Impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendra on Adoption behaviour of Farmers

The present growth rate of population in India demands production of additional 5-6 million tons of food every year for ensuring food security at the household level. This is a major challenge for the poIicymakers, planners, administrators, agricultural scientists and extension workers of the country. These calls for the reassessment of the existing roles, mission and strategies related to technology generation, technology assessment and refinement and dissemination in the field of agriculture and allied sectors. Considering the major challenges in agriculture including the need for enhanced productivity and enhanced profitability there is a need for greater thrust for technology dissemination without any transmission loss. To increase the food production at the rate of at least three per cent per year the efforts of government organizations alone is not sufficient. There is a need for collective efforts of both governmental and non-governmental organizations for agricultural development and in tum rural development. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (rCAR)., during the fifth five year plan, launched an innovative project for imparting training in agriculture and allied a