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CARD-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, the Farm Science Centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for Pathanamthitta district, Kerala was established on 28th March 1995 with the major objective of Transfer of Technology. This Kendra proposes to keep up its present zeal and strive even harden to be able to meet the aspirations of the farming community of this district. The primary role of KVK lies in facilitating the agro technology development, assessment, refinement and adoption through On Farm Testing, Front Line Demonstration and vocational training in crop production and allied enterprises. This Kendra proposes to keep up its present zeal and strive even harden to be able to meet the aspirations of the farming community of this district.

The primary role of KVK lies in facilitating the agro technology development, assessment, refinement and adoption through On-Farm testing, Front Line Demonstration and vocational training in crop production and allied enterprises.

The CARD-KVK is having a team of well experienced and highly qualified technical staff members in various disciplines of Agronomy, Horticulture, Plant Protection, Agricultural Extension, Home Science, Agricultural Engineering and Animal Husbandry with supporting staff. This team works together in an integrated manner and organizes all the activities related to the mandate of the KVK. It is also having infrastructure facilities of administrative building with conference hall, lecture rooms with teaching aids, demonstration farm, Home Science lab, bio control and spawn production lab, library and a 20 bedded farmers hostel. With these facilities short and long duration training are conducted in various disciplines of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry Agricultural Engineering and Home Science.

The settings up of KVKs have grown over years with the present policy of the Government being to establish one KVK in every rural district of the country. Thus far 572 KVKs have been established all over the country.

Facilities at KVK

1. Major planting material and input source for farmers and government schemes in the district.
2. Well established instructional farm with demonstration models (demonstration units on mushroom production, vegetable seed production, vermicompost production, poultry rearing, dairy, goat rearing, hatchery, sericulture, progeny orchard, apiculture, floriculture, fodder, crop based technology demonstrations, nursery).
3. Mushroom spawn (oyster and milky) production lab.
4. Plant tissue culture lab.
5. Value addition lab for fruit and vegetables.
6. IGNOU School of Agriculture Special Study Centre for value added products from fruits and vegetables.
7. Soil and water testing laboratory.
8. Farmers information hub (being established).
9. Model water conservation and rainwater harvesting structures.

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