LOK SABHA
TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BY KVKs
5372. DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE
DR. HEENA GAVIT
DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL
SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR
SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL
SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT
DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV
Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:
(a) the rationale being employed while choosing the opening of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs);
(b) the details of quality technological products that have been produced by KVKs during the last three years; and
(c) the details of the role that KVKs are playing in fulfilling the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022?
(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)
(a) The Government has made provision for opening of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in each of the rural districts keeping in view the rationale that new agricultural technologies and best practices are assessed and demonstrated at farmers’ fields.
(b) The quality technological products produced by KVKs during the last three years are 5.48 lakh quintals seeds, 1150.53 lakh planting materials, 2.74 lakh quintals bio-products; and 680.79 lakh Livestock strains and fingerlings.
(c) The activities of KVKs include assessment and demonstration of agricultural technologies; training of farmers and extension personnel; providing farm advisories to farmers; and production of quality seeds, planting materials and other technological inputs, besides creating awareness on improved agricultural technologies among the farmers. These activities lead to the adoption of new technologies by the farmers that solve their field problems, reduce the cost of cultivation and increase production and returns to them.