AAU-KVK, Kamrup

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AAU-KVK, Kamrup
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kamrup, winner of best KVK (Zonal) award for the year 2013 was established in 2004 under the aegis of Assam Agricultural University at its Kahikuchi campus. It is located on national highway no. 37 at a distance of about 18 kms from Guwahati city and 3 kms from LGB International Airport. The present administrative building of KVK, Kamrup is equipped with one farmer\'s meeting hall, a seminar hall, a full-fledged soil testing laboratory, exhibition hall, number of storage go-downs, various demonstration units for Agri and allied sectors in its campus. There is a farmers\' hostel of KVK, Kamrup where 40 farmers can be accommodated at a time. KVK, Kamrup has been testing and demonstrating of proven agricultural and allied technologies and conducting trainings. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kamrup is trying its best to bridge the gap between production and productivity and also to create self-employment opportunities amongst unemployed educated rural youths in the field of Agriculture and allied sectors in addition to performing other regular activities such as - production & sale of quality seed and planting material, mushroom spawn, vermicompost, vermiworm etc. KVK, Kamrup has been regularly disseminating advisories to the farmers. 
Projects
    • ‘Strengthening and Development Of Higher Agricultural Education In India’, Sub Head ‘SCSP’ sponsored project on "PROMOTION OF LIVELIHOOD SECURITY OF SCHEDULED CASTE FARMERS THROUGH AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS” DURING THE YEAR 2023-24 UNDER THE HEAD ‘STRENGHTHENING AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION IN INDIA", project cost Rs.7.53975 Lakh
    • ICAR-ATARI, Zone-VI, Guwahati sponsored project on "Sub Mission on Agricultural Mechanization for implementation under Drone technology demonstration", project cost Rs.17.5 Lakh
    • ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai (TSP) sponsored project on "Entrepreneurship development among ST farmers through fish farming", project cost Rs.10 Lakh
    • ICAR-CIFT sponsored project on "Entrepreneurship development among fishing communities through post harvest management and value addition of fish catch", project cost Rs.6 Lakh
    • ICAR- ATARI, Zone-VI, Guwahati sponsored project on "Project on Natural Farming", project cost Rs.10 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Outscaling of Natural Farming", project cost Rs.10 Lakh
    • AAU sponsored project on "Setting up a fish seed production centre at KVK Lakhimpur, AAU under AAU-Corpus fund (Revolving)", project cost Rs.7.9 Lakh
    • ICAR sponsored project on "Attracting and Retaining Youth in Agriculture", project cost Rs.46.96 Lakh
    • ICAR-DCFR sponsored project on "Improving livelihood pattern of Scheduled Caste fishing communities in foothill regions of northern bank of Brahmaputra valley through scientific aquaculture based avenues", project cost Rs.15.38 Lakh implemented in 2020. (PI/Co-PI/Associated Scientist : Dr. Sonmoina Bhuyan)

Our Faculties

Dr. Sonmoina Bhuyan

Head

Dr. Ilakshy Deka

Subject Matter Specialist

Dr. Namrata Kashyap

Subject Matter Specialist

Mr. Rizwanul Helim

Subject Matter Specialist

Dr. Dorodi Priyom Duarah

Subject Matter Specialist

kvk_kamrup[at]aau.ac.in