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Success Story of Gunajit Nath

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 admin

Category: Crop ProductionBackground Profile:Name: Gunajit NathVill: Anandapur, Nityananda,Dist: Bajali, Assam.Ph No: 6003593558The journey to successActivities and approaches:Mr. Gunajit Nath, a dedicated organic farmer, has been cultivating kharif scented riceusing traditional, chemical-free methods. He initially started with local rice varieties such asKunkuni Joha and Bogi Joha, followed by rapeseed cultivation in the rabi season.Recognizing the potential of organic farming, he sought expert guidance and enrolled inorganic rice cultivation training at KVK Barpeta.Technology infused, implementation and results:During this time, KVK Barpeta launched an organic farming project in Anandapur andKharadhara villages, which aimed…

Success Story of Archana Das

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 admin

Archana Das Background ProfileNameArchana DasFather’s nameLate Baliram DasVillageBogapara, PatacharkuchiDistrictBajali, AssamPhone8638855263 The journey to success Activities and approaches Archana Das, B.A., B.Ed. from Bogapara village during the year 2021, engage her in farming. She started a broiler farm along with horticultural crops like banana, pineapple, assam lemon, coconut, betelnut, black pepper in her own farm. With the increasing demand and profit, later, she developed a fishery about five bighas of land with a variety of fishes. In addition, she reared ten numbers of Assam hill goat in her farm. Technology infused,…

Success Story of Ajanta Das

October 9, 2026October 9, 2026 admin

Ajanta Das Background ProfileNameAjanta DasFather’s nameMr. Jogeswar DasVillageDakhin Ganakgari, SorbhogDistrictBarpeta, AssamMobile9957232036 The journey to success Activities and approaches Ms. Ajanta Das, an arts graduate, initially pursued handloom activities but had to stop due to financial difficulties. She then started making and selling rice cakes, later expanding to refined flour cakes. With a passion for food preparation and a strong desire for independence, she pursued training in value-added products from rice, fruits, and vegetables. Passionate about creating value-added products, she sought training from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta in 2022. Technology infused,…

Viksit KrishiSankalp Abhiyan (VKSA)

October 7, 2026October 7, 2026 admin

VKSA Kharif 2025 Report – KVK Barpeta Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta Assam Agricultural University 29th May – 12th June, 2025 Special Campaign Report Kharif Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA) A collaborative initiative carried out by KVK Barpeta in active coordination with state departments of Agriculture, Horticulture, Fishery, and Veterinary to empower local agricultural communities. Collaborating Departments Agriculture Horticulture Fishery Veterinary Total Participants 17,080 Barpeta & Bajali Female Farmers 9,052 53% Participation Male Farmers 8,028 47% Participation Coverage Area 2 Districts 12 Days Active Outreach Core Mission Key Objectives of VKSA…

Notice Inviting Tender

February 7, 2025February 10, 2025 admin

Sealed tenders in prescribed form along with DD/Cheque of Rs. 100.00 (Rupees One hundred ) Only is invited from the reputed, experienced Suppliers/Nurseries having sufficient credential and financial capabilities for supplying the Black Pepper cuttings to the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta, Howly, Pin-781316. https://kvkbarpeta.aau.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/NIQ.pdf

Self financed Input dealer training programme for insecticide management

October 17, 2023October 17, 2023 admin

The twelve day long self financed Input dealer training programme for insecticide management organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra Barpeta in collaboration with Department of Agriculture, Barpeta concluded on 6th October, 2023. The valedictory session was attended by Mr. Parikhit Bayan, District Agriculture Officer, Barpeta along with Dr. Arup Kumar Deka, Senior Scientist and Head, KVK Barpeta and scientists of the centre. In his opening remarks, Mr. Parikhit Bayan urged the farmers to follow the rules and regulations of the Insecticide Act and not to sell any spurious and misbranded pesticides…

Identification and popularisation of feasible and profitable IFS Modules for different Agro-Ecological situations at Barpeta district

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023 admin

This project was started from 1st week of June 2021 with objectives of 1. development of site specific and appropriate crop and/or enterprise based models suitable for different agro-ecological situations 2. undertaking a cost benefit analysis of the models and suggest one or two models best suited for the area with the aim of doubling farmer income 3. documentation of some successful IFS models being practices for feasibility of replicating them 4.documentation of suitable IFS models to the farmers of the region and 5. Identify core activities integral to the…

Formation of Farmer Producer Organizations

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 admin

KVK Barpeta has been acting as the Cluster Based Business Organization (CBBO) for formation of FPOs. As such, 4 Farmer Producer Organizations were formed Barpeta and Mandia block of Barpeta district and Bhawanipur and Bajali block of Bajali district during 2021-22 with the support of National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) under CSS-10,000 FPO. Primary crops chosen were Mustard and vegetables including Potato during D-MC meeting of the district. Four awareness meetings and 2 trainings for CEO and BOD were conducted. An amount of Rs. 4,69,000.00 was released to the FPOs…

Success Story of Mr. Kamal Talukdar

March 28, 2023March 30, 2023 admin

Mr. Kamal Talukdar is a farmer of the village Doloigaon of Bajali area. After passing his class XII examination, he completed the Certificate course on Plumber (ITI) and then he started farming. Mr. Talukdar has 2.4 ha of his own land for framing. He came in contact with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta in the last part of 2019. Before that, he cultivated crops with traditional methods. He participated in a few training and demonstration programmes on field crops, horticultural crops and on plant protection after meeting KVK, Barpeta and started…

Success story of Mrs Kalpana Barman

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 admin

Name and address of the farm woman Mrs Kalpana Barman Vill: Uttar BherbheriP.S.: Sorbhog,P.O. BholukadabaDist: Barpeta, Assam -781317Ph. No: +919678120960 Background information regarding new technologies/innovations/skills developed implemented and disseminated among the community Mrs Kalpana Barman earlier only used to weave traditional clothes and cultivate paddy and sesame with a very low income Her zeal to work in different avenues made her undergo trainings on Vermicompost production, mushroom cultivation, natural dyeing of cotton yarns, horticulture nursery management in KVK, Barpeta. With her immense success and hard work, fellow villagers also took up…