Our Aim
The past efforts brought lot of success in terms of raising production and productivity and addressing issues of the farmers and the technology was considered as a vital factor in the production system and farmer asa recipient of the technology outputs. Now the situation has changed drastically in terms of increased number of smallholders, growing proposition of women-led agriculture, need for higher return per unit area and addressing the changing socio-economic environment.
This necessitates new approach for project development involving innovation and technology development with the strong partnership of the farmers for developing location specific, demand driven and farmer friendly technological options.
Linking
Linking available science and technology to the farm by first understanding the problem of the local farmer and provide solutions to those problems.
Understanding
Understanding the location specific problem of the farmer.
Working Together
The working together, in close conjunction, of scientists and farmers is the only way to improve the working conditions of small and marginal farmers.
Productivity
This programme aims to work with small and marginal farmers especially the woman farmer for better agriculture productivity through scientific intervention and evolving best farming practices in the Indian context.
Why Biotech KISAN Hub
There is a need for direct linkage between science laboratories and farms it is now imperative that the Indian scientist understand the problems of the local farmer and provide solutions to those problems.
Likewise, it is necessary to expose farmers to the scientific solutions available by bringing him to the scientific environment/laboratory. This close interaction and need based research will allow innovative solutions and technologies to be developed and applied at farm level.
Recent Activities
Small Scale Kadaknath Farming Unit in Tribal area Ambagarh Chowki
Date: 28.02.2022
Installation of Trichocard in Horticultural crop
Date: 19.05.2022
Post Harvest managements
Date: 02.06.2022
Introduction and Demonstration of Shirohi Breeds of Goat by KVK, Rajnandgaon
Date: 13.06.2022
Selling of Farm product by farmers
Date: 16.06.2022
Distibution of Improved paddy seeds for Kharif 2022-23
Date: 01.07.2022
Six days collaborative training programme organised at KVK, Mahasamund on Establishment of Orchard for economical and nutritional security
Date: 21.11.22
Six days collaborative training programme organised at KVK, Mahasamund on Low Cost Protected Cultivation of Vegetable Crops from
Date: 12.12.22
Organised the Farmers Exposure Visit cum Educational Tour
Date: 27.12.2022
Dr. Himanshu Pathak, Secretary (DARE) and Director General (ICAR) to ICAR-NIBSM, Raipur
Date: 18.02.2022Statistics
29+
Rs. 56.17 lakh
(Rs. 37,420/ farm family)