Mandates
- Conducting on-farm testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems
- Organizing frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of various crops and enterprises on the farmers’ fields. Read more
News and Events
KVK SHOP
Sales counter established 2016. Seeds of pulses, minor millets, horticultural plants viz, guava, mango, medicinal and ornamental crops, vermicompost, value added millet and minor millet products, fresh fruits like amla, sapota are sold for the benefit of farmers, students and staffs.
KVK News
KVK SCHEMES
| S. No | Name of the scheme | Date of start | Date of closure | Budget
(Rs in Lakh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Cluster FLD | 2018-19 | 2018-19 | Kharif : 1.80
Rabi : 0.54 |
| 2. | NFSM –
Seed Hub |
July, 2016 | April, 2019 | 150 |
| 3. | TN-IAMP(IAMWARM II) | 2017 -18 | 2022-2023 | 97.07 |
| 4 | NABARD
Advanced techniques for off season production practices of Jasminum sambac in Madurai District |
September 2020 | August 2021 | 3.72 |
KVK AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
| Sl.No | Name & address of the farmer | Award | Sponsoring agency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | |||
| 1. | Mr. M. Arunachalam
A.Vellalapatty Therkutheru Madurai-625234 Melur block Mob. No.7708548715 |
Young achiever award | TNAU |
| 2. | Mr. V. Krishnan
Kulamangalam, Thandalai, Madurai West 8973737379 |
Velansemmal award | TNAU |
| 3. | Mrs. Josephine Selvaraj
Vibi’s Natural Honey Farm, L.K.T. Nagar, Narasingam Road, Kadachanaenthal Post, Madurai 625 107. Madurai East 9865555047 |
ASPEE award | ASPEE foundation |
| 2016-17 | |||
| 4. | Mr.Maruthanayagam | Mechanized Farmer Award | TNAU |
| 2017-18 | |||
| 5. | Mr.C.Parthasarathy , Madurai district | Best Innovative farmer award | TNAU, Coimbatore |
| 6. | Mr.A.Azhagusundaram ,
Madurai district |
KrishiYuvaSamman award | Mahindra SamriddhiAgri awards, New Delhi. |
| 2018-19 | |||
| 7. | Th.G. Sriram
Sedapatti, Madurai. |
Farm Mechanization | TNAU, Coimbatore |
| 8. | Th.S. Ramasubramani
Madurai West, Madurai. |
Farm Mechanization | TNAU, Coimbatore |
| Sl.No. | Name of the scientist and award | Year | Awarding Organization | Individual/ collaborative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. ChelviRamessh
Programme Coordinator, Best Extension Professional |
2017 | TNAU , Coimbatore | Individual |
| 2. | KVK, Madurai
Best CFLD Centre in Zone X |
2017 | ICAR –ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad | Collaborative |
| 3. | KVK, Madurai
Participation of Exhibition |
2018 | Sugarcane Breeding Institute , Coimbatore | Collaborative |
| 4. | Dr. K. Anandhi, SMS (PBG)
Second prize in oral presentation |
2018 | CSC & RI, Madurai | Individual |
| 5. | Dr. B. Usharani, SMS (PP)
Fellow of Society for biocontrol advancement, Bengaluru, India |
2018 | NBAIR, Bangalore | Individual |
| 6. | Dr. B. Usharani, SMS (PP)
Best oral presentation |
2018 | KRISAT, Usilampatti, Madurai | Individual |
| 7. | KVK, Madurai
Best KVK 2018 |
2018 | TNAU , Coimbatore | Collaborative |
| 8. | KVK, Madurai
Best CFLD Centre in Zone X |
2018 | ICAR –ATARI, Zone X, Hyderabad | Collaborative |