KVK JAMNAGAR
Krishi Vigyan Kendra
Junagadh Agricultural University, Jamnagar
Year of Establishment:
KVK : Mandate and Activities
The mandate of KVK is Technology Assessment and Demonstration for its Application and Capacity Development.
- On-farm testing to assess the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
- Frontline demonstrations to establish production potential of technologies on the farmers’ fields.
- Capacity development of farmers and extension personnel to update their knowledge and skills on modern agricultural technologies.
- To work as Knowledge and Resource Centre of agricultural technologies for supporting initiatives of public, private and voluntary sector in improving the agricultural economy of the district.
- Provide farm advisories using ICT and other media means on varied subjects of interest to farmers
In addition, KVKs produce quality technological products (seed, planting material, bio-agents, livestock) and make it available to farmers, organize frontline extension activities, identify and document selected farm innovations and converge with ongoing schemes and programs within the mandate of KVK
1. General information about the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jamnagar:
Name of the Head | Post | Office address | Mobile | Email |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. K. P. Baraiya | Senior Scientist & Head | Krishi Vigyan Kendra Junagadh Agricultural University, Air force Road, Opp. Digjam Mill Jamnagar- 361 006 | (O) 0288 2710165 |
Faculty Information
Sl. No. | Name | Designation | Discipline | Email.ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dr. K.P. Baraiya | Senior Scientist & Head | Plant Protection | |
2 | Vacant | Scientist | Crop Production | - |
3 | Smt. A. K. Baraiya | Scientist | Home Science | |
4 | Vacant | Scientist | Plant Protection | - |
5 | Vacant | Scientist | Horti./ Ag. Engg | - |
6 | Vacant | Scientist | Ext. Edu. | - |
7 | Vacant | Scientist | Fisheries | - |
8 | Dakshaben R. Patel | Farm Manager | Agronomy | |
9 | Shri N. D. Ambaliya | Programme Assistant | Agril. | |
10 | Shri C. P. Padhiyar | Computer Programmer | Computer Operator | |
11 | Vacant | Assistant | Adm. | - |
12 | Shri. V. A. Jadav | Stenographer | Adm. | |
13 | Vacant | Driver | - | |
14 | Shri. D.M. Chauhan | Driver | - | |
15 | Shri B. V. Bamaniya | Supporting staff | - | |
16 | Vacant | Supporting staff | - |
Total land with KVK (in ha) : 20.84 ha
Sl. No. | Item | Areain hectare(s)* |
|---|---|---|
1 | Under Building and Road | 2.00 |
2 | Under Demonstration units | 0.70 |
3 | Under crops | 12.40 |
4 | Orchard | 3.50 |
5 | Agro-forestry | 0.24 |
6 | Others (Farm Pond & Channels) | 2.00 |
Total | 20.84 |
Infrastructure : (Facilities at KVK Main building, Training hall, Hostel, Farm etc)
Sl. No. | Name of building | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
1. | Administrative Building | 15-8-11 |
2. | Farmers Hostel | 15-8-11 |
3. | Staff Quarters(6) | 15-8-11 |
4. | Training Hall | 20-2-10 |
5 | Process Plant | 20-2-10 |
6 | Implement shed | 11-2-10 |
7 | Rain Water harvesting system | 31-3-2007 |
8 | Modern nursery unit | March, 2013 |
Basic information of the operational district, Jamnagar:
| Sr. No. | Details | JAMNAGAR | DEVBHUMI DWARKA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totalgeographical area | 6.075 lakh ha. | 4.07509 lakh ha. | ||
| 2 | Total cultivable area | 4.32 lakh ha. | 2.52 lakh ha. | ||
| 3 | Net cultivated area | 3.53 lakh ha. | 2.38 lakh ha | ||
| 4 | Total area underforest | 0.43 lakh ha. | 0.1736 lakh ha | ||
| 5 | Total irrigated area | 0.939 lakh ha. | 0.23092 lakh ha. | ||
| 6 | Numberof holdings | 1.44 lakh | 1.17 lakh | ||
| 7 | Average annualrainfall | 550 mm. | 550 mm. | ||
| 8 | Soil type | Mediumblack | Mediumblack | ||
| 9 | Total numberof villages | 419 (8 city) | 280 (8 city) | ||
| 10 | Total population | 13.89 lakh (2011) | 7.48 lakh (2011) | ||
| (a) Male | 7.18lakh | 3.84 lakh | |||
| (b) Female | 6.71 lakh | 3.64lakh | |||
| 11 | Literacy percentage | Rural | Urban | Rural | Urban |
| a. Male | 86.95 | 79.55 | 76.14 | 80.74 | |
| b. Female | 76.22 | 62.18 | 55.41 | 61.36 | |
| 12 | Numberof Talukas | 6 (Six), | 4 (Four) | ||
| Jamnagar | Jamkhambhalia | ||||
| Dhrol | Jamkalyanpur | ||||
| Jodiya | Okha Mandal (Dwarka) | ||||
| Kalavad | Bhanvad | ||||
| Lalpur | |||||
| Jamjodhpur | |||||