Question: The first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) on a pilot basis was established in 1974 at …. .
a) Puducherry
c) Dharwad
c) Agra
d) None of the above.
Ans: (a)
Related facts:
- On 20th October, 2016 The Central Government announced opening of at least one Krishi Vigyan Kendra in all districts of the country besides opening Apiary Development Centers in ten states.
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra was envisioned as innovative institutions for imparting vocational training to the practicing farmers, school dropouts and field level extension functionaries.
- This will provide advanced Agriculture technical assistance to the farmers near their farms itself.
- The first KVK, on a pilot basis, was established in 1974 at Puducherry under the administrative control of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.
- Krishi Vigyan Kendra is deemed to play a vital role because of its following unique features:
• Creation of valuable resources in terms of technical manpower and assets
• Confirmation of technologies to suit local specificity
• Showcasing the frontier technologies
• Capacity building among stakeholders
• Front runner in technological application, information and inputs
• Participatory approaches in planning, implementing, executing and evaluation
Reference:
http://agricoop.nic.in/
http://www.icar.org.in/files/KVK-Telephone-Directory.pdf
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151823