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Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lakshadweep

 OTHER EXTENSION ACTIVITIES 

 a) Banner programme on Extension Management:-

          A  five days seminar on Extension Management  sponsored jointly by MANAGE Hyderabad and SIRD Kerala was organised jointly by   Department   of  Agriculture  and  Krishi   Vigyan   Kendra, Lakshadweep  during  the period 15th to 19th  May,  2000.   Total participation  was  35  persons.  From the  feed  back  from  the participants,  assessment  is one of the best  programme  so  far organised.   This programme has helped officers and Panchayat  fuctioneries to learn  various  Extension methods and grass root  level  planning techniques.

 b) Demonstration cum production Campaign

          Demonstration cum production Campaign based on  ongoing schemes  of Village Dweep Panchayat, Kadmat was organised  during the  period 22^nd   November - 4th December, 1999.  This  programme was  carried  out  with the total  participation  of  KVK  staff, covering entire island of Kadmat.

 c) Training Programme on Participatory Training Methods:

          Training  Programme on Participatory  training  methods was  conducted at Kalpeni from 05.05.2001 to 10.05.2001  for  the officers of Agriculture Department, Lakshadweep and the  District and Village Dweep Panchayat members Kalpeni.

          The  training  was  organised  in  collaboration   with Extension  Education  Institute, ANGR,  Agricultural  University,  Hyderabad.  The training was organised with  the following objectives.

           1. To refresh the knowledge of the participants on  the  process of training and use of simple visual aids.

           2. To   create  awareness  and    understanding   among  participants about different training methods.

           3. To  develop the skills in participants designing  and  use of different training Method.

           4. To    enable   the     participants     to    develop individual action plans for using the Training  methods at back home situation.

 d) Campaign on Drug and Alcohol Abuse:-

          In  collaboration  with Sunni  Students  Federation  of India, Kiltan Unit a year long campaign on drug and alcohol abuse campaign was organized on 24th August 2002.

 e) Land Resource Conservation Week:

          Land  resource  conservation  week  was  celebrated  in collaboration  with Agricultural Demonstration Unit  Kiltan  from 04.02.2002  to  11.02.2002.   60  farmers  participated  for  the programme  apart from staff of Demonstration Unit and KVK.   Heads of institutions at Kiltan also participated.

           The  topics  discussed  at length by  experts  for  the benefit of the farmers and the public are:

           >  Importance of conservation.

           > Conservation strategies.

           > Introduction of inter cultivation and multi  cropping

              to  increase  unit area production  to  make  farming viable.

           > Need of adopting organic farming.

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