Project No: HADP-20

Innovative Extension Approaches for Promoting Agriculture in J&K

SKUAST-K Budget (Lakhs)

69.50

Facilities

R&D Activities

Trainings

Agrinnovate

1,600

Beneficiaries

Principal Investigator

Prof. Masood Saleem Mir

Leading this initiative under HADP SKUAST-Kashmir.

Research Development

Project Objectives

1. Holistic planning and execution of Production to Profitable agriculture.
2. Convergence of functional extension resources and approaches for
participatory planning and decentralized decision making to promote
remunerative agriculture.
3.To provide seamless agricultural extension services with perfect outreach & dynamic contact across the value chain & real time resource person–client interaction.
4.Capacity building in agricultural extension and skill development for
entrepreneurship development and employment generation.
5. Undertaking extension based Research for continued development.

SKUAST-K Activities

Area/ Commodity Specific Cluster Approach.
Establishing Panchayat level 'Kissan Khidmat Ghar'.
Strengthening of Block Level Extension Advisory Committees.
Redefining role of KVK as hub of convergence at District Level.
Development of Cyber Extension Platform Development / outsourcing of Apps, DSS, ES, Service Portals.
Students Rural Exploration Programme (287 blocks).
Community radio station Specific Slots on Door Darshan Development & Production of Documentaries.
Multimedia Centre (production Studio) Business orientation of unemployed youth & farmers Awareness & Popularization.
Capacity Building of Field Functionaries UT Level National Level International Level.
Skill development of farmers & youth Vocational Trainings : logistic support.
Research in Extension.