| 2. ATIC (Agriculture technology information center)
It is nothing but one stop shop of agriculture where the farmer gets the technology & the inputs together. Through this center we sale:
a. Biofertilizers Azotobacter, Acetobacter, Rhizobium, phosphate solublising bacteria, Decomposing culture etc.
b. Biopesticides such as HaNPVc. Biofungicides such as Trichoderma, paceliomyces, Verticillium, Meterrhizium, Beauvaria
d. Other agents of biological control of pests such as trichocards, lady bird beetels
e. Seed of latest varieties of cereals, pulses & oilseeds
f. Sugarcane sets
g. Grafts of improved varieties
h. Pheromone traps
i. Chemical traps
j. Mastitis controlling kits
k. Vermicompost & earthworms l. Neem seed powder m. Urea -briquettes
Agriculture
Technology Information center at KVK | |
3.
Farmer's hostel
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has a farmer's hostel that can accommodate
more than 125 farmers at a time. The hostel rooms are well furnished too.
The facilities are also available to outside farmers who visit us during
study tours on nominal charges. The hostel has solar water heating systems
& solar streetlights. It is also equipped with a generator.
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| 4. Farm
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra possesses 50 acres of land that is fully under
cultivation of crops relevant to the area. The main purpose of the farm
is to demonstrate the latest agricultural practices. It also acts as a
tool to do applied research on agricultural Technologies & undertake
trials before their transfer to farmers. After a careful planning and
analysis soil types, the farm was divided in to three major blocks of
Horticulture, Agronomy and Nursery unit. This was followed by planting
mother plants of horticulture crops such as Mango, Sapota, Guava, Aonla,
custard apple, pomegranate, figs etc that are mainly grown in the district.
The plantation was completed in 1996. Similarly, agronomical crops grown
are sugarcane and wheat. Now the entire farm is operated on drip irrigation
system for which the water storage tank of 24,00,000 lits capacity has
been constructed. The farm has wide collection of mother plants of latest
released varieties of horticulture plants. Rain water harvesting has been done over 62 acres of farm land the tank of 86,00,000 lits Capacity is made to collect the rain water thus harvested.
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5.
Green House
Krishi Vigyan Kendra has constructed
two green houses over 0.05ha area each of naturally ventilated type to undertake
floriculture( gerbera cultivation) in one & hardening of nursery plants
in the second. Recently the Krishi Vigyan Kendra has
constructed two shade houses.
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Green
house for gerbera production at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra
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6.
Soil & water testing laboratory
This well equipped laboratory analyses soil & water samples at reasonable
rates of RS 125/- & Rs 100/- resp. per sample. The laboratory is supported with computer
software for more precise interpretation of results. Every soil sample is analysed for eight parameters such as pH, Electric Conductivity, Organic
carbon, available nitrogen, available phosphorus, & available Potassium,
Exchangeable sodium, Calcium & magnesium content. We also have facility of micronutrient testing , leaf & petiole testing in the lab.
The lab is full-fledged with latest imported equipments.
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
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Meteorological unit &
Disease forecasting station The Unit has computerized equipments to record daily minimum & maximum temperature, relative humidity, rainfall, evaporation rate, leaf wetness, solar radiation, wind velocity etc on an hourly basis. This data is used to interpret the disease forecast or fore warning in grapes, potato, tomato, citrus & wheat, that is made available to farmers on our website & the local radio station. The weather data is also provided on demand free of cost for working out the water requirements of the plants. |
Weather Station at KVK |
8. Farmer's Library
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has wide collection of books on all the fields
of agriculture. All these books are available to farmers for reference
free of cost.
9.
Plant health clinic
In collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra this Krishi Vigyan
Kendra has established a plant health clinic that provides farm consultancy
services of all types free of cost to farmers. Farmers may visit us with
their queries or write to us for the guidance. Diagnostic visits are
also arranged to farmer's fields in case the problem needs further in
field investigations.
10.
Cyber Extension center
Through it's website & a portal titled " aaqua" , KVK provides technical information to farmers on internet. aaqua mainly provides query redress service for farmers which is being used by farmers across 12 states of INDIA. This center also provides information on Rainfall prediction at village level to farmers . This information sent on mobiles of farmers in the form of SMS. KVK has also developed " Interactive Voice Response System" to give information on weather and market rates
etc in recorded format on telephone.
This center provides online services & detailed information on market
rates for all agricultural commodities through out the state of Maharashtra
to farmers. The farmers can also access various
websites on agriculture on paying nominal charges.
11.
Farm implements museum
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has several farm implements tractor drawn as
well as bullock drawn in its museum Farmers can get detail information
about them at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra. The subsoiler is also provided
to farmers on hire basis for deep ploughing the saline soils as one of
the treatment of reclamation once in three years.
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Vermicompost & NADEP Unit
This demonstrates the conversion of farm waste into enriched compost.
Two different species of worms are reared so that the culture can be made
available to farmers. The annual capacity of the unit is 18 tons.
1. Eisenia foetida
2. Eudrillus uginae The KVK also has two Nadep Pits providing 180 tons Compost/year. |
 
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13. Bio control agent production unit KVK has established bio-control agents' production center which produces Bio pesticides such as HaNPV, Neem powder, Tricho cards , Bio fungicides such as Paceliomyces,
Trichoderma , Verticillium, Beauvaria, various Biofertilizers like AZO, PSB, Rhizo , Acetobacter decomposing Culture etc. |
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