Mandate

Farm Science Centre
VISION: Science and technology led growth leading to enhanced productivity, profitability and sustainability of agriculture.
MISSION: Farmer centric growth in agriculture and allied sectors through application of appropriate technologies in specific agro - ecosystem perspective.
MANDATES
Assessment, refinement and demonstration of technology/ methodology/ products
Activities of KVKs
  1. On farm testing to identify the location specificity of technologies in various farming systems.
  2. Frontline demonstrations to establish production potentials of newly released technologies on farmers fields and provide feedback.
  3. Training of farmers and farmwomen to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies and training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development.
  4. Work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.
  5. Create awareness about frontier technologies through large number of extension activities like Farmer fair, Field day, Strategic campaign, Ex - trainees meet, etc.
  6. The seed and planting materials produced by the KVKs also be made available to the farmers.