Mandates
The overall mandate of the KVK is to develop and disseminate location specific technological modules at district level through Technology Assessment, Refinement and Demonstration and to act as Knowledge and Resource Centre for agriculture and its allied activities. The specific activities carry out to achieve this mandate are:
- 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
- Organizing need based training to farmers for update their knowledge and skills in modern agricultural technologies related to technology assessment, refinement and demonstration, and training of extension personnel to orient them in the frontier areas of technology development
- Creating awareness about improved technologies to larger masses through appropriate extension programmes
- Production and supply of good quality seeds and planting materials, livestock, poultry and fisheries breeds and products and various bio-products to the farming community
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
News and Events
Profile of KVK
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Thiruvarur District is located at Needamangalam in Nagappattinam-Gudulur NH 67. It is functioning since 2004 under Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) with the guidelines prescribed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to cater to the needs of the farming community of Thiruvarur district with the major objective of Transfer of Technology in agriculture and allied fields. Krishi Vigyan Kendra is located 30 km away from Thanjavur and Thiruvarur Towns.
Date of establishment | : | 01.08.2004 |
Total land with KVK | : | 18.66 ha |
Under buildings and Demo Units | : | 2.08 ha |
Under Road | : | 1.22 ha |
Under cultivation | : | 13.90 ha |
Others -Old threshing floor, ditch & fallow/not in use | : | 1.46 ha |
Cropping intensity | : | 200% |
Source of irrigation | : | Borewells (3 Nos) |
KVK Shop
Technological products
The scientists at KVK,Thiruvarur not only teach technologies to the farmers but also sell technological inputs from KVK farm in the form of seeds, seedlings,planting materials, chicks, azolla, Pseudomonas, fodder slips and vermicompost. This has got immense impact among farmers since they actually saw the benefit of technologies genuine and quality inputs received from a reputed institution.
Quality Paddy seeds and pulses seeds were produced and supplied to the farmers regularly.
Pseudomonas is an important bio input produced by KVK, Thiruvarur which is in high demand among farmers who realised the benefits of pseudomonas
Fodder cafeteria have been established at KVK farm to showcase the different fodder crops suitable for Thiruvarur District. Fodder cafeteria comprises with Cumbu Napier, Super napier, Fodder sorghum (Co (FS) 29 & Co (FS) 31), muyal masal, veli masal, agathi and fodder maize. The visiting farmers and trainees witnessed the unit and benefitted
Demo units on slatted house goat rearing,Backyard poutry,Integrated Farming System unit,Roof top garden, Nutritional garden, Composite fish culture, Hydrophonix unit,Vegetable cultivation under shadenet, Vermi compost, Azolla production, Mushroom production etc were developed in the instructional farm
The following technological products are available at KVK
Products and Rate
Sl.No. |
Description |
Rate (Rs) |
1 |
Paddy TFL seeds (Kg) |
31 |
2 |
Pulses- Blackgram (Kg) |
120 |
3 |
Pulses- Greengram(Kg) |
120 |
4 |
Fodder slips (No) |
0.60 |
5 |
Pseudomonas (Kg) |
168 |
6 |
Vermi compost (Kg) |
10 |
7 |
Azolla (Kg) |
50 |
8 |
Goat-Live weight (Kg) |
300 |
KVK in News
Information related on new technologies,weather based advisories,Pest and Disease problems, Soil health management,Varietal information, Cultural practices, Training and meeting information are published through leading dailies regularly
Schemes
Title of the Project |
Budget (Rs. in lakh) |
Funding Agency |
Period |
TN-IAMP-Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agrivculture Modernization Project – II | 42.13 | World Bank | 2018-19 to 2022- 23 |
Augumenting the Livelihood of Cauvery Delta Farmers through Demonstration of Paddy cum Fish Culture | 24.75 | NABARD, Chennai | 2022-2024 |
TN-IAMP-Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agrivculture Modernization Project -IV | 235.52 | World Bank | 2022-23 to 2024-25 |
Promoting Organic paddy farming integrated crop management strategies with special reference to ecological engineering for SC farmers | 11.93 | IRRI, Hyderabad | 2022-2023 |
Awards
Item of Recognition | Year | Awarding Organization | KVK/Scientist/Farmer |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2022 | 76th Independence Day Function held at District Collectorate on 15.08.2022 | Dr. V.Radhakrishnan,
Programme Coordinator |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2022 | 76th Independence Day Function held at District Collectorate on 15.08.2022 | Dr. S.Kamalasundari
SMS (FSN) |
Best mechanized farmer award | 2022 | Mechanized Mela- TNAU, Coimbatore on 17.03.2022 | Th.D.Ganesan, Vaduvur Sathanur |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2022 | Republic Day Function held at District Collectorate on 25.01.2022 | Dr. M.Selvamurugan
SMS (ENS) |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2022 | Republic Day Function held at District Collectorate on 25.01.2022 | Dr. M.Sabapathi
SMS (V&AS) |
Best Farmers Database 2020 |
2021 | Second place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 06-08 July 2021 /Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Publications 2020 |
2021 | First place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 06-08 July 2021 /Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best service: Seeds 2020 |
2021 | First place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 06-08 July 2021 /Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Oral Presentation Award
|
2021 | Golden Jubilee International Conference on ” Emerging Trends in Plant Protection for Sustainable Vegetable Cultivation” held at AC&RI, Thanjavur during 25.08.2021&26.08.2021 | Dr. V.Radhakrishnan,
SMS (Agrl.Entomology) |
Best Oral Presentation Award
|
2021 | Golden Jubilee International Conference on ” Emerging Trends in Plant Protection for Sustainable Vegetable Cultivation” held at AC&RI, Thanjavur during 25.08.2021&26.08.2021 | Dr.M.Ramasubramanian
Programme Coordinator |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2021 | 75th Independence Day Function held at District Collectorate on 15.08.2021 | Dr. V.Radhakrishnan,
SMS (Agrl.Entomology) |
Appreciation Certificate
|
2021 | 75th Independence Day Function held at District Collectorate on 15.08.2021 | Dr. A.Anuratha,
SMS (SS&AC) |
Best KVK Award | 2020 | 6 th ‘National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil held on December 21-22, 2020 in Chennai organized by Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi / State | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Paper Award
|
2020 | 6 th ‘National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil held on December 21-22, 2020 in Chennai organized by Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi / State | Dr.M.Ramasubramanian, Programme Coordinator |
Best Paper Award
|
2020 | 6 th ‘National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil held on December 21-22, 2020 in Chennai organized by Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi / State | Dr.R.Jagadeesan
SMS ( Horticulture) |
Best Popular Article Award |
2020 | 6 th ‘National Conference on Agricultural Scientific Tamil held on December 21-22, 2020 in Chennai organized by Agricultural Scientific Tamil Society, New Delhi / State | Dr. A.Anuratha,
SMS (SS&AC) |
Best Publications 2019-2020 |
2020 | First place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 21.11.2020/Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Project: NICRA 2019-20 |
2020 | Second place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 21.11.2020/Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Programme: JSA 2019-20 |
2020 | Second place- Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 21.11.2020/Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best Photograph 2019-20 |
2020 | Second place-Certificate of Appreciation- Annual Zonal Workshop 2020 ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone-X,CRIDA Campus, Hyderabad on 21.11.2020/Zonal | KVK, Thiruvarur |
Best mechanized farmer award | 2020 | Mechanized Mela- TNAU, Coimbatore on 14.02.2020/State | Th.D.Rajkumar, Devangudi |
Best oral presentation award | 2019 | National Conference on Doubling farmers income through Scientific Approaches -AEC&RI, Kumulur- 20-21 Dec 2019/National | Dr.M.Ramasubramanian
Programme Coordinator |
Best oral presentation award | 2019 | eSARDD-2019 jointly organized by ATARI, Bangaluru, EES, Coimbatore and ICAR-JSS KVK,Mysuru-14-16 Dec 2019 at Mysuru/State | Dr.M.Ramasubramanian
Programme Coordinator |
Best stakeholders award | 2019 | MSSRF&CABI-29.11.2019 at Chennai/State | Dr. R.Ramesh,
SMS (Agrl.Ento) |
Best extension professional award | 2019 | Foundation day at TNAU on 01.07.2019/State | Dr. A.Anuratha,
SMS (SS&AC) |