Nation's highest KVK to be set up in Leh
Updated: Jun 06, 2013 07:17:36pm
New Delhi, Jun 6 (KNN) The country’s highest Krishi Vigyan Kendra or Farm Science Centre will be set up at Nyoma in the Leh district of Jammu and Kashmir at a height of about 14,000 feet.
“The Nyoma Krishi Vigyan Kendra is likely to bring about substantial change in the lives of people of nearby areas who are mostly nomads and rear pashmina goats. This region is extremely cold and dry and therefore, it is a challenge to promote stable agriculture there,” said an official notification.
With this addition there will be a total of 634 KVKs serving the farmer community at district level across the country.
As all other KVKs, the Nuoma KVK will attempt to improve fodder production, provide health care to the roaming animals, introduce vegetable production under protected environment and impart training to women on animal care, etc.
The MOU was signed by Deputy Director General (Extension), Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) Dr. K. D. Kokate and Vice Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Srinagar Dr. Tej Partap.
Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir is also expected to get a KVK.
Currently, there are 12 KVKs in the Jammu and Kashmir division in Anantnag, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil, Kulgam, Kupwara, Ladakh, Pulwama, Budgam, Shopian and Srinagar.
The institutional design of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) for providing vocational training in agriculture was formulated by an ICAR appointed committee under the Chairmanship of Dro. Mohan Singh Mehta of Seva Mandir, Udaypur in 1973.
The Kendras impart learning through work-experience. Candidates need not necessarily require the ability to read and write as focus is on technical literacy. They impart training to extension workers who are employed and to practising farmers and fishermen. In other words, the Kendra will cater to the needs of those who are already employed or those who wish to be self-employed.
The syllabus and programme of each Kendra will be flexible in nature and tailored according to the felt needs, natural resources and potential for agricultural growth in that particular area. (KNN)
“The Nyoma Krishi Vigyan Kendra is likely to bring about substantial change in the lives of people of nearby areas who are mostly nomads and rear pashmina goats. This region is extremely cold and dry and therefore, it is a challenge to promote stable agriculture there,” said an official notification.
With this addition there will be a total of 634 KVKs serving the farmer community at district level across the country.
As all other KVKs, the Nuoma KVK will attempt to improve fodder production, provide health care to the roaming animals, introduce vegetable production under protected environment and impart training to women on animal care, etc.
The MOU was signed by Deputy Director General (Extension), Indian Council of Agricultural
Research (ICAR) Dr. K. D. Kokate and Vice Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Srinagar Dr. Tej Partap.
Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir is also expected to get a KVK.
Currently, there are 12 KVKs in the Jammu and Kashmir division in Anantnag, Bandipora, Ganderbal, Kargil, Kulgam, Kupwara, Ladakh, Pulwama, Budgam, Shopian and Srinagar.
The institutional design of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVK) for providing vocational training in agriculture was formulated by an ICAR appointed committee under the Chairmanship of Dro. Mohan Singh Mehta of Seva Mandir, Udaypur in 1973.
The Kendras impart learning through work-experience. Candidates need not necessarily require the ability to read and write as focus is on technical literacy. They impart training to extension workers who are employed and to practising farmers and fishermen. In other words, the Kendra will cater to the needs of those who are already employed or those who wish to be self-employed.
The syllabus and programme of each Kendra will be flexible in nature and tailored according to the felt needs, natural resources and potential for agricultural growth in that particular area. (KNN)
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