Welcome to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Mamit

Mandate of KVK

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 to carry out 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 of farmers to 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.

Major Activities of KVK

To demonstrate the latest technologies in agriculture & allied subjects with a view to reduce time lag between technology generation and adoption.

To test & verify the technology in socio-economic conditions of the farmers with a view to study production constraints and to modify the technologies to make them easily adoptable.

To impart training to the practicing farmers and rural youth by the methods of teaching by Doing and Learning.