Current Activities

New initiative by KVK: Ground nut Cultivation creating new avenues for farmers

Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) commonly known as peanut is widely grown as an oilseed crop. In the existing cropping pattern farmers are practicing the cultivation of

Rice, Vegetable Pea, S.Rice

Rice, Wheat, Rice

Rice, Vegetable Pea, Sugarcane ratoon, S.Rice

Current crop cultivation practices in rice-wheat systems degrade the soil and water resources thereby threatening the sustainability of the system & encourage inappropriate land and input uses. It can be concluded that large scope exist to improve groundnut production and consumption for food uses in rural areas of district U.S.Nagar of Uttarakhand. Groundnut contributes importantly to household food and nutritional security. After harvesting of rabi crop, introduction of short duration legumes in summer may contribute to higher yields of kharif rice as the residues of leguminous crop decompose quickly and releases nutrients. Groundnut cultivation promotes soil health, reduces fertilizer requirement, low input and short duration crop. Finally, the technologies should find its way to the farmers fields, which is the ultimate goal of our endeavours.

Health Camp organized by KVK, Kashipur for the celebration of nutrition week

A nutrition week was organized in different blocks of district U.S.Nagar from 1-6 September, 2014 in which scientific interaction was held to enhance the knowledge of farm women towards low cost nutritious food products. Various value added soy products such as soy milk, soy namkeen, soy halwa, soy salad, soy paneer etc were method demonstrated and exhibited to popularize the nutritious food item among women. Technical literature related to dehydration of green leaves, storage techniques and recipes etc were provided to them. Health status of the farm women was assessed through BMI and MUAC.