About KVK, Kumher

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 at research station and farmers fields. 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 command of SKN Agriculture University, 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.

Head's Profile

Dr. Navab Singh

Senior Scientist & Head

Email: pc.kvk.kumher@sknau.ac.in

Contact: 9414544054, 7976120212

Other Emails: drnsingh2012@gmail.com / navab09@yahoo.co.in

Dr. Navab Singh (b 16 July, 1972) obtained his B.Sc. (Ag.) from MDS University, Ajmer, Rajasthan, & M.Sc. (Ag.) and Ph.D. Extension Education from MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan. He has Specialization in Agricultural Extension & Communication, Trainings, Impact Studies, Success Studies, FLD, KVK activities. He has been honoured by the Indian Society of Extension Education as Best KVK Scientist and has received the "Certificate of Best Extension Officer Award-2019". He has published more than 100 research papers, technical articles, technical bulletins, and training manuals.

Former In-charges

Aims and Objectives

• To demonstrate the latest agricultural technologies to the farmers as well as extension workers of state department of agriculture / Non-Government organizations with a view to reduce the time lag between the technology generation and its adoption.
• To test and verify the technologies in the socio-economic conditions of the farmers with a view to study the production constraints and to modify the technologies to make them appropriate.
• To impart training to the practicing farmers/ farm women, rural youth and field level extension functionaries by following the methods of “Teaching by doing” and “Learning by doing”.
• To provide training and communication support to the district level development departments viz; Agriculture/ Animal Husbandry / fisheries and NGOs in their extension programmes.
• To develop extension models to be adopted by general extension system for large scale manipulations.
• To get first hand scientific feedback from the fields and passing it to the research system in order to keep the scientists abreast with the problems of the farmers and re-orient their research.

Mandates

• Conducting "On-Farm Testing" for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems.
• Organizing training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis.
• Organizing short and long term vocational training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with emphasis on "Learning by doing" for higher production on farms and generating self-employment.
• Organizing Front Line Demonstrations (FLDS) on various crops to generate production data and feedback information.

Staff Details

Photo	Name	Designation	Contact
	Sh Rakesh Kumar Singh	ASO	Rsingh.kvk.kumher@sknau.ac.in Ph: 7568121232
	Dr. Priyanka Joshi	SMS	priyanka_fn@yahoo.co.in
	Rohit tepan	Stenographer	rohittepan98@gmail.com
	Mamta Kumari Tanwar	Farm Manager/TA	Mamtatanwar9887@gmail.com Ph: 9887222012
	Dr Seema Yadav	Farm Manager/TA	Yadavseema372@gmail.com Ph: 7791870847
	Sh Chhote Lal Sharma	Agriculture Supervisor	Clsharma8378@gmail.com Ph: 9460741526
	Dinesh Kumar Jat	Driver	dineshkumar0144alwar@gmail.com
	Sh Pushkar Singh	Class IV	-

Infrastructure / Facilities