| 1 | Name and Address of KVK | Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Post Office-Majhgawan, Distt.-Satna(MP)485331 |
| 2 | Name of Sr. Scientist cum Head of KVK with phone, Mobile and email | Dr.R.S.Negi , Tel No. 07670-263297, E-mail: kvksatna@rediffmail.com |
| 3 | Host Institution Name and Head of Host Institution details | Sh. Atul Jain, General Secretary Deendayal Research Institute S7-E, Ramtirth Nager, Jhandewalan Ext.,New Delhi-110055. +91-011-23526735 E-mail-dridelhi@dri.org.in |
| 4. | Year of establishment of KVK | March,1993 |
| 5. | Management /affiliation of the KVK | NGO |
| 6. | Location of the KVK: | Rural Area |
| 7. | Distance from the nearest Bus-stand/Railway Station | 2 KM |
| 8. | Total Land with KVK | 25.2 ha |
Focus/Thrust Areas of the KVK:
- Turning uneconomic land holdings into profitable ones by developing/ demonstrating resource based and price led farming system
- Developing alternate land use patterns specific for rain fed, partially irrigated and irrigated conditions
- Reducing the vulnerability of agriculture to risks & uncertainties of climate change by promoting appropriate technologies that will adapt or mitigate the effects.
- Diversification of land use system for enhancing income, employment and livelihood security
Road map to Achieve these objective
To achieve these objectives, KVK has envisioned a road map with five pronged strategy.
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Crop Diversification for Enhancing Sustainability of Farming -Diversification from Food grains towards Pulses, oilseeds and Horticultural crops.
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Conservation Agriculture – Promoting Resource Conservation Technologies.
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Bringing Additional Area under Pulses Oilseeds and Horticultural crops.
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Promoting Climate Resilient Agriculture.
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Minimizing the cost of Production.
Innovative Programmes initiated by KVK:
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Watershed Management.
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Organic Farming.
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Participatory Seed Production through seed village and seed club approach.
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Development of horti based farming system model for ensuring food, nutritional and economic security to resource poor farmers.
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Livestock up gradation.
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Women empowerment.
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Rehabilitation of waste/forestlands.
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Multi Level employment Generation programmes.
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Technology Dissemination through Krishi Gyan Doots.
Infrastructure availability at KVK
| Sr. no | Particulars | Year | Area |
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| B(1). | Building Details | ||
| i | Office building | 1998 | 500 M2 |
| ii | Farmers hostel | 2003 | 300 M2 |
| iii | Residential Quarters | 2005 | 440 M2 |
| iv. | Training Hall | 2016 | 124.2 M2 |
| v. | Seed Storage Godown | 2016 | 60.64 M2 |
| vi. | Agri processing Unit and Seed Bank | 2018 | 267 M2 |
| B(2). | Demonstration units | ||
| i. | Nutritional Kitchen Garden | 1994 | 100 M2 |
| ii. | Seed production unit | 1995 | 12.6 Ha |
| iii. | Dairy unit | 1995 | 100 M2 |
| iv. | Fruit Orchards (Mango &Aonla, Guava, Ber, Karonda) | 2002 | 1.3 Ha |
| v. | Vermi compost Production unit | 2002 | 150 M2 |
| vi. | Mushroom Production Unit | 2003 | 25 M2 |
| vii | High Tech nursery | 2005 | 500 M2 |
| B(3). | Laboratory | ||
| i. | Soil and Water Testing Lab | 2004 | 50 M2 |
| Ii. | Spawn production Lab | 2004 | 50 M2 |
| B(4). | Others | ||
| i. | Observatory (meteorological) | 1996 | 25 M2 |
| ii. | Farm Implements Shed | 2018 | 150 M2 |
| iii. | Ari Technological Park | 2016 | 3200 M2 |
| B(5). | Replicable models | ||
| i. | 2.5 and 1.5 acre –farming system | 2003 | 1.6 Ha |
| ii. | Rain Water harvesting | 2003 | 3.7 Ha |
| iii. | Organic Farming | 2005 | 4.35 Ha |
| iv. | Waste Land development | 2005 | 4.8 Ha |