Mandates of KVK

On Farm Testing to identify the location specificity of agricultural technologies under various farming systems.
Front Line Demonstrations to establish production potential of various crops and enterprises on the farmers fields.

Media Coverage

KVK's News letter

About Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Krishi Vigyan Kendra

was started in the year 1991 at Kilnelli village of Thiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu. It is funded by

ICAR, New Delhi.

It comes under the Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI), Zone X of ICAR.

KVK was named after the founder late Mr.L.Vedapuri, a leading advocate and social worker who had dedicated his life for the upliftment of rural mass. The KVK is functioning under the Tamil Nadu Board of Rural Development, Chennai. A Non governmental organization headed by the president Mr.S.Ramesh, an advocate and eminent person...

Tamil Nadu Board of Rural Development (TNBRD).

The TNBRD is a well known Non profitable NGO, registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, founded by Thiru.L.Vedapuri, an eminent professional advocate. He had dedicated his life for social upliftment of the rural farming community especially the women and marinated segment of the society...

ATARI, Zone X Hyderabad

Dr. Shaik N Meera, Principal Scientist (Ag. Extension), ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad assumed the charge of Director, ICAR-ATARI, Hyderabad in the afternoon of 10th February.