The Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Karda (Washim) is equipped with a well-developed and modern administrative building designed to effectively support its extension, training, and research activities. The infrastructure has been thoughtfully planned to cater to the diverse needs of farmers, rural youth, and extension personnel.
The building houses spacious and well-ventilated classrooms that are used for conducting training programmes, workshops, and capacity-building sessions. These classrooms are equipped with audio-visual aids, enabling effective knowledge dissemination through presentations, demonstrations, and interactive sessions.
A well-furnished Conference Hall is available for organizing meetings, seminars, Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) meetings, and discussions with line departments. It provides a professional environment with necessary facilities for decision-making, planning, and coordination activities.
The Amphitheatre within the premises serves as an excellent venue for conducting large gatherings, farmer fairs (Kisan Melas), field days, and cultural programmes. It facilitates interaction among farmers, scientists, and stakeholders in an open and participatory atmosphere.
The KVK also has a Soil and Water Analysis Laboratory, which plays a crucial role in providing scientific advisory services to farmers. Soil and water samples collected from farmers’ fields are analyzed to determine nutrient status, soil health, and water quality. Based on the results, location-specific recommendations are provided to improve crop productivity and sustainable resource management.
An Agriculture Technology Information Centre (ATIC) is an important component of the KVK, functioning as a single-window delivery system. It provides farmers with timely access to agricultural technologies, quality seeds, planting materials, literature, and advisory services. Farmers can directly interact with scientists and obtain solutions to their field problems.
Overall, the well-developed administrative building of the KVK ensures a conducive environment for learning, technology transfer, and farmer-scientist interaction, thereby strengthening the agricultural extension system and contributing to the socio-economic upliftment of the farming community.
The Krishi Vigyan Kendra has a farmer's hostel that can accommodate more than 50 farmers at a time. The hostel rooms are well furnished too. The facilities are also available to outside farmers who visit us during study tours. The KVK has solar streetlights. It is also equipped with a generator.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra has established a Bio-Pesticides Lab at KVK Farm to provide good quality products at right time for demonstration purpose. The Lab. is making 6 products that are Metarizium, Sudomonous, Tricoderma, Rizobkum, Azatobactor,P.S.B. etc
Recently the Krishi Vigyan Kendra has constructed green house over 0.05ha area of naturally ventilated type to undertake floriculture( gerbera cultivation) Recently the Krishi Vigyan Kendra has constructed two shade houses
In collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra this Krishi Vigyan Kendra is going to establish a plant health clinic that will provide farm consultancy services of all types to farmers. Farmers may visit us with their queries or write to us for the guidance. Diagnostic visits are also arranged to farmer's fields in case the problem needs further in field investigations.
