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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bongaigaon
Background: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bongaigaon is only a four years old organization established under the umbrella of Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat-13, coordinated by the Zonal Coordinating Unit, Zone-III, Umiam under Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It was sanctioned by the council on June 28, 2004 and started functioning since September 23, 2004. KVK, Bongaigaon was allotted a land area of 12.0 ha for establishment of permanent campus at Kajalgaon which is presently the head quarter of newly formed Chirang district of Bodoland Territorial Council. KVK Bongaigaon in the district of Chirang (erstwhile Bongaigaon district) is situated in the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone (LBVZ) of Assam. Since its inception, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bongaigaon has been trying sincerely for overall agricultural development and is on a mission mode approach to initiate reforms in agriculture and allied sectors. Bongaigaon district is situated in North West side of Assam, surrounded by Kokrajhar and Dhubri district in North West, Barpeta in the East and river Brahmaputra in the south. The geographical area of the district is 2510 sq km. The district is located between 26.28 N and 26.54 N longitudes 89.42 E and 90.06 E and as a whole falls under Lower Brahmaputra Valley Agro-climatic Zone. The mighty river Brahmaputra flows along the southern part of the district and its tributary Aie river flows through the district besides many small rivulets and streams. Agriculture plays an important role in the economy of the district and about 70 per cent of the rural population directly involve in agriculture as their livelihood. Rice is the main crop of the district and mono-cropping of rice is a common practice in most of the rice growing areas. There is considerable scope of crop intensification by way of increased cropping intensity. Planned productivity, diversification and modernization of various subjects of agriculture help to increase the cropping intensity. Productivity enhancement in various crops is also an important issue as there is considerable yield gap due to various regions which need to be addressed. Crop diversification and productivity enhancement will also look after food and nutritional security of the people of the district. Animal husbandry is a wide spread activity in the upland farming system; however, there is need to improve the productivity level in this sector. The agro-climatic condition of the district is ideally suited to livestock farming systems and there is assured local market for various produces. Inland fish production in the region is not satisfactory and a considerable portion of the fish is to be imported from outside the district. In some areas, integrated fish farming is being practiced which have potential for further development.
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