The idea of starting the
school was first conceived in the year 1936 as a result
of getting a good amount of donation of Rs. 50,000/- from smt.
Jashumatiben in the memory of her beloved husband sheth Dosabhai
Maganbhai for this institution.
Different
classes on Agricultural and Horticulture were held at this
institute. Primary teachers and military persons were given
training to improved method of agricultural practices. This was
continued until 1949. When the Baroda State was merged with
Bombay state, consequently the one-year courses for marking
uniform pattern in whole state.
From June 1972,
Gujarat Agricultural University came in to existence and all
the agricultural schools are transferred to Agricultural
University. Form 1st may 2003 Gujarat Agricultural
University divide into four Agricultural University and Anand
Agricultural University came in to existence and all middle
Gujarat Agricultural Schools are transferred to Anand
Agricultural University.
To organize short and
long-term vocational training courses in agriculture and
allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with
emphasis on "learning by doing' for higher production on
farms and generating self-employment.
::
To organize frontline
demonstrations on various crops to generate production
data and feedback information
::
To organize training to
update the extension personnel with emerging advances in
agricultural research on regular basis.
::
To undertake "On-farm
testing" for identifying technologies in terms of
location specific sustainable land use systems.
Financial source :
ICAR
Major activities of the centre
1.
Training
Sr. No.
Type of training
No. of training programme
No. of participant
1
On Campus
29
619
2
Off Campus
40
1156
2. Demonstration
Sr.No.
Crop/ Enterprise
Year
Season
Area
(ha)
No. of Farmers/
Demonstrations
Proposed
Actual
SC/ST
Others
Total
1
Castor
(GCH-5)
2007-08
Kharif
10
10
1
19
20
2
Mustard
(GM-3)
2007-08
Rabi
10
10
6
14
20
3
Wheat(
GW-322)
2007-08
Rabi
10
10
10
10
20
4
Wheat (INM)
2007-08
Rabi
5
5
1
9
10
5
Greengram
(GG-4)
2007-08
Summer
5
5
0
10
10
6
Cotton
(BT)
2007-08
Kharif
10
10
6
19
25
7
Mineral
mixture
2007-08
-
10
10
3
7
10
3. Details of
Extension activities Year 2007-08
Nature of Extension Programme
No.
of Programmes
No.
of Participants (General)
No.
of Participants
SC /
ST
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Male
Female
Total
Field
Day
6
207
0
207
21
0
21
228
0
228
Kisan
Ghosthi
2
174
4
178
16
0
16
190
4
194
Film
Show
22
260
17
277
168
48
428
65
493
Method
Demonstrations
2
39
0
39
5
0
5
44
0
44
Group
meetings
2
223
0
223
42
0
42
265
0
265
Lectures delivered as resource persons
12
482
27
509
124
36
160
606
63
669
Newspaper coverage
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Extension Literature
10
folder
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Scientific visit to farmers field
71
770
0
770
89
0
89
859
0
859
Farmers
visit to KVK
119
172
14
186
22
0
22
194
14
208
Exposure visits
2
35
0
35
4
0
4
39
0
39
Any
Other (Specify)
Farmers
meeting under Krushi Mahostav 2008
161
villages
18289
18289
18289
0
18289
Total
12
20651
20663
41326
18780
101432
202864
21142
146
21288
4. On Farm Testing :
Sr.No.
Crop/Enterprise
Farmingsituation
Problem
identified
Intervention
Treatments
Productivityper unit(Q/ha)
1
Mustard
Irrigated
Low
yield of Mustard
Sulphar containing fertilizerapplication
in mustard
T: 1
Farmer’s practice
T: 2
RD ( 50+50+0 NPK kg/ha) through DAP + AS
T: 3
RD ( 50+50+0 NPK kg/ha) through SSP+ Urea
T1:
18.2
T2:
22.0
T3:
21.4
Major Acheivements of KVK
1. Introduction of
new variety of paddy - Gurjari, GR-7 and GR-12
2. Introduction of new variety of Castor- GCH-5
3. Introduction of new variety of Mustard- GM-3
4. Introduction of new variety of Greengram- GG-4
5. Introduction of new variety of Wheat- GW-273, GW-322 & GW-496
6. Use of phosphatic fertilizer as basal dose in castor and mustard
crop.
7. Adoption of line sowing in paddy
8. Use of recommended fertilizer dose (on the basis of soil analysis &
soil health card) in paddy, wheat, castor & mustard
9. Use of mineral mixture and deworming in animal feed.
Following
literature were prepared and published for the farming community
Sr. No.
Folder
Author
1
Jamin na
pruthakarn nu mahatva
Dr. K.H.
Patel & Dr. H.B.patel
2
Kampost
banavvani padhati
Dr. K.H.
Patel & Dr. H.B.patel
3
Jaminma
posak tatvo nu mahatava ane khatarono karyaksham upyog
