About KVK Kokrajhar

District agricultural knowledge centre for practical, field-ready technology.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kokrajhar works with farmers, farm women, rural youth, and extension personnel through technology assessment, demonstrations, training, advisory services, and quality input support.

Introduction

Bringing science from research stations to farmers' fields

Krishi Vigyan Kendra provides farm support to the agricultural sector as a district-level agricultural extension centre of ICAR and its affiliated institutions. Its mission is to assess technologies, demonstrate their application to farmers, and build capacity among rural communities.

KVK is responsible for producing and supporting access to quality technological products such as seed, planting materials, bio-agents, and livestock inputs. It also organizes frontline extension activities, documents selected farm innovations, and converges with ongoing KVK schemes and programmes.

History

How Krishi Vigyan Kendras became a national extension model

The Education Commission of 1964-66 recommended specialized institutions for vocational education in agriculture and related fields. These recommendations were discussed by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Agriculture, Planning Commission, ICAR, and allied institutions between 1966 and 1972.

ICAR proposed Krishi Vigyan Kendras as innovative institutions to provide vocational training to practicing farmers, school dropouts, and field-level extension functionaries. In August 1973, the ICAR Standing Committee on Agricultural Education recognized KVKs as nationally important for improving agricultural production and farming livelihoods.

KVK overview

The first KVK was established as a pilot project in Puducherry in 1974.
KVKs are usually linked with agricultural universities, ICAR institutes, government departments, or agriculture-focused NGOs.
All KVKs are guided by Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes.
KVKs are fully supported by the Government of India and play an important role in improving farmers' income.

Mandate and functions

What KVK Kokrajhar delivers

Assessment, refinement, demonstration, capacity building, and advisory support for location-specific agriculture and allied enterprises.

On-farm testing

Identify and refine technologies that suit local farming situations, resources, and climate conditions.

Frontline demonstrations

Showcase production potential of improved technologies directly in farmers' fields.

Training and advisory

Build capacity of farmers, farm women, rural youth, and extension personnel through need-based programmes.

Resource centre

Support public, private, and non-profit initiatives for strengthening the district agricultural economy.

KVK at a glance

Established at Telipara, Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar district

Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kokrajhar is located at Telipara in Gossaigaon sub-division of Kokrajhar district, Assam. It was established vide sanction order no. 3(88)/85 - KVK with financial support from ICAR.

The centre shares its campus with the Regional Agricultural Research Station of Assam Agricultural University, serving the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone. It lies within the Bodoland Territorial Region, where nearby farming communities include Bodos, Santhals, Rajbangshi, and Muslim communities.

1.5 haOffice building 2.5 haOrchard and agro-forestry 7.0 haSeasonal crops

Operational area

Three sub-divisions and eight development blocks

The operational area encompasses Kokrajhar, Gossaigaon, and Parbatjhora sub-divisions. The eight community development blocks are Titaguri, Dotma, Gossaigaon, Kachugaon, Hatidhura, Debitola, Mahamaya, and Rupshi.

North: Narang Pachani Gaon and Changmai Gaon
South: Nagadera Gaon and Tipomia Gaon
East: Sensua Gaon and Changmai Gaon
West: Adarsha Gaon and Miri Gaon

How to reach

Connected by road and rail communication

502 kmFrom host institute Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat.
270 kmFrom ISBT, Guwahati.
260 kmFrom Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati.
Nearest railGossaigaon Haat railway station.
Nearest airportBagdogra, Siliguri, West Bengal, around 240 km away.

Google location

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kokrajhar

Telipara, Gossaigaon, Assam - 783360