Kalgachia is a Village in Rupshi block in Barpeta District of Assam State, India. It is located 16 KM towards west from District head quarters Barpeta. Total population is 6304 and number of houses are 1286. Female Population is 48.8%. Village literacy rate is 56.6% and the Female Literacy rate is 25.0%. Summer paddy is the major cereal crop grow in the village. Winter and Summer vegetable, Jute and Toria are the main cash crops in Kalgachia. Among the horticultural crops Nursery become popular enterprise among the villegers. Income enhancing…
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Adoption of villages under Doubling Farmers Income
Name of the village with a brief background: Kuchiajhar The village is dominated by Bodo tribe with 104 households. Number of male and female voter in the village is 400 and 200 respectively. Major source of income in the village is Agriculture followed by Sericulture. Total 94% of the villagers are farmers with monthly income of Rs. 4000. Only 6 % of the population is government service holder with monthly income Rs 25000/month. The total agricultural land in the village is 68 Ha with average land holding of 0.65 ha. The…
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KVK Barpeta has a well equipped laboratory where agricultural soil and water samples are tested. There are altogether 10 parameters that are analyzed viz. pH, EC, OC, N, P, K, S, Zn, B, Fe with the help of MRIDAPARIKSHAK mainly to issue Soil Health Card. For water samples pH and EC can be tested. Seed germination test can also done by following the protocol of ISTA ( BLOTTER METHOD). Soil Health Card distribution list till December, 2020 Total no. of Blocks covered : 11Total no. of Villages covered : 94…
Read MoreKrishi Kalyan Abhiyan
The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare launched Krishi Kalyan Abhiyan from 1 st June 2018 to 15th August 2018 in 112 aspirational districts of the country. The program was focused on giving a boost to agriculture and allied activities in these aspirational districts. An action plan comprising of activities of the three departments viz., DAC&FW, DAHD&F and DARE was implemented during this period with Krishi Vigyan Kendras as the nodal point. A total of 15 villages were covered under the programme. Nature of activity No. of villages covered No.…
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To take forward the initiative of the Prime Minister for a New India Manthan with a vision of “Sankalp Se Siddhi” (Determination to Attainment), the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Barpeta celebrated the occasion on 27th August 2017 to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the Quit India Movement. The meeting was attended by Sri Rajen Gohain, Union minister of state for Railways as the chief guest. Dr. H. C. Bhattacharyya, Director, Extension Education, Assam Agricultural University welcomed the dignitaries. The meeting was also attended by Sri Gunindra Nath Das, MLA, Barpeta, Sri…
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An awareness programme on “Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana” was held at KVK, Barpeta on 31st May, 2016 in its campus at Howly. More than 500 farmers from different parts of the district attended the programme. The programme was inaugurated by Smt. Indira Gogoi Konwar, Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta. An agricultural exhibition was also organised which was inaugurated by Sri Shahadat Hussain, a progressive farmer and national award winner from the locality. On this occasion, 1002 nos. of Soil Health Cards were also distributed to the farmers. Date & venue:31-5-2016,…
Read MoreDesigning Breeding Crate For Safety Of New Born Piglet And Formulation Of Botanical Pesticides
Name & Address:Mr. Diganta DekaIFS Entrepreneur, Vill: Bathanotari, Barpeta, Pin: 781307 Introduction: Mr. Diganta Deka, a highly educated youth started farming after leaving his lucrative business of restaurant at Pune since 2016. He practiced the IFS model in his farm which is beneficial in terms of higher food production to equate the demand of the exploding population of our nation, increased farm income through proper residue recycling and allied components, sustainable soil fertility and productivity through organic waste recycling. There is also regular stable income through the products like egg,…
Read MoreHome Made Low Cost Incubator For Hatching Egg
Introduction: The lack of incubator for hatching the eggs of improved breed has been really a major problem being faced by the poultry farmers of Barpeta district. Majority of the poultry farmers are economically backward and hence procuring an artificial incubator is hardly feasible for them. Md. Faruk Khan is an educated rural youth of Barpeta. Being a youth from the community who is mainly involved in poultry rearing Md. Khan was very much concerned about this problem and tried to do something for the farmers to ease the problem.…
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