KVK Bharatpur

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kumher, Bharatpur

Sri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner, Jaipur Raj.
Office– 05644-240691 (Telefax)

Email–pc.kvk.kumher@sknau.ac.in

Dr. Dhan Raj Sharma, PC, KVK Bharartpur, obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) from Mohan Lal Sukhadiya University, Udaipur in 1986 and he received his M.Sc. (Ag.) from RAU, Bikaner in 1989. He had completed his Ph.D. research work from RAU, Bikaner in 2007. He has published more than 100 popular article, extension folder and 2 research paper in horticulture field. He has specialized in Olericulture.

• Identity of the Unit:

Krishi Vigyan Kendra is a district level institution engaged in transfer of latest agricultural technologies to the end users for bridging the gap between production and productivity. It works through partnership mode with allied departments and agencies. The KVK Kumher was established on 2nd October, 1988 under the administrative control of the Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan and presently works under the cammand of SKN Agriculture Univeristy, Jobner, Jaipur. Since inception this KVK has been endeavoring for the upliftment of socio economic condition of the farming community of the district through scientific intervention in the agricultural and allied sectors.

Aims and Objectives:

• To organize short and long term training course for increased farm production and improved home life and living.
• To develop a programme of outreach into remote tribal areas, to identify marginal and small farmers and train them through work experience on the ICAR,KVK demonstration units.
• To initiate the trainees into agricultural know-how considering them needs and constraints of the tribal villages in the areas of:
  a) Crop, fruit and vegetable farming,
  b) Development of allied agriculture production activity-poultry, dairying, and goat rearing.
  c) Initiating group approach (SHG,s) among the farmer’s for their livelihood development .
  d) Developing the entrepreneurial skills among the rural peoples through different income generation activities.
• To develop training programme for women to enhance their skill and integrate their effort with the other members of the family towards increasing farm production and income generation.
• To link the training with follow up programmes, to measure and monitor the actual impact of training in terms of improvement in agricultural and ailed production activities through built in interdisciplinary approach.

Mandates:

• Conducting on-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
• Organizing frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of various crops and enterprises on the farmers’ fields.
• Organizing need based training of farmers to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies related to technology. assessment, refinement and demonstration and training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development.
• Creating awareness about improved technologies to larger masses through appropriate extension programmes.
• Production and supply of good quality seeds and planting materials, livestock, poultry and fisheries breeds and products and various bio-products to the farming community.
• Work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.

Thrust Areas:

• Popularizing of High Yielding varieties of Oilseed and Pulse crops.
• Enhancing productivity of horticultural crops thorough crop diversification.
• Scientific Livestock Management with appropriate feeding, breeding and health management practices.
• Integrated Nutrient management in food and fruit crops.
• Quality seed production programme.
• Market led extension.
• Capacity building of Rural Youth and women through vocational training for taking up of income generating activity through SHG.
• Empowerment of farm women and rural youth.
• Developing farm management skills.
• Identification and production of locally available fodder.

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Major Achievements of KVK:

• Best KVK award by SKNAU, Jobner
• Best NICRA KVK Award
• Secured first position in Mustard Science Fair organized by  DRMR, Bharatpur in 2012
• Secured first position in Eastern Rajasthan Agriculture Science Fair and Agriculture Enterprise exhibition 2011 organized by LUPIN Human Welfare and Research Foundation, Bharatpur
• Award received by Joint Director, Agriculture, Bharatpur Division for recommendation included in POP of Potato for Bharatpur.

Projects: Ongoing

1. NICRA: started from 2012 and still ongoing
2. Backyard Poultry under RKVY: Still ongoing

KVK Bharatpur