Mandate
- On farm testing to identify the location specific technologies in various farming systems.
- Frontline demonstrations to establish production potentials on farmers’ fields.
- Training of farmers and farmwomen to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies.
- Training of extension personnel to orient them in frontier areas of technology development.
- 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.
- Create awareness about frontier technologies through large number of extension activities like farmers fair, field day, strategic campaign, ex-trainees meet, etc.
- Seed and planting materials produced by the KVK also be made available to the farmers.
| Total geographical area (Sqkm) | 2246 |
|---|---|
| Total Agricultural Land (ha) | 23000 |
| Area under Kharif (ha) | 22903 |
| Area under Rabi (ha) | 17785 |
| Cropping intensity | 177 |
| Irrigated Area (ha) | 10000 |
| Area under forest (Sqkm) | 659.3 |
| Area Under Fruits (ha) | 3860.40 |
| Area Under Vegetables (ha) | 1891 |
| Area Under Spices & others(ha) | 618.35 |
Area and Productivity of Different crop of the District
| Crop | Area (000ha) | Productivity (kg/ha) |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy | 13.243 | 1517 |
| Maize | 0.221 | 1000 |
| Pigeon pea | 0.050 | 2000 |
| Mandua | 6.093 | 1308 |
| Madira (Sanwa) | 0.455 | 1257 |
| Gahat | 0.188 | 516 |
| Rajmash | 0.031 | 806 |
| Soyabean | 0.945 | 1225 |
| Wheat | 15.416 | 1569 |
| Barley | 0.841 | 11266569 |
| Gram | 0.005 | 538 |
| Lentil | 1.822 | 1129 |
| Mustard | 0.102 | 332 |
| Urad | 0.167 | 563 |
| Field Pea | 0.012 | 700 |