Total Visits:
0
0
0
9
3
5
OUR MENTOR
Dr. K.V. Kuppuswamy
Educationist
Founder Chairman
RVS Educational Trust
Mr. K. Stalin Jeyachandran
A post Graduate in Agriculture and a progressive farmer in the district, is governing the activities of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) as its Director, representing RVS Educational Trust.
Dr.Shaik.N.Meera
Director – ICAR-ATARI, Zone-X
Hyderabad
Dr.P.P.Murugan
Director of Extension Education
TNAU, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
WELCOME TO KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA
KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA, Tirunelveli was established in the year 1994 in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu as a partnership between RVS Educational Trust and the ICAR.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India mandated the establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendras as grassroots level Farm Science Centres to provide various types of farm support activities like technology dissemination to farmers, training, awareness to achieve the set of objectives.
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra is an innovative science-based institution, which undertakes vocational training for farmers, farm women and rural youths conduct On-Farm Trail (OFT) for technology refinement and Front Line Demonstration (FLD) to promptly demonstrate the latest technologies in the field of agriculture and allied disciplines to the farming community and extension workers.
Introduction of KVK
Starting one KVK in each district is the recommendation given by the Mohan Sinha committee. As per the recommendation, the KVK have grown over the years and at present, there are more than 680 KVKs in our country.
Well-experienced and qualified staff in various disciplines of Agronomy, Agricultural Extension, Animal Husbandry, Horticulture, Home Science and Plant Protection with the support of administrative and supporting staff team running the RVS KVK. The KVK team is working towards the attainment of the mandates.
KVK is guided by the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) for planning, implementation and evaluation of various activities by convening regular meetings. This committe is constituted by the Chairman of the host institution and the officer in-charge of KVK, as member secretary. The Director of Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), The Director of Extension Education(TNAU), representatives from all line departments, Farmers and Farm Women are the members.
Mandate of KVK
1. The Mandate of KVK is to develop and disseminate location specific technology Assessment, Refinement and Demonstration and to act as Knowledge and Resource Centre for agriculture and its allied activities. Specific activities to carry out this mandate are:
2. Conducting On-Farm testing to identify the location specific agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
3. Organizing FLD to establish production potential of various crops and enterprises on the farmers’ fields.
4. Organizing need-based training for farmers to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies related to technology Assessment, Refinement and Demonstration and training of Extension personal to orient in the frontier areas to technology development.
5. Creating awareness about improved technologies to larger masses through appropriate extension programmes.
6. Production and supply of good quality seeds and plating materials, Livestock, poultry and fisheries breeds and products and various bio-products to the farming community.
7. Works as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving agricultural economy of the district.