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Atari Address - ICAR-ATARI Zone-VI Guwahati ICAR Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, ICAR CPCRI Campus Kahikuchi ,Guwahati, Assam

Host institute Name - Assam Agricultural University Jorhat, Assam

Pin Code - 783360

Website - http://kvkkokrajhar.nic.in

Preview KVK's – "Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kokrajhar is situated at Gossaigaon sub division of Kokrajhar district which is the gateway to Assam and is 50 km far in the west from district head quarter. It was established in 1985 with financial support from ICAR, Delhi. KVK, Kokrajhar shares the campus with Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS) of AAU for Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone (LBVZ) of Assam The KVK lies within the boundary of Bodoland Territorial Administrative District (BTAD) of Assam and people surrounding it belongs to Bodos, Santhals, Rajbangshi and Muslim community.

Kokrajhar, one of the 27 districts of Assam, located on the north bank of river Brahmaputra shares the international boundary with Bhutan in the north and interstate boundary with West Bengal in the west.

Agricultural is the means of livilihood of Kokrajhar district & contribute a major part in the district economy. The agricultural productivity is characterised by low production & low income due to lack of knowledge for adoption of new technologies & improper extension, poor soil & water management practices, limited input supply & poor infrustructure. Increased Agricultural productivity through the marginal, small & landless agricultural community is the prime consideration of KVK for bringing radical changes in the district.

Over the years, KVK, Kokrajhar, Gossaigaon has grown to impart need based training (both On campus and Off campus), On Farm Testing on identifying technologies and Front Line Demonstration to generate production data and feed back information. Several other activities such as Field Day, Kisan Mela, Farmers Scientist Interaction, Kisan Gosthi, Advisory Services, Radio Talk, TV Show and Publication in the news paper are also gaining more prominence than realized hither to. The multidisciplinary pool of KVK staff are doing hard work and coordinated effort towards bringing about a visible and positive changes in the mindset of Agricultural community of Kokrajhar district."