KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA,
Kattupakkam – 603 203.
Kancheepuram District.
Phone No : 044-27452371
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Kattupakkam, started in 01.06.1985, is functioning under the Directorate of Extension Education. This center is located at Potheri which is about 17 kms from Tambaram on the GST- NH 47 highways. The centre gets 100 percent financial assistance from Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.
The jurisdiction of KVK, Kattupakkam is Kancheepuram District with an operational area of 4433 km². This centre covers 13 blocks having 656 village panchayat.
- Collaborate with specialists of State Agricultural Universities / scientists of Regional Research Stations and the State extension personnel in refining and documenting technologies for developing region-specific, sustainable land use systems.
- Organize training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances due to agricultural research.
- Organize long term vocational training courses in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and allied vocations for the rural youth with emphasis on 'Learning by doing' for generating self-employment and also organizing training for practicing farmers, farm youth, unemployed rural youth and self help groups.
- Organize front-line demonstration on Agriculture, Animal husbandry and allied enterprises to generate production data and feed back information.
- Planning and conducting survey of operational area.
- Conducting production oriented, need-based, short and long duration training courses both on and off-campus.
- Organizing non-formal educational programmes such as exhibitions, mass contact programmes and field days.
- Developing and maintaining the campus demonstration units.
- Implementing the schemes of ICAR such as Front Line Demonstration and On Farm Testing.
Training achievements (1985-2003)
Sl.No. |
Discipline |
No. of Courses conducted |
No. of Participants |
1 |
Agriculture |
641 |
21388 |
2 |
Horticulture |
377 |
12265 |
3 |
Animal Science |
689 |
17775 |
4 |
Fisheries |
289 |
5680 |
5 |
Home Science |
347 |
10683 |
6 |
Agricultural Engineering |
171 |
3997 |
7 |
IFS |
72 |
5805 |
|
Total |
2586 |
77593 |
Sponsoring agency |
Training Programme |
No. of Courses |
No. of |
District Rural Development Agency, Kancheepuram. |
Dairy Farm management and Goat and Sheep Farming |
27 |
438 |
Fertilizer and Chemicals of Travancore Ltd., Kancheepuram |
Integrated Agriculture Management |
1 |
140 |
1) International Labour Organisation, Chennai |
Dairy Farm Management |
16 |
392 |
MERG, Kattankulathur |
Medicinal Plants Cultivation |
1 |
22 |
RASEE, Chennai |
Quality Control, Packing and Marketing of Food Products |
1 |
20 |
1) NABARD |
Cattle Management and Clear Milk Production; Dairy Farming |
4 |
362 |
DRDA, Kancheepuram |
Nursery Management and Vegetable Cultivation |
2 |
60 |
DRDA, Kancheepuram |
Agriculture Input Marketing |
1 |
23 |
MIPS, Madurai |
Integrated farming |
1 |
29 |
DRDA, Kancheepuram |
Dairy Farming |
8 |
311 |
|
Total |
62 |
1797 |
Publication |
- | Numbers |
Books |
- | 3 |
Booklets |
- | 75 |
Leaflets |
- | 158 |
Reports |
- | 18 |
Training manuals |
- | 1 |
Publication |
- | 20 |
 |
 |
Training on farm fast food product |
Implements preparation from fish |
 |
 |
Livestock production management |
Integrated fish farming |
FIELD VISIT- ANIMAL HEALTH COVER |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
METHOD DEMONSTRATION |
|
 |
 |
Fish and Prawn pickle preparation |
|
 |
 |
Fast food Preparation from fish |
|
 |
|
Pot Embossing |
|
Product preparation from fish |
|
 |
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Product preparation from Milk |
|
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Dr. P.Kumaravel, Associate Professor and Head
Dr. P.Sureshkumar, Assistant Professor
Dr. M.Vimalarani, Assistant Professor
Dr. K.Velmurugan, Assistant Professor
Dr. V.Perasiriyan, Assistant Professor
Dr. S.Balasundari, Assistant Professor