The first “Krishi Vigyan Kendra” was sanctioned to the university by ICAR, New Delhi in the year 2012 at Nohar (Hanumangarh) on 100% financing basis. The KVK started its functioning on 9th April 2012. The KVK is actively engaged in on-farm trials, front-line demonstrations, on campus and off campus farmers and farm women training and other extension activities such as field day, Kisan Mela, Kisan Gosthi, exhibition, method and result demonstrations, scientific visit to farmers field, exposure visit of farmers, animal health camps and farm science club and self-help groups conveners meet etc. The KVK is very helpful for the transfer of new techniques and technology to the farmers and livestock owners. The University is marching ahead to develop the KVK to be a model KVK where provisions will be made to provide all the facilities to the farmers.
Objectives
• Capacity development through skilling and training of farmers, farm women, youth and extension functionaries.
• Act as an information and knowledge centre for providing diagnostic and farm advisories to farmers and other stakeholders.
• Production of quality seeds, planting materials and other technological inputs for availability to the farmers.
• Develop convergence and partnership with agriculture related ongoing schemes and programs of different departments and organizations on national priorities.
• Awareness creation and community mobilization on various issues related to agriculture & allied sectors through innovative extension activities including use of ICT and other media.