


Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Farm Science Centre) in India is a unique system of technology transfer. Started its service on 21st March 1974 at Puducherry, the first KVK in India ... |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Government of India mandated the establishment of Krishi Vigyan Kendras as grassroots level Farm Science Centres to provide various types of farm support activities like technology dissemination to farmers, training, awareness to achieve the set of objectives. KVK have made dent and has become part of decentralized planning and implementation instrument to achieve desired level of growth in agriculture and allied sector in the district.
KVK play a vital role in conducting on farm testing to demonstrate location specific agricultural technologies. KVK conducts demonstrations to prove the potential of various crops at farmers’ fields. Also conduct need based training programmes for the benefit of farmers and farm women, rural youths. KVK creates awareness about improved agricultural technologies through extension programmes. Critical and quality inputs like seeds, planting materials, organic products, bio fertilizers and livestock are produced by the KVK and made available to the farmers.
Technology assessment, refinement and demonstration of technology/products through the following activities of KVK.
- On-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Frontline demonstrations to establish its production potentials on the farmers’ fields.
- Training of farmers to update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies, and training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development.
- To work as resource and knowledge centre of agricultural technology for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector for improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- In order to create awareness about improved technology, a large number of extension activities will be taken up.
- The seeds and planting materials produced by the KVKs will also be made available to the farmers.


Follow up visit – Impactful Interventions (2023-24)
Event Details:
• Visited Grapes Value Addition unit which was developed under Impactful Interventions (2023-24)
• Output 20 kg dry grapes per month. Earning an average income of Rs.5000-7500/- (Rs.500-600 /kg of dry grapes) and instructed to maintain income and expenditure registers for analysing BCR.

Appipatti Village, Chinnamanur Block
Event Details:
* Visited KVK promoted Betelvine RTS unit of Mr.Renuga Senthilvel, brand name is Mr Green, M/S Sri Sai Sakthi Foods.
* She has participated in FLD programme on Demonstration of Multipurpose Processing Machine during 2022-23. After our interventions, she has started betelvine RTS in small level using KVK incubation center and standardized the drink.
* Currently, she has established betelvine RTS unit on 29.1.2025 with the continuous technical and handholding support (licensing, branding, packaging, labelling) of KVK and financial assistance of Rs. 14,30,000/- under PMFME scheme from District Industries Center, Theni.
* Provided advisories on zero waste concept to prepare betelvine mouth freshener using betelvine pomace. Instructed to take order in hotels, supermarkets and colleges.
