What is KVK?

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is an institutional Project of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) to demonstrate the Application of Sacience and Technology input of agricultural research and education on the farmers field and in the rural area with the help of multi-disciplinary team of scientists. It is therefore also called as front line transfer of technology or extension system in the country. The agricultural technology is transferred through imparting vocational training to the farmers, farm women , rural youth and grass root level extension work. 

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is an institutional project of the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) to demonstrate the ‘Application’ of science and Technology input of agricultural research and education on the farmers field and in the rural area with the help of  a multi-disciplinary team of scientists. It is, therefore also called as  a front line transfer of technology or extension system in the country. The agricultural technology is transferred through imparting, vocational training to the farmers, farm-women, rural youths and grass-root level extension workers in broad based agricultural production. The emphasis is give to provide critical skills so that the participants may confidently use on their farms to increase agricultural productivity and also become economically self-reliant through gainful self-employment.