Perceived Suggestions for Improving the Effective Functioning of Krishi Vigyan Kendra

Abstract

Agriculture is the back born of the Indian economy. Lessening the gap between laps to land is the foremost important task for agricultural scientists as well as policymakers. Various initiations are taken by the agricultural department to ensure agricultural production with the form of pieces of training and other activities and they execute tremendous effect on this field but same time some lack is still there for transfer the technology form lap to field.  Technical break-through in agricultural research in recent years has provided immense opportunities to increase agricultural production will depend on our ability to involve a large number of farmers and to impart them with knowledge and skills. Appropriate training to the farmers is very crucial to increase agricultural production with a view to getting a benefit. To assist a large number of a farmer, an innovative programme related to transfer of technology was launched in our country. Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is the prime innovative institution for transferring technology at the grass-root level. The study was taken up in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu. A total of 120 trainees were selected as respondents using a proportionate random sampling technique. Keeping in this view, this research was focused and finally, an attempt has been made to identify the suggestions given by the trainees to meliorate the functions of KVK in the future. To improve the effectiveness of the training programme organised by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kundrakudi, every respondent was asked for his / her suggestions. All the suggestions given by the respondents were processed using percentage analysis. This would help the extension personnel to concentrate on promoting this technology and this could be helpful for the policy-making and strategy alteration. The findings of this research can be gainfully utilized by the administrators, scientists and extension officials to improve the effectiveness of the trainings.