Welcome

The socio-economic and technological profile of agriculture in the area of responsibility of the KVK.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, (Chomu), Jaipur-I was established in 1993 with financial assistance of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi. The KVK is an innovative transfer of technology project is responsible for identifying and developing new technologies, according to local need and potential to increase the agriculture production and provide the basis for agro-based agriculture development, so as to increase per unit production under Crops, Livestock production, Dairy, Horticulture and allied Agriculture enterprises and ultimate to help the farmers in improving their living standard.

Location

KVK is situated at Village Tankarda on Chomu-Renwal road 40 km away from District Headquarter and linked with Jaipur-Bikaner National Highway.

Operational Area

Operational area of this KVK encompasses 8 Development Blocks namely Govindgarh, Sambher, Dudu, Jhotwara, Sanganer, Phagi, Chaksu & Jalsu.

Thrust Areas

• Agricultural Production as prime goal.
• Increasing Crop Production through improved agriculture techniques
• Sustainable Crop Production through Integrated Nutrient Management
• Popularization of Hi-Tech Horticulture
• Increasing area under dry land and horticulture crops
• Integrated Pest Management in Crops and Vegetables
• Water harvesting & water management techniques
• Production and distribution of quality seed & planting material
• Increasing productivity of Dairy Animals through Breeding, Feeding & Health Management
• Diversification through horticultural and medicinal crops
• Value addition & post harvest technology of agro and milk products
• Women empowerment through self help groups & income generating activities
• Popularization of organic farming for sustainable agriculture
• Popularizing of back yard poultry farming and goatry among weaker section
• Reclamation of problematic soils through use of soil amendments

Mandates of the KVK

• Conducting “On-Farm- Testing” for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems.
• Organize training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis.
• Organise short and long-term vocational training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with emphasis on “Learning by doing” for higher production on farms and generating self-employment.
• Organize frontline demonstrations on various crops to generate production data andfeedback information.