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Taking the note of the developmental activities of PIRENS the Indian Council of Agricultural Research , New Delhi granted its sanction for establishment of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (the Farm Science Centre) in May 1992. However the actual implementation of its programmes could be started during March, 1993 only . Before launching its programmes and activities, a Benchmark survey of the selected villages was done to make a socio-economic appraisal and to understand the existing practices of the farmers. This enabled the KVK to identify the technological gaps and critical needs and requirements of the farmers. This formed the basis for framing operational modality like training, demonstration and on-farm-trials by the KVK. Simultaneously the farm development work was also started as an important requirement for the strengthening of training-cum-demonstration infrastructure of the KVK.
Initially the off campus training were given emphasis due to unavailability of infrastructure. However, since 1995, the on campus training have become a core activity of the KVK. Comparatively the demonstrations under the LLPs and FLDs took off on an earlier note during 1993-94.
Apart from conducting these demonstrations various innovative approaches were undertaken for providing the environment friendly packages to meet the farmers problem. An overwhelming response of the farmers to these eco-freindly practices later paved the way for forming various farmers interest groups and self help groups. The response to these groups organised under the domain of Krishi Vigyan Mandal further motivated the KVK to establish the Innovative Farmers Club in the year 1996. The club is an informal group of self experimenting farmers that provides an opportunity for sharing their innovations and practices among themselves. Further the KVK started the Innovative Farm Women's Club for involvement of farm women in the dissemination of various technological intervention at faster rate.
The KVK has excelled in bringing the modern technological packages at the farmers doorstep with the help of various instructional units. The KVK today has sufficient resources to impart training skills for not only the farmers but also the rural youth. The training schedule typically incorporates the existing needs and problems of the farmers for making a positive impact. The trainings are conducted both at the on-campus and off-campus locations. It invariably emphasises on providing both the short term as well as long durational courses specifically to impart practical orientation to these courses. The KVK has started the instructional units for not only imparting the skills but also for providing the critical inputs as per the demand and need of the farmers. Wherever the response of the farmers to technologies under the Lab to Land Programmes and the on-farm-trials demonstrated by the KVK was multifold the need to take the assistance from the other funding agencies arose. The KVK took bold initiatives in convincing different State and Central Govt. funding agencies to provide the financial support to undertake the innovative schemes and projects for further extending the extension programmes outside the purveiw of the KVK selected villages.
All the above programmes
and activities have earned the KVK Babhaleshwar a place of pride and helped
to serve as a role model for others to follow in the state as well as in
the country.
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