Impact of KVK

Posta cultivation, a harmful and illegal practice of Chatra district was replaced with marigold cultivation.

Mono culture of fish was converted in to composite fish culture and integrated fish based farming systems.

Spread of Birsa Niger 1 was made in over 100ha of area in different blocks of Chatra district. Farmers were benefited by additional 30% yield as compared to farmer varieties and get Rs. 5000/ha extra income.

Application of bio fertilizer was increased in the district from zero level to a substantial extent.

Local upland variety Gora was replaced by Anjali and Vandana varieties in more than 1200 ha.

Seed replacement ratio of the district increased from 10% to 35% due to initiation of farmer participatory seed production and distribution programme.

T & D breed of Pig became important income generating enterprise among the resource - poor farmers in the villages.

Due to different technology dissemination interventions consumption oriented vegetable cultivation changed in to market -oriented cultivation.

Farmer participatory seed production programme was started in the district.

Small farm implements like Wheel hoe, Cono weeder, Manual type paddy thresher, Puddler, Five tine cultivator, Maize sheller, Paddy drum seeder were introduced in the district.

A total number of 310 entrepreneurs were developed in the district in different enterprises like dairy, poultry, piggery, goatry, fishery and vegetable production.