Bharat Krishi Vikash Kendra is a frontline extension programme and innovative institutional model of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. It is devoted to undertake the activities of technology assessment, refinement and dissemination through on farm testing, frontline demonstration, vocational training of farmers, rural youth, farm women and extension functionaries. Apart from this, Bhara
t Krishi Vikash Kendra functions as an innovative agency for extending state of art services like online advisory and consultancy services. Objectives
To test and verify the technology on farmers’ fields through on-farm adaptive research and frontline demonstration to develop location-specific technologies
To demonstrate the latest agricultural technologies at the instructional farm with a view to reduce the technology dissemination losses
To impart training to practicing farmers, farm women and rural youth by following the method of “teaching by doing” and “learning by doing”
To organize vocational training programmes and income generation activities for rural youth and school drop outs by imparting skills
To organize skill and production-oriented short and long term training programmes’ both on and off-campus
To organize training for extension functionaries in the area of frontier technology
To organize kisan melas, field days and farmer-scientist interface programmes
To bring out literature, radio and TV programmes on modern technologies
Mandates
Conduct “On-farm testing” for identifying technologies in terms of location-specific sustainable land use systems through technology assessment and refinement
Organise frontline demonstrations on various crops to generate production data and feedback information
Organise short and long term vocational training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmer and rural youth with emphasis on “learning by doing” for higher production on farms and generation of self employment
Organise training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in. agricultural research on regular basis
Act as a knowledge and resource centre for advancement of agriculture in the district.
