Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference 2020 | 29 Feb 2020

The 11^th National Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Conference was held in New Delhi.

KVK is an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS). The first KVK was established in 1974 at Puducherry.
The mandate of KVK is technology assessment and demonstration for its application and capacity development.
It aims at assessment of location specific technology modules in agriculture and allied enterprises, through technology assessment, refinement and demonstrations.
KVKs also produce quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make it available to farmers.
The KVK scheme is 100% financed by the Government of India and the KVKs are sanctioned to Agricultural Universities, ICAR institutes, related Government Departments and Non Government Organizations (NGOs) working in Agriculture.
KVKs act as a bridge between the laboratories and farmland. According to the Government, these are crucial to fulfilling the target of doubling farmers’ income by 2022.

R&D has been done in the Agriculture sector.
- Superior crop varieties have been released. (Eg;-Wheat: HD 4728 (Pusa Malvi))
- 171 mobile apps developed for farmers. (Eg:-Kisan Suvidha)
- More than three lakh Common Service Centres (CSCs) opened.
- eNAM portal has been created so that the farmer gets a better price for his produce.