Establishment

kvk Krishi Vigyan Kendra KVK) is a district level Farm Science Centre established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur (C.G.). It is responsible to transfer agricultural technologies and research to the farmer's fields so that the farmer can gain the high productivity.
The KVK has excelled in bringing the modern technological packages at the farmers doorstep with the help of various instructional units. The KVK today has sufficient resources to impart training skills for not only the farmers but also the rural youth. The Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Durg (C.G.) was established in October, 1993 with following aims and objectives:
•  To bring about improvement in productivity through transfer of economically viable and environmentally sound technologies on various aspects such as crop production, farm mechanization, horticulture, home science, etc.
•  To improve farm mechanization status of the district.
•  To improve rural entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied aspects.
•  To reduce farm women drudgery.
•  To establish strong linkage with farmers and line departments for rapid developments in agriculture.
Opportunities
•  Well established KVK has vast working area.
•  Awareness and little interventions in way of doing farming, can bring big change.
•  Training to staff will give maximum result in the field.
•  As implementing agency for convergence programmes helps in development of Farmers.
•  Reach in national resources can be utilized for optimum use to increase production.
•  Soil and water conservation can be boom to the area.
Other Activities of KVK, Durg
• Formation of Farmers commodity based groups.
• Rendering need based farm advisory services.
• Implementing state and central governments sponsored agriculture related development programmes.
• Development location specific technologies .
• Conducting skill demonstrations.
• Dissemination of technologies through AIR, Doordharsan, Website, Newspapers and Kisan Mobile Sandesh.
• Precision farming, National Horticulture Mission, ATMA, etc.
      Besides, mandatory works, Krishi Vigyan Kendra has taken up several other innovative programmes through convergence with government and non-government agencies viz.
• NHM
• ATMA
• RKVY