Land Particulars of KVK 

Vehicles 

KVK has good infrastructural facilities and resources for its activities of on farm research and for establishing instructional units for training purpose. KVK has 14.75 ha farm with tractor drawn implements.

 During past few years, KVK constructed all the buildings sanctioned by ICAR which include Administrative Building, Cattle Sheds, Poultry Shed, Staff  quarters, farmers hostel Soiltest laboratory

  The instructional units in agricultural and allied fields are mainly established for giving first hand information and to provide practical experience for skill development in the farmers based on the principle of “Teaching by Doing” and “Learning by Doing” the Units are mainly established to provide experience in innovative technologies like cost reduction technologies (Seed treatment, STBF, sowing with planter, spraying for LLS with boom sprayer), semi dry rice, seed production in paddy, groundnut, castor, sheep rearing, water management technologies, Azolla cultivation improved poultry breeders, income generating activities, nursery raising through shade net  etc.

Facility available to KVK:

Training hall:

KVK is having well equipped training hall with audio visual aids, laminations, live samples etc., with a capacity to accommodate 40-50 members.

Soil Test Laboratory:

KVK is having well equipped sophisticated soil and water testing laboratory which was started during February, 2006. During the last five years 4503 soil samples and 2532 water smaples were analysed .

Farmer’s hostel:

Farmers hostel with modest facilities to accommodate about 35-40 members is available at KVK. Lodging is provided on cost basis, and for own programmes of KVK it is provided on free of cost. All amenities for boarding are also arranged.

Ernet facility

Education and Research Network (ERNET) has made a significant networking og KVKs in the country. Through Ernet facility KVK is interlinked with 200 KVKs throughout India, through which easy transfer and sharing of ideas.

Video conference

Videoconferencing is the conduct of a videoconference (also known as a video conference or video teleconference) by a set of telecommunicationtechnologies which allow two or more locations to communicate by simultaneous two-way video and audio transmissions. Video conference is established at KVK during 2014-15 which is very feasible to communicate with the officials, by saving time and fuel without travelling to other places.

Kiosk

The university has sanctioned to develop technology resource centre one in each district. With the mission to give the farming community a seamless access to information like never before, ANGRAU is planning to roll out touch based SMART KIOSKS to present farmers with relevant, topical, localized and personalized content at all the technology resource centers.

Demonstration units

Shade net:

            This is sanctioned under RKVY scheme for the year 2011-12. The operational area is 500 sq.m. the nurseries available in this nursery are chillies, tomatoes and marigold

Poultry Unit:

It is a small unit in KVK rearing about 20 Rajashri birds.

Gobar gas plant :

This is a model unit running at KVK , especially for diary community in order to utilize the waste products as a source of energy for cooking or other domestic  purposes.

 Checkdam :

Checkdam is renovated at KVK with the assistance of NREGS works in the mandal.

Vermi compost unit

Sheep rearing unit

Sheep unit is one of the income generating activity at KVK.  A unit with 90 sheeps are maintained at KVK . It is one of the model under Integrated farming systems.

Cattle shed

Rejuvenation of Guava trees: