Krishi Vigyan Kendra

House panel expresses concern over 30% staff gaps in Krishi Vigyan Kendras

KVKs are the frontline of agriculture extension and are run by a plethora of organisations, starting from state agriculture universities (SAUs) to even social organisations and state governments

Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela 2025 to be held in Delhi, 100k visitors expected

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will on Saturday inaugurate the 'Pusa Krishi Vigyan Mela' 2025 here, which will showcase latest seed varieties and technologies to farmers, students and other stakeholders. The three-day event, organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (ICAR-IARI) is expected to witness participation of around 1 lakh people, including farmers. Addressing a press conference, Cherukumalli Srinivasa Rao, Director of IARI, said the Union Agriculture Minister will be the chief Guest of the inaugural function, while Minister of State for Agriculture Ramnath Thakur will be the Guest of Honour. The theme of the mela is Unnat Krishi Viksit Bharat, he added. Rao said the main attractions of this year's mela will be live demonstrations of the new varieties and technologies developed by IARI. There will be exhibitions on promising technologies, products and services of IARI as well as ICAR institutes, agricultu

ICAR signs agreement with Bayer for resource technology development

As part of the collaboration, Krishi Vigyan Kendras will strengthen outreach to a wider farmers' base by leveraging technological know-how

Centre to soon launch 600 Kisan Samriddhi Kendras to benefit farmers

Fertilizer shops to act as one-stop solution provider for all need of growers

Centre to set-up Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts

100 of them will have special facilities for skill development