jorhat. Mr. Nath has total 10 ha of cultivable land. He was initially engaged with cultivation of different season bound field crops. Gradually he started fishery with an area of 0.78 ha and introduced poultry, duckery, goatery, dairy and mushroom in his farming system. Mr. Nath was interested in farming activities but he did not have sufficient knowledge about scientific integration of different components and also, he was unaware about market linkage and value addition of the products.
KVK interventions:
Mr. Nath attended multidisciplinary training programmes organized by KVK Sonitpur time to time.
Conducted different Demonstration programme in his field and established an IFS unit.
Formed one Paddy based FPO and started seed production, value addition and market linkage of paddy, millet etc.
A custom hiring center was established through KVK under APART project.
Annual turnover: In the year 2024-25 Mr. Nath able to earned Rs 3.0 lakhs from Poultry and Duckery, 2.0 lakhs from Fishery, 2.0 lakhs from Dairy and Goatery, 0.70 lakhs from Mushroom, 1.0 lakh from Horticultural crops and 3.0 lakhs from field crops and thereby achieved a total annual turnover of Rs.1170000 till now.
Mr. Ashit Rajbanshi has 4 bigha of cultivable land. He was initially engaged with Aquarium business since 1996. Gradually he started flower cultivation in 2000. Mr. Rajbanshi was interested in commercial floriculture but he did not have sufficient knowledge about scientific methods of flower cultivation.
KVK interventions:
Mr. Rajbanshi approached KVK, Sonitpur for technical support and financial assistance
KVK, Sonitpur conducted different demonstration programme in his field on commercial cultivation of summer marigold var, Seracole, Chrysanthemum, Dutch rose, Black centered Gerbera etc.
Conducted vocational training programme in his farm to engage more people with flower cultivation.
Annual turnover: In the year 2024-25 Mr. Rajbangshi able to earned Rs 24 lakhs from flower business and out of which 9 lakhs is solely from the farm.
KVK, Sonitpur promoting natural farming since 2022 funded by ICAR-ATARI (Zone VI), Guwahati.Till date, 28 nos. of awareness camp, 13 nos. of training, 2 exposure visits,8 demonstration(on and off campus), 1 OFT have conducted under NF.
District champion farmer training was also conducted at KVK, Sonitpur.
In KVK farm we have established 3 demonstration units namely Five layer fruit model, Rice based cropping system model, Arecanut based multi-storied cropping model under natural farming.
Two numbers of villages namely Bogijuli and Seunichuk have adopted by KVK. In village Seunichuk 70 % farmers practicing organic farming have adopted NF practices successfully under bari system. Farmer Anjan Nath of Seunichuk village received Best Innovative farmer award during Regional Agricultural Fair, 2025 at AAU, Jorhat for NF.
The first assamese book on NF was published by KVK, Sonitpur inagurated by Hon’ble Agriculture Minister of Assam Sri Atul Bora, at AAU, Jorhat.
Success story of a NF progressive farmer of Sonitpur district Mrs. Deepali Mandal has published in International Journal of Biochemistry research.
Discipline: Agronomy
Total training conducted: 9
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 4
Rural Youth: 4
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Horticulture
Total training conducted: 7
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 4
Rural Youth: 3
Discipline: Soil Science
Total training conducted: 8
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 4
Rural Youth: 3
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Fisheries Science
Total training conducted: 10
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 5
Rural Youth: 4
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: Animal Science
Total training conducted: 6
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 3
Rural Youth: 3
Discipline: Community Science
Total training conducted: 7
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 4
Rural Youth: 2
Extension Personnel: 1
Discipline: ICT
Total training conducted: 3
Progressive Farmers/Farm Women: 2
Rural Youth: 1
Discipline: Agronomy
Discipline: Horticulture
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Assessment of HYV of Finger Millets in Sonitpur district.
2. Performance of rice variety RNR 15048(STRV)
3. Performance of HYV of Sugarcane Var. Kakodonga and Dhansiri.
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Assessment of local Ridge gourd varieties under NF system.
2. Assessment of biofortified cauliflower varieties Valentena & Carotena.
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Furrow application of lime in potato for improving productivity in acid soil
2. Fertility management in French bean
3. Effect of micronutrient (Boron and Zinc) biofertilizer application on growth, yield attributes and soil microbial population of Sesamum.Discipline: Fisheries Science
1. Growth Performance of Improved Catla in carp polyculture system.
2. Growth performance of pabda (Ompok pabda) along with IMC and exotic carps in polyculture system.
Discipline: Animal Science
1. Performance of Janapriya Chicken under semi intensive system of Management.
2. Performance of Rainbow rooster Chicken under Slatted floor system of Management.
Discipline: Community Science
1. Performance of ring cutter for efficiency and drudgery reduction of farm women.
Discipline: Agronomy
1. Popularization of medium duration rice variety Numoli (Seed production programme under PPP mode).
2. Popularization of hybrid Boro rice var. PAC 837.
3. Popularization of hybrid maize variety DKC 9081.
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Demonstration on year-round cultivation of vegetables under low cost poly house.
2. .Demonstration on Tissue culture Banana variety-Grand Nain (G9)
3. Performance of Black centered Gerbera varieties in Sonitpur.
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Zinc management in Kharif Rice.
2. Low cost vermicopost unit using vermibags.
Discipline: Fisheries Science
1. Integrated Poultry fish horticulture farming.
2. Synchronous refuge system of rice fish farming.
3. Introduction of Amur Common Carp in Composite Fish Farming.
Discipline: Animal Science
1. Rearing of White Pekin duck under Backyard system..
2. Backyard rearing of Dual purpose Kamrupa chicken.
Discipline: Community Science
1. Nutrition Garden for nutritional Security.
Discipline: Agronomy
Total training conducted: 5
Farmers/Farmwomen: 131
Discipline: Horticulture
Discipline: Horticulture
Total training conducted: 8
Farmers/Farmwomen: 107
Rural Youth: 76
EF: 25
Discipline: Soil Science
Discipline: Soil Science
Total training conducted:7
Farmers/Farmwomen: 112
Rural Youth: 75
Discipline: AnimalScience
Discipline: AnimalScience
Total training conducted:6
Farmers/Farmwomen: 104
Rural Youth: 50
Discipline: FisheriesScience
Discipline: FisheriesScience
Total training conducted:10
Farmers/Farmwomen: 128
Rural Youth: 75
EF: 25
Discipline: Community Science
Discipline: Community Science
Total training conducted:7
Farmers/Farmwomen: 105
Rural Youth: 50
EF: 25
Discipline: Computer Science
Discipline: Computer Science
Total training conducted:2
Farmers/Farmwomen: 28
Rural Youth: 25
Discipline: Agronomy
1.Performance of HYV of Sali paddy Prachur and Shatabdi in Sonitpur district of Assam
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Assessment of onion varieties suitable for late kharif condition
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Assessment of Zinc and Boron application on growth and yield of Hybrid rice (Var. NK5152)
2. Fertilizer management in Maize using foliar application of zinc sulphateDiscipline: Fisheries Science
1. Habitat breeding and seed production of Chital (Chitata chitala) using different substrates
2. Growth Performance of Amrit Catla in carp polyculture system
Discipline: Animal Science
1. Growth performance Janapriya chicken under semi intensive system
2. OFT on performance Vanashree chicken under backyard system
Discipline: Community Science
1. Assessment of mushroom chutney powder
2. Assessment of Gluten free millet cookies
Discipline: Agronomy
Discipline: Horticulture
Discipline: Soil Science
Discipline: Fisheries Science
Discipline: Animal Science
1. Sequential cropping of Cereal-Oilseed-Pulse during Sali, Rabi and Summer with RDF as per PoP, AAU
Discipline: Horticulture
1. Demonstration on year-round cultivation of vegetables under low cost poly house.
Discipline: Soil Science
1. Popularization of Enriched compost production.
2. Popularization of Boron application on growth and productivity of Toria var. TS 38
Discipline: Fisheries Science
1. Integrated fish – duck farming.
2. Introduction of Amur common carp in composite fish farming.
Discipline: Animal Science
1. Backyard rearing of BV-380 chicken for egg production.
2. Backyard rearing of Vigova super M duck.Discipline: Community Science
1. Popularization of Nutrition Garden to achieve nutritional Security
Mr. Rup Sangma, who served in Indian army always has interest in Agriculture from his childhood. After his retirement he started Agricultural activities in his 4.5 bigha of land. Firstly he started inter cropping of tea with arecanut and also dug a pond of 1.5 bigha of land.
KVK interventions:
Mr. Rup Sangma came in contact of KVK Sonitpur by attending a training programme in Integrated fish farming with livestocks, which was organized by KVK Sonitpur in collaboration with an NGO namely Mahila Shakti Kendra (MASK)vKVK Sonitpur gave him technical support by giving demonstration on Integrated duck fish horticulture farming and high yielding poultry variety Janapriya.KVK Sonitpur gives regular technical guidance and follow-up visits.
Annual turnover:
In the current year, Mr. Sangma’s annual turnover from fish farming was 0.48 lakhs, duck farming: 0.18 lakhs, Horticulture crops: 1.67 lakhs, Field crops: 0.65 lakhs
Vision for next five years:
Want to extend his farm area and tea plantationvWant to start pig farming with integration with fish pondWant to start silage unit for his livestock
Mr. Anup Kumar Sarmah completed his Masters degree in the year 2002 from Guwahati University and joined as a senior officer in Regional Research Laboratory Jorhat where he served till 2005. From 2006 Mr. Sarmah started working with different NGOs and
community development organizations. While working in different NGOs, Mr. Sarmah has observed that many farmers has adopted fish farming as their profession in areas of water scarcity also. This gave Mr. Sarmah a moral boost to convert his low laying areas of his
village to fish pond and adopt fish farming as a profession. In the year 2016, Mr. Sarmah has started a farmer producer company with trade name of Mahabahu Fishery Company Limited as his vision was not only restricted to his own development but to develop entire fishery community of his area. Mr. Sarmah convert 15 bighas of his low laying land to fish pond. Gradually Mr. Sarmah increase his farm size with nearby flood effected barren lands of his village. Mr. Sarmah constructed his ponds with very tall and wide dyke to protect his ponds from flood. At present Mr. Sarmah has ponds with 300 bighas of land. Mr. Sarmah also approached department of Fishery and with their help he has taken training from premium institutes like Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA). With the enhanced knowledge through training Mr. Sarmah also started fish hatchery and started producing quality fish seed. Mr. Sarmah has started culture of improved varieties of fish like Amur common carp, Jayanti Rohu by taking germplasm and technical guidance from National Fishery Development Board (NFDB) and CIFA. Now Mr. Supplies fish seed to nearby districts and different states of India. As feed is the major cost consuming input material in fish farming, Mr. Sarmah has started a fish feed mill in the year 2021. With his innovative idea, Mr. Sarmah developed a low cost fish feed prepared from whole plant of blackgram which is generally waste material and thrown by farmers. At present Mr. Sarmah also started constructing a new feed mill to produce floating fish feed with financial assistance of Rs. 90 lakhs from International fund for Agriculture development. Mr. Sarmah also started a training institute for fish farming and till now he has trained more than 3000 numbers of youths who are interested in fish farming.
Awards and recognition:
National award as Best fish farmer in the year 2021.
Best start up award in the 2024
Research & Extension Projects
20 Total Projects
Ongoing Projects (17)
Livelihood Improvement of Livestock Farmers of Assam through Year Round Fodder Cultivation and Preservation
Summary of different activities carried out under ICAR-IGFRI
NEH programme during 2024-25
| Sl No | Particulars | No. of activities conducted | No. of beneficiaries |
| 1 | Demonstrations | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Trainings | 2 | 52 |
| 3 | Exposure visit | 1 | 26 |
| 4 | Field Day | 1 | 26 |
| Sl No. | Title of the demonstration | Fodder variety demonstrated | Location | Total area(ha) | No. of beneficiaries |
| 1 | Demonstration on Hybrid Napier | CO-5 | Borshola, Burhagaon Chapori, Samdhora
| 1.3 | 10 |
| 2 | Demonstration on Congo Signal Grass | BDRS-1 | Bhalukjaroni | 0.52 | 04 |
| 3 | Demonstration on Seteria Grass | PSS-1 | Borjhargaon | 0.52 | 04 |
IIPR-NEH
Promotion of pulses under IIPR NEH component (2025-26)
Promotion of pulses under IIPR NEH component during 2025-26:
| Sl no. | Crop | Variety | Area covered(ha) | Avg. yield(q/ha) |
| 1 | Blackgram | SBC 40 | 15 | 7.95 |
| 2 | Greengram | SGC 16 | 10 | 7.35 |
| 3 | Lentil | IPL 220 | 10 | Ongoing |
SCSP project in Sonitpur district
Natural Farming
Model Bamboo Nursery
Conservation agriculture in rainfed based cropping system in medium land situation in north bank plain zone of Assam for enhancing cropping and system productivity
Model Nursery on Horticultural Crops
National Bamboo Mission
DFI
Model bamboo nursery under National bamboo Mission
APART
CFLD oilseed kharif
CFLD on Kharif Pulse
CFLD Pulse
CFLD pulses Rabi
CFLD on Rabi Oilseed, 2025-26
| Sl no. | Season | Name of crop & variety | Area(Ha) | No. of beneficiaries | Remarks |
| 1 | Rabi | Toria var. TS-38 | 40.0 | 100 | Horizontal spread around 300 ha since 2017-18, seed sell 35q from KVK, Sonitpur farm |
Completed Projects (3)
SCSP project on promotion and livelihood security of schedule caste farmers through agriculture and allied sectors.
SCSP project
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Angana Sarmah)
Establishment of Biotech- Kisan Hub at RRLRRS, ICAR-NRRI, Gerua, Hajo, Kamrup Assam
(PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Mr. Dinku Bora)
Department Photo Gallery
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