ICAR- KVK Ernakulam Newsletter No.13 April 2013 - March 2014

KVK, CMFRI (2014) ICAR- KVK Ernakulam Newsletter No.13 April 2013 - March 2014. Other. ICAR- Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ernakulam.

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Abstract

Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK, Ernakulam) of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute has a long history of 38 years in serving the farming community. This KVK is the oldest in Kerala and the second oldest in the country. It was instrumental in spreading commercial prawn culture ventures along the east and west coasts of India in the 1980s. In recent times, its mandates were broadened and presently the KVK deals with all aspects of Agriculture, including Fisheries and Animal Husbandry towards overall development of Agriculture in Ernakulam district. The fl agship programmes of this KVK are Fisheries and Urban Horticulture. With strong scientifi c backup from its host institute-CMFRI, this KVK demonstrated and popularised a number of recent Aquaculture technologies in the district. Cage culture in granite quarries, package for pokkali fi elds, scientifi c mullet farming, fresh water carp seed production, and karimeen seed production facility are some of these. In Urban Horticulture, the KVK is popularising the concept of Family Farming for sustainable vegetable production in homesteads. Horizontal planting bags are being popularized by KVK for effi cient vegetable cultivation. A number of organic fertilizers, bio pesticides and hormones are available with KVK for supply to the farmers for safe-to-eat vegetable production. KVK has also developed a protocol for precision vegetable farming and the technology is being demonstrated in the fi eld this year

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