Directorate of Extension (Agriculture)

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Directorate of Extension (Agriculture)

Assam Agricultural University caters the needs of the farming community of the North Eastern region and has been playing a vital role for socio-economic development. The Directorate of Extension Education has been maintaining liaisons with the Department of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam since inception. Also this Directorate has been maintaining linkages with other line departments of the NE states like Fishery, Veterinary & Animal Husbandry and Sericulture. The Directorate provides all necessary steps for adoption and dissemination of technologies evolved locally at AAU. Extension Education services to the farmers field has been warmly accepted by the farmers of the region. It has been reflected in boosting up of the crop production potentialities alarmingly. The area under HYV was increased and the farmers of the region were committed to adopt package of practices for both Rabi and Kharif crops. The Directorate of Extension Education provides ample opportunity for convincing and motivating the resource poor farmers of the region towards low cost technologies through its Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Farmers visits to AAU farms and to Agricultural Technology Information Centre (ATIC) and through other farm related programmes. Apart from this, the Publication and Information wing of the Directorate regularly publishes Annual Reports, Newsletters, Farm Newspaper, Extension Bulletins etc. Besides, the technologies generated in the University are disseminated through electronic and print media.

Projects
    • TERI sponsored project on "Performance of TERI's nano urea and nano DAP in Kharif rice and Plantation Crop", project cost Rs.14 Lakh
    • ICAR – Indian Grass Land and Fodder Research Institute, Jhansi sponsored project on "Livelihood Improvement of Livestock Farmers of Assam through Year-Round Fodder Cultivation and Preservation” under NEH programme on Fodder and livesto", project cost Rs.31 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "SCSP-Strengthening & development of higher agricultural education in India” , Project name: Promotion & livelihood security of Scheduled Caste farmers", project cost Rs.91 Lakh
    • ICAR-IIPR, Kanpur sponsored project on "Promotion of pulses in NEH region under IIPR-NEH component for 2023-24", project cost Rs.129 Lakh
    • Dept. of Agri & Farmers Welfare, National Beekeeping & Honey Mission, National Bee Board sponsored project on "Livelihood enhancement through Scientific Beekeeping", project cost Rs.22 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Natural Farming", project cost Rs.27 Lakh
    • Assam State Bamboo Mission sponsored project on "Conducting bamboo plantation in farmers field with the help of FPC/FPOs through KVKs", project cost Rs.15 Lakh
    • ICAR, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Andheri (West), Mumbai sponsored project on "CIFE-Development programmes & demonstration of scientific fish farming in tribal villages of Lakhimpur district of Assam under TSP fund", project cost Rs.10 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Energy efficient pump sets & operational practices under agriculture demand side management program", project cost Rs.344575 Lakh
    • M/S Limagrain India Pvt. Ltd sponsored project on "Testing of two hybrid corn varieties viz., LG34.05 and LG34.04 during rabi, 2023-24 (Contact Research Project))", project cost Rs.0.60 Lakh
    • IFFCO sponsored project on "Effect of nano DAP on rabi maize",
    • ICAR sponsored project on "SCSP-Strengthening & development of higher agricultural education in India” , Project name: Promotion & livelihood security of Scheduled Caste farmers through agriculture & allied sectors (SC-SP component)", project cost Rs.91.29 Lakh
    • Assam State Bamboo Mission sponsored project on "Conducting bamboo plantation in farmers field with the help of FPC/FPOs through KVKs", project cost Rs.21.68 Lakh
    • IIPR sponsored project on "IIPR Pulses- Promotion of pulses in NEH region under IIPR-NEH component for 2023-24", project cost Rs.7.34 Lakh
    • IFFCO sponsored project on "Effect of Nano DAP in Maize", project cost Rs.40 Lakh
    • ICAR-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute sponsored project on "Project on Livelihood Improvement of lIvestock Farmers of Assam through year-round fodder cultivation and preservation (Under NEH Programme of ICAR-IGFRI, Jhansi on Fodder and Livestock based Intervaentions for Livelihood Improvement of NEH farmers", project cost Rs.71.00 Lakh
    • Indian Council of Agricultural Research sponsored project on "Project on "Promotion of Technology led Agriculture to build on Tribal farmers' Resources and Wisdom to sustainably enhance their Farm productivity, Income and Livelihood"", project cost Rs.66.00 Lakh
    • State Innovation and Transformation Aayog (SITA), Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Project on Up-scaling of livelihood: Implication through smart agriculture and agro-eco tourism",
    • GIZ GmbH, Federal Republic of Germany sponsored project on "Assessment of agro-ecology based cropping systems natural bio-inputs for soil health improvement and product quality enhancement in Assam.",
    • ICAR sponsored project on "SCSP- Strengthening & Development of Higher Agricultural Education in India. (Project title: Promotion and livelihood security of Schedule caste farmers through agriculture and allied sectors (SCSP component)", project cost Rs.91.29 Lakh
    • Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Establishment of Natural Farming and Organic Agriculture under R&D", project cost Rs.1.0 Crore
    • ICAR, CIFT, Cochin sponsored project on "Entrepreneurship development among SC fishing communities through post-harvest management and value addition of fish catch",
    • AAU sponsored project on "Effect of fertilizer pellets on kharif rice", project cost Rs.0.35 Lakh
    • IFFCO sponsored project on "Effect of nano DAP on rabi maize", project cost Rs.0.40 Lakh
    • Director of Agriculture, Govt. of Assam sponsored project on "Establishment of Natural farming and Organic Agriculture under R&D", project cost Rs.100 Lakh
    • Oil India Ltd sponsored project on "Augmentation of agriculture through efficient resource utilization with Participatory Approach", project cost Rs.10 Lakh
    • World Bank sponsored project on "Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project",
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Knowledge Systems and Homestead Agriculture Management in Tribal Areas (KSHAMTA)", project cost Rs.0.5 Lakh implemented in 2020. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Arifa Momtaz Begum)
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Nutri-sensitive agricultural resources and innovation", project cost Rs.1.5 Lakh implemented in 2019. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Arifa Momtaz Begum)
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