KVK NAVGAON

KVK Navgaon

Identity of the unit

Aims and Objectives

• Conducting on farm testing to identifying the location specific of agriculture technology under various farming system.
• organize Front line demonstrations (FLDs) on various crops to establish its production potentials on the farmers field and feed- back information field     functionaries
• organizations of trainings of farmers, farm –women and rural youth to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies and training of extension personnel to orient them in frontier areas of technology development.
•  to work as knowledge and resource center of agricultural technology for    supporting initiatives of public private and voluntary sector for improving    the agricultural economy of the district. 

Projects

On Going/Completed: Nil

Achievements, Recommendations and Findings

• Promoting technologies
• Replacement of local seeds of vegetable crops by their hybrid seeds.
•  Advanced technologies among vegetable
  • Lasser leveling of fields.
  • Use of bund maker.
  • Use of rain gun and drip irrigation.
  • Use of slurry of gobar gas plant.

1. Use of self raise onion bulbs for sowing of kharif onion

• Extending latest technology for kharif onion production.
• 12,000 ha area of kharif onion in 2008-09 has increased to more than 20,000 ha area in 2012-13.

1. Establishing fruit orchards of Lasoda, Pomegranate, Bael, Aonla, Ber and Guava at KVK Farm and also in villages on farmer’s field.

1. Entrepreneurship Development

1. Value addition

• Sh. DharmDev enthusiastic farmer of village Pharawas (Alwar).
• Received training under National Horticulture Mission.
• Established an Aonla orchard under the supervision of KVK, Navgaon in 7.0 ha land in the year 2005 under drip irrigation system.
• Suggested by KVK Navgaon to establish an Aonla processing unit.
• Returns from the processing unit.

Bee Keeping

• Sh. BabuLal of village Khilora (Alwar).
• Received 30 days training on Bee Keeping under RMOL by KVK Navgaon, Alwar in the year 2008-09.
• Initiated his work with 50 boxes in the 2009-10.
• Boxes exceeded 350 numbers in the year 2011-12.
• At present he reaps 25 kg honey per box i.e. 87.5 q from 350 boxes.
• Spot purchase of honey @ Rs 80 per kg.
• This fetches Rs. 7.00 Lacs.

1. State Level Farmers Fair Organized on 10^th January 2013 at KVK Navgaon, Alwar.

Chief guests

• Hon’ble Shri Murari Lal Meena, Technical Agriculture Minister Govt. of Rajasthan.
• Hon’ble Prof. A.K. Dahama, Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU Bikaner presided over the function.

Other dignitaries

• Prof. P.N. Kalla DEE SKRAU, Bikaner
• Hazi Abdul Gaffar Khan, Chairman Mewat Development Board, Rajasthan.
• Local MLA, Pradhan and Sarpanches.

Main attraction

• Agriculture exhibition, farmer scientist interaction and crop competition.
• 7000 farmers and farmer women

1. Farmer-Scientist Interaction Organized at KVK Navgaon, Alwar on 22^nd February 2013.

Chief guest

• Dr. K.D. Kokate, DDG (Ag. Extension) ICAR New Delhi.
• Prof. P.N. Kalla DEE SKRAU, Bikaner presided over the function.

Other dignitaries

• Dr. Y.V. Singh, ZPD Jodhpur.
• Shri B.K. Singh, Director ATMA.
• Dr. V.P. Chahal Principal Scientist, ICAR New Delhi.
• Officials of other line departments.
• More than 800 farmers and farm women

Facilities

Land: (Total -11.0 ha.)

	0.23 ha
Demonstration Unit	0.08 ha
	8.69 ha
Agriculture forestry	1.00 ha
	1.00 ha

               

Buildings

• Administrative Building
• Farmers Hostel
• Rural Youth Hostel
• Residential Quarters
• Godown
• Rain water harvesting Unit

Vehicles

• Tractor
• Moter Cycle

Publications

Book

           Technical Bulletin

           Manual

• Pashu Jankar,   
• Udhaniki Jankar
• Tailor Ladies
• Krishak mitra
• Newly recruited Ag. Sup.

Booklets

• Success stories of farmers.
• KVK Navgaon in the service of farmers.
• Telephone directory of progressive farmers.

Faculty

Photo	Name	Designation	Specialization	Telephone No.	Email_id
	Dr. M.P. Yadav	Professor	Horticulture	09460255391	kvknavgaon@gmail.com
	Dr. (Smt.) Suman Khandelwal	Assoc. Prof.	Home Science	9414774474	Sumanak73@gmail.com
	Dr. Vikas Kumar Arya	Asstt. Prof.	Animal Husbandry	9413536407	vikasaryalrs@gmail.com
	Dr. B.L. Meena	Asstt. Prof.	Agronomy	9461730510	agromeena@gmail.com

 

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Gallery KVK Navgaon