ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra - Kasaragod
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ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra - Kasaragod

भाकृअनुप - कृषि विज्ञान केंद्र - कासरगोड

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KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA-KASARAGOD

 

Kasaragod, the northernmost district of Kerala, was formed on May 24, 1984. In the east, it is sharing boundaries with Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada districts of Karnataka, the Arabian Sea in the west, and the Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka in the north and is bounded by the Kannur district of Kerala in the south. Kasaragod is endowed with rich natural resources and noted for its majestic forts, ravishing rivers, hills, green valleys and beautiful beaches. The rich and varied cultural heritage of the district is portrayed through spectacular presentations of Theyyam, Yakshagana, Poorakkali, Kolkali and Mappilappattu. Kasaragod is unique in having seven languages spoken by the local population.Agriculture is one of the importance sources of income for the population of Kasaragod. The district mainly has three types of soil: laterite, red, and sandy soil respectively. The total cropped area is around 1.52 Lakh ha, in which majority followed a coconut and arecanut based farming system. Kasargod belongs to Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) Konkan, Karnataka and Kerala Coastal plain, hot humid to perhumid eco-subregion. Apart from coconut & arecanut cashew, rubber, vegetable, paddy etc is grown major area in Kasargod.

KVK-Kasaragod is under the administrative control of ICAR-CPCRI and is established in 1993. It is situated in Chowki, about five kilometers away from Kasaragod town on NH 66 towards Mangalore. KVK-Kasaragod was bestowed with the prestigious Best Krishi Vigyan Kendra Award for the biennium 2002-2003 at National level for its contributions in the field of agriculture and allied activities rendered to the farming community through its outreach programmes. KVK offers trainings for farmers, farm women and youth in the district to bring about desirable changes in their knowledge, skills and attitudes based on felt needs and wants. Further, KVK extends training to the field level extension functionaries on recent advances in agriculture and allied sectors so as to ensure proper, timely and quick diffusion of technologies for sustainable production and productivity. The mandatory activities of KVK’s such as On Farm Testing of technologies (OFT), Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) and Transfer of Technology activities. KVK-Kasaragod is functioning for the greater cause of overall development of the farming community of the district since its inception in 1993.

 

Capacity Building Programme and Krishipadashala

Aug 24, 2023

A capacity building programme and Krishipadashala were conducted at Badiadka Panchayat, Kasaragod on 22.02.2023. A total of 15 selected farmers participated in the training programme on “Integrated crop Management in Banana”. In this connection, diagnostic field visits to arecanut gardens was also organized to address the management practice of leaf blight and inflorescence blight outbreak in the district. An orientation and importance on farm plan scheme of Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, a shift to focus from the individual crop-based approach to an integrated farm plan an effort to increase agricultural production and sustainability was imparted to these selected 15 farmers. The main objective of this approach is to move away from individual crop-based approach towards integrated multiple cropping-farming systems-based development of holdings. Adoption of scientific selection of components and suitable agro-management practices based on agro-ecological units (AEU) would minimise crop loss risk and maximise income per unit area through multiple cropping and farming systems.