Introduction
About Pathanamthitta District
Training Programmes
Front Line Demonstration
On farm testing
Demonstration units
Other Extension activities
Women cell activities
Collaborative programmes
Impact studies & success stories
Faculty And Staff
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Women Cell was constituted as per the instruction of ICAR, in response to the suggestion given by the committee on "Women in Agriculture" of Department of Agriculture and Co-operation. The main objective of this cell is to give emphasis on empowerment of women farmers. Suitable integrated training courses were organized for women farmers to enhance self employment opportunities. It also mobilizes women self help groups. To create awareness about women's role in agriculture, "World Farm Women Day" is celebrated on 4th December since 1997.
Various activities were organized for the empowerment of women folks in association with the development project of women and children.
The regular programmes of women cell include:-
- Problem wise trainings
- Group income generation programmes
- VVV Club for farmwomen
- Vermi compost units and kitchen garden
- Nutrition club and diet clinics
- Popularisation of value added products
- Mahila samajams and Self Help Groups
- Popularisation of drudgery reducing equipments
- Purchased equipments for processing, packing and storage of food products.
Facilities available / Demonstration units at KVK for the Home Science activities
- Home Science lab with necessary amenities
- Demonstration equipments for tailoring, embroidery and craft works.
- Equipments for processing, packing and storage of agricultural produces.
- Display unit for value added fruit and vegetable products
- Sale outlet, documentation facilities, etc available in the KVK campus.
- labour saving equipments for rural homes.
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