Address: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Fruits Garden, Dhankheti, Shillong, Distt. Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya
Functional Objectives of K.V.Ks
To plan and conduct survey of the operational area through Participatory Rural Appraisal(PRA) methods and characterize physical and human resources with special reference to identifying the technological and training needs of the farming community.
To compile all relevant recommendations/package of practices for the district to be meaningfully utilized in the training programmes and the follow-up extension activities.
To plan and conduct production-oriented and need-based short and long duration training courses both on the campus as well as in the villages for various target group with priority on the resource poor sections.
To organize Farm Science Clubs in order to inculcate in the
younger generations a scientific temper and an interest on agriculture and allied sciences and the scientific farming through supervised individual and group projects.
To develop and maintain the campus farms and demonstration units on scientific lines as the facilities for providing work experience to the trainees, dissemination of the latest technical know-how and also as a means to achieve financial sustainability in due course of time.etc.
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