Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is a district level institution (Farm Science Centre) engaged in transfer of latest agricultural technologies to the farming community for bridging the gap between production and productivity. It also works through partnership mode with allied departments and agencies. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darrang under Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat was established through a MoU between ICAR and AAU, Jorhat, sanctioned by the ICAR during the year 2007 and started functioning in a rented house at Mangaldai during 2008. The office has been shifted to its own campus in Gelaidingi village during November, 2021with a total farm area of 70 bighas. Since inception this KVK has been endeavouring for the upliftment of socio-economic condition of the farming community of Darrang district through scientific intervention in the agricultural and allied sectors. KVK places a special emphasis on training and education of farmers, entrepreneurs, farm women, rural youth, financial institutions extension functionaries as well as voluntary organizations. KVK has been considered as an innovative and different than other training intuitions/ organizations for its need based and skill-oriented training programs with approach of ‘learning by doing’ and ‘teaching by doing’. Assessment of training needs and gaps between the available technology and its application in the field is the prerequisite. For this, farm families’ surveys are conducted time to time for deriving the needs of farmers, farm women, farm youth and livestock owners at village level.
Communication Address
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Darrang
Assam Agricultural University
Gelaidingi-784146
Distt. Darrang,
State. Assam
India
E-mail: kvk_darang@aau.ac.in
