About Us

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Arwal has been established in August 2008 at Lodipur farm in Kaler Block of Arwal district of Bihar vide F. No.6-2/2006-AE-I dated 29th July 2008. It is an innovative centre of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Pusa, New Delhi under the administrative control of Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar.

The centre is dedicated to organize vocational training in agriculture and allied fields for practicing farmers, farm women and rural youth with emerging advances in agricultural research for technology assessment and refinement and demonstration of recently released technology.

The Arwal district is quite suitable cultivation of cereals, oil seeds, pulses and vegetables under rice-wheat production system. The productivity enhancements of the field and horticultural crops with the concept of integrated farming system module are the major arena of thrust for development of agriculture in the district.

Mandate of KVK Arwal

Conduct on farm testing/trials (OFTs), for assessing, refining and documenting agricultural technologies to develop location specific sustainable production system.
Conduct front line demonstration (FLDs) on cereals, oilseeds, pulses and, horticultural crops and for generating production data and feedback.
Organize vocational training in agricultural and allied sector for practicing farmers, farm women and rural youth with emphasis on learning by doing for self employment and income generation.
Organize training for in-service extension personnel for updating their knowledge status.

Priority thrust Area

To increase the productivity of cereals, pulses and oilseed crops.
To promote Integrated farming system (IFS) with horticultural crops, fishery, mushroom, beekeeping, goatry and poultry etc.
To Popularizing RCT, Precision farming & Protected cultivation
Diversification through pulse, vegetable, fruit and medicinal crops.
To promote Integrated Nutrient Management (INM), Integrated Pest Management and Weed management in major crops for sustainable agriculture.
Promotion of bio-fortified varieties to combat hidden hunger or micronutrient malnutrition.
To improve soil fertility status through soil testing, organic and natural farming .
To increase income through quality seed production.
To increase the milk productivity of milch animals through proper management.
To create self-employment of rural farmers/farm women and strengthen their economic condition by promoting mushroom production,
preservation of fruits/vegetables, poultry and goat rearing, textiles & apparel designing.
Empowerment of women in agriculture.
Popularization of Course grain (Millets)/Shree Anna.