New Initiatives
Solar Farm Demonstration Unit:
The solar unit at KVK was developed with the object of getting additional income through power generation rather than agricultural land with cultivations of different crops.
- Area : 01 Acre
- Power distribution: KVK, NHRDF and NAFED through BSES Grid based on virtual net metering through third-party agreement.
- Electricity Generation: 110 KW
- Financial support: Delhi Transco Ltd. and NABARD, New Delhi
- Commance : 12thFebruary 2021
- Type of Farming: Agri-Voltaic 3-tair system
automatic weather station (AWS), DAMU
- An automatic weather station has been established at KVK, Ujwa with the help of the Indian Meteorological Department and Indian Council of Agricultural Research. Farmers are made aware by the KVK through weekly agricultural weather advisories, taking advantage of which farmers complete their agricultural work.
- Name of Station: District Agro-Meteorology Unit
- Name of Scheme: Gramin Krishi Mausam Sewa (GKMS)
- Object: Provide the weather information to the farmers
- Year of Establishment: July, 2021
- Sponsored by: India Meteorological Department, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India
De-Humified Seed Storage
- AC-Dehumidified seed storage under MIDH is used for keeping the seeds of crops safe and sustaining the shelf life and vigour of the seed. The capacity of storage is 15 MT.
Rain Water Harvesting Pond
KVK also has two rainwater harvesting ponds in which rainwater collects during the raining season for the KVK farm.
Drip Irrigation
- Drip irrigation is the most efficient water and nutrient delivery system for growing crops.
