Kozhikode :

ICAR Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Peruvannamuzhi launched Lead Enthusiastic Agriculture to Develop (LEAD) aided by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) here the other day.

The scheme envisages demonstrating latest production technologies of spices and vegetables in KVK farm using its technical support. Under the scheme, KVK will work as an Agriculture Incubation Center for farmers, who are ready to venture into scientific cultivation practices. A sum of Rs 7.30 lakh budget outlay has already been earmarked for the project execution.

A meeting of the beneficiaries of the project selected from different parts of Perambra block was held at KVK, where an action plan was prepared for the upcoming season.

Dr P Rathakrishnan, Programme Co-ordinator of ICAR-KVK , Peruvannamuzhi, during the interaction elaborated about the objectives of the project to participants and underlined that the project will help the farmers to gain confidence in adopting proven technologies evolved at research stations on a wider scale. He also added that the field areas of KVK will be used by them to showcase the recent technologies in vegetable and ginger cultivation.

Dr P S Manoj, SMS (Horticulture) and PI of the project also interacted with the participants to clear their doubts about the adoption of technology in farming.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Kozhikode / Sreedevi Chitharanjani, TNN / May 27th, 2016