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

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.

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

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

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