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.

 

Dr Neelofar Illias Kutty received national recognition in Nutritional food contest

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Aug 24, 2023

Glenmark Foundation, an associate of Glenmark pharmaceuticals conducted a national level contest jointly with Idobro among the professional nutritionists named of Season 5 of the “Meri Poushtik Rasoi 2023”. More than 1000 contestants participated in the competition. In the third and final round of the contest Dr. Neelofar Illias Kutty, Chief Technical Officer, ICAR-KVK, Kasaragod was among the five finalists. She became the second runner up and received cash prize, certificate and gift hamper for her Poushaka Potali, a millet-based recipe. The topic of contest was to develop a nutritional food that is traditional, nutritious, and prepared from locally available ingredients. The contest invited participants across India to submit their traditional and nutritious recipes via online form. Finalists were selected by a jury of culinary experts. The selected finalists were invited to Mumbai to participate in a live cook-off round. The objective of this pan-India contest was to crowd source, document, and collate traditional knowledge of nutrition-rich foods from Indian home kitchens, which could be used to tackle malnutrition at local, grassroots level, both in urban and rural areas of the country. The final round was held at Ramanad Payyade College of Hospitality Studies, Kurla in Mumbai on 5 and 6 May 2023. Glenmark foundation has set an objective of developing an ecosystem to battle the scourge of hunger and support healthy mothers and children.