• Kisan Diwas & MOU between SKRAU, Bikaner & Tara Bloom :

Kisan Diwas was organized by the Directorate of Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner on 23^rd Dec., 2022 at Shri Vivekanand Agriculture Musuem, SKRAU, Bikaner. The function was chaired by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner Dr. Arun Kumar.

Dr. Arun Kumar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner &

Prof. Satish Garh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, RAJUVAS, Bikaner with Representative of Tarabloom

• Workshop for Innovative farmers :

Two workshops were organized by the Directorate of Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner at Shri Vivekanand Agriculture Musuem, SKRAU, Bikaner. The function was chaired by Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner Dr. Arun Kumar. HVC advised to SKRAU Deans & Directors/Heads of Departments to consider innovative technologies in Research Programmes of SKRAU for evaluate innovative technologies.

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arun Kumar addressed to the innovative farmers & Deans/Directors of SKRAU & Distributed the Certificates to innovative farmers.

• Kisan Mela :

Three Days University Level Kisan Mela was organized on “Poskak Anaj-Samridh Kisan” by the Directorate of Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikanerat University Stadium from 27 to 29 March, 2023. In which 7500 farmers/Farm Women/Rural Youth/Extension Personnel were participated and 105 agriculture exhibition stalls were exhibited.

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arun Kumar addressed in the University Level Kisan Mela

• Kisan Chaupal and Vichar Gosthi:

The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner take new innovative idea to organize a Kisan Chaupal on each Wednesday by each KVKs of SKRAU per month as per thrust need of farmers in the operational area.

• Extension Advisory Committee Meeting:

Two Extension Advisory Committee Meetings were organized by the Directorate of Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner on 15^th may, 2023, 26^h Oct., 2023 & 03^rd Oct., 2024 at DHRD, SKRAU, Bikaner. In which Prof. A.K. Singh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Maharani Laxmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Dr. U.S. Gautam, DDG (Ag. Extn.) Dr. N.P. Singh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Banda Agriculture University, Banda were Chief Guests respectively, whereas Dr. Arun Kumar presided over the EAC meetings. The Director Extension Education, SKRAU, Bikaner and Senior Scientists & Head of KVKs were presented Progress Reports.

Prof. A.K. Singh, HVC, MLBCAU, Jhansi addressed in the EAC Meeting on 15-05-2023            Dr. U.S. Gautam, Hon’ble DDG, (Ag.Extn.) addressed in the EAC Meeting on 26.10.2023

Dr. Arun Kumar, HVC, SKRAU, Bikaner addressed in the EAC Meeting on 03.04.2024       Dr. Subhash Chandra, Director Extension, SKRAU, Bikaner presenting proceeding of Last EAC
Meeting on 03.04.2024

• Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting:

  Other supportive Extension Activities:

  Exhibitions

  S. No.	Date	Place	Occasion	Important Visitors
  	12 April, 2023	Ravinder Rangmanch, Bikaner	District Level Kisan Mela	Dr. Arun Kumar, HVC, SKRAU, Bikaner
  1.	16th to 18th June, 2023	Jaipur	State Level Kisan Mela	Sh. Ashok Gahlot, Former Chief Minister, Rajasthan, Sh. Lal Chand Kataria, Former Agriculture Minister, GOR, Jaipur & Dr. Arun Kumar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner
  2.	23&24 June, 2023	Udaipur	Regional Kisan Mela	Sh. Lal Chand Kataria, Former Agriculture Minister, GOR, Jaipur
  3.	30th June & 01st July, 2023	Jodhpur	Regional Kisan Mela	Sh. Lal Chand Kataria, Former Agriculture Minister, GOR, Jaipur , Sh. Murari Lal Meena, Former Minister of Agriculture Marketing, GOR, Jaipur & Dr. Arun Kumar, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner
  4.	13rd Jan., 2024	NRCC, Bikaner	District Level Kisan Mela	Dr. A. Sahu, Director, NRCC, Bikaner
  5	22-24 Feb., 2024	Prabhni, Maharashtra	Regional Kisan Mela	–
  6.		Tilwara-Barmer	State Level Kisan Mela	Sh. Kailash Chaudhary, Agriculture Minister, GOI,

  The Exhibition stall of SKRAU, Bikaner was organized the exhibition stalls in the above Kisan Melas. ThemainfeaturesofSKRAUstalls wereclimateresilienttechnologies,valueaddition on pearl millet,datepalmcultivation,non-conventionalsourcesof energy,dripirrigation, bee-keepingetc.

       

  Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner Dr. Arun Kumar interact with Former Agri. Minister, Sh. Lal Chand Kataria about Value Added Product of SKRAU

  Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, SKRAU, Bikaner Dr. Arun Kumar interact with Former Agri. Minister, Sh. Lal Chand Kataria about High Yielding Varieties of SKRAU

• Monthly e-News Paper ‘Chokhi Kheti’

The monthly newspaper “Chokhi Kheti” is being e-published regularly since February 2002 covering all research based articles useful for the farming community of the state. Now this is also available on line on the University website www.raubikaner.org. The subscription rate of the paper is only Rs. 50/ per annum.

• Agricultural Technology Information Center (ATIC)

This project has been sanctioned in 1999 under the National Agricultural Technology Project. ATIC is functioning on ‘single window delivery system’ for meeting the requirements of the farmers in terms of new technology, seeds/planting material of improved varieties, vaccines,

diagnostic facility, literature, which was quite innovative and would help in bringing the institutions/SAUs closer to the farmers.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

1. OnFarmTesting(OFT)

To identify suitable solutions of the location specific problems being faced by the farmers in the adopted villages,on farm testing programme was taken up by KVKs on problems like low yield, plant protection,nutrient management and varietal assessment in crops like clusterbean,mothbean,greengram,groundnut,wheat,mustard,gram and vegetables like Carrot and onion.OFTs were also taken on fruit plant like kinnow, Pomegranate and Date-palm. In animals husbandry section buffalo and calf were taken into consideration.This year total 25On Farm Testing were taken by SKRAU,KVKs with the involvement of 75 farmers mainly for assessment of technologies.

2. Front line Demonstrations

Cluster Front line Demonstrations

The ICAR has sponsored a special programme of Front-line Demonstrations to demonstrate the genetic production potential of improved crop varieties and to disseminate latest proven technologies of oilseeds under NAMOOP scheme and pulses production among the farmers with the view to reduce the time lag between technology generated and its adoption under NFSM scheme. This will also enable field functionaries to elucidate the production constraints and limitations in the adoption of technology for onward transmission to scientists to reorient their research accordingly. In these demonstrations all the newly unfolded technologies are carried out under the direct supervision of scientists and technicians of KVKs by supplying the critical inputs.

During the reporting year, Demonstrations were conducted on 432 hectares of land under front linedemonstrationsincludingoilseeds,(152ha),pulses(280ha)andothercrops(100ha).Total 1725 demonstrationswerelaidoutunderFLD.

3. Training Programmes

One of the mandates of Krishi Vigyan Kendras is to organize training programmes for practicing farmers, farm-women, rural youth and extension functionaries throughout the year. These trainings are conducted on the institution as well as in the villages, as per convenience of the target group and the nature of the training programme. The duration of programme may vary from one day to six months depending upon the complexity of the subject matter and need of the target group. During the year 2023-24 total 373 training progammes were organized by KVKs with the participation of 9466 participants. Out of these trainings, three trainings were organized for field functionaries 05, for rural youth 04 for farmers and farm women.

4. Knowledge Resource Management

This new mandate has been added to KVK activities and KVKs are working as Knowledge resource center specially in the field of agriculture and allied subjects for all the line departments as well

as farmers of the district. Following activities had been under taken by SKRAU, KVKs during the year 2023-24 .

• Publications :

During the year, 36 articles, 25 extension literature (leaf let, folder, pump let etc.), 23 research papers and 09 training manuals & Books Chapter were published by the KVK scientists.

• Telephone help line

KVK scientists are providing immediate solutions to the farmers on telephone for their problems related to agriculture and allied disciplines. During the year total ……….. farmers contacted the scientists for solution of problems.

• Trainingsconductedforlinedepartments.

LinedepartmentssuchasDepartmentofAgriculture,DepartmentofHorticulture,Department

of Animal Production, Department of Women and Child Development, Department of Watershed Development etc. utilizing expertise of KVK scientists for training of their field staff, training of farmers

and other activities. This year three trainings were conducted for field functionaries and ………. sponsored trainings for farmers and farm women with the participation of 27 and 678 participants respectively.

5. Supportive Extension Activities

In order to pass on fruits of technology to the farming society as early as possible, various supportive educational activities such as field days, farmers fair, exhibitions, press release, farmer scientist-interaction, diagnostic services, educational tours, night camps, film shows etc. were organized by KVKs throughout the year. The details of these activities are given in Table given below;

Supportive Extension Activities organized by KVKs

6. Seed production on instructional farms

Toprovidegoodqualityseedtothefarmers, BS/CS/TFLseedproductionprogramme

is being taken up by some Krishi Vigyan Kendras on their instructional farms. During the year 2023-24 following activities were undertaken for the utilization of instructional farm:

Utilizationofinstructionalfarms

TFL-TruthfullyLabeledSeed,BS-BreederSeed,CS-Certifiedseed,FS-Foundationseed

9. Important Publications.

11. Facilities

Office, ATIC and museum buildings are available with all facilities including conference hall. For staying of Directorate is having farmers hostel (Kissan Ghar) with the capacity to accommodate 150 farmers at a time.
     

Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Dr. Arun Kumar, Dr. N.P. Singh, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, Banda Agriculture University, Banda and Dr. Sanjay Singh, DG, UPKAR, UP intract with farm women on 04.04.2024 at Aklapar Dablapar regarding Value Addition of Khadin Area Products (Gram).

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