Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ranichauri
Extension Brief
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tehri Garhwal, located at the Ranichauri Campus of VCSG UUHF, Uttarakhand, is one of the pioneering Farm Science Centres in the country and the first KVK established in Uttarakhand. ICAR records indicate that the KVK was sanctioned/established in 1983, while its actual functioning commenced in 1984. The KVK was established to provide location-specific agricultural extension, technology assessment, demonstration and capacity-building services to farming communities in the difficult hill agro-ecosystems of Tehri Garhwal. Its operational area encompasses the district of Tehri Garhwal, and its multidisciplinary activities cover agriculture, horticulture, soil science, agroforestry, animal husbandry, plant protection, home science and allied enterprises. The KVK plays an important role as a Knowledge and Resource Centre, facilitating on-farm testing, frontline demonstrations, farmer and rural-youth training, production of quality planting material and dissemination of improved technologies for enhancing farm productivity, profitability, sustainability and livelihood security. Following the establishment of VCSG Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry in 2011, the administrative control of KVK Ranichauri was transferred from GBPUAT to the VCSG UUHF, Bharsar.
About the Campus
Krishi Vigyan Kendra performs its activities as per the mandate suggested by ICAR, New Delhi.
Activities of the KVK are as follows:
To organize On and Off campus training programmes for Farmers, Farm Women, Rural Youth, and Extension personnel to make them aware about the latest technologies in agriculture. To organize short and long term vocational training courses. To conduct Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) and On Farm Trials (OFT) at farmer’s fields on new technologies and their refinement. Soil Testing and distribution of Soil Health Card to the farmers. Post harvest technology with value addition of hill crops. Major Schemes/Projects operated in KVK: Cluster Frontline Demonstrations (CFLD) on pulses and oilseeds. Achievents of KVK Tehri Garhwal :Ø Dr. Kirti Kumari (Subject Matter Specialist- Food Processing) has been honoured by most prestigious award of Government of Uttarakhand “Virangana Teelu Rauteli Rajya Stree Shakti award” in 2020 by Hon’ble Chief Minister in 2020 conferred by Directorate of Women empowerment and Child Development, Uttarakhand with reward money of Rs. 21000/- and appointed as Brand Ambassador of “Beti Bachao, Beti Padao”, Tehri Garhwal for her exemplary services in the district on 26th January, 2020.
Ø Dr. Shikha has been awarded “Best Poster Presentation Award” in Fifth International Agronomy Congress, organized by Indian Agronomy Society, New Delhi and Professor Jayashankar Telangana Agricultural University, Hyderabad held at PJTAU, Hyderabad during 2021.
Ø Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal won 1st Prize at National level for excellence in Food Processing initiatives by Krishi Alert Awards for FPO’s and KVK’s on 13th November, 2021 with reward prize of Rs. 11,000/-
Ø Mr. Devendra Singh Chauhan, Progressive Farmer, Village Budogi, Block Chamba, Tehri Garhwal awarded “Dev Bhumi Bagwani Purskar 2021 & 2022 awarded by ISHRD, Uttarakhand, India.
Ø Mr. Khushiram Dabral, Progressive Farmer/Entrepreneur Village Chopriyalagaon, Block Chamba, Tehri Garhwal awarded “Innovative Farmer Award” in “PUSA KRISHI VIGYAN MELA 2022” organized by ICAR-IARI, New Delhi.
Ø Mr. Prem Singh Bhandari, Progressive Farmer, Village Kaleth, Block Thauldhar, Tehri Garhwal awarded “Best Innovative Farmer Award” on the occasion of 39th Foundation Day in 2023 by ICAR-CRIDA, Hyderabad,
Ø Mr. Kuldeep Singh (Animal Husbandry), Kisan Shri, awarded Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand during 2024-25.
Ø Mr. Sanjay Prakash (Horticulture), Kisan Bhushan, awarded Department of Agriculture, Government of Uttarakhand during 2024-25.
Ø Dr. Aalok Gulabrao Yewale, has been awarded “Best Presentation Award” in Agroforestry during “Annual Zonal Workshop of KVKs” at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organized by ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana and GADVASU, Ludhiana during September 2024.
Ø Mr. Devendra Singh Chauhan, Third Prize in Cut Flower Non-Traditional Category, awarded by Governor House, Uttarakhand in Spring Festival 2025.
Ø Mr. Ramkrishna Dabral, Progressive Farmer/Entrepreneur Village Chopriyalagaon, Block Chamba, Tehri Garhwal awarded “Best Innovative Farmer Award” on the occasion of the Foundation Day Celebrations in 2026 by ICAR-ATARI, Ludhiana.
Joint Director Profile
Dr. Ayyanadar Arunachalam
Joint Director
V.C.S.G Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Bharsar
Collaboration
| S.no. | Name of Department / Organization | Nature of Linkage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | District Agriculture Department | Training, Diagnostic Survey, In-Service Training Programmes, Kharif and Rabi Rath |
| 2 | District Horticulture Department | Training, Diagnostic Survey, In-service Training Programmes |
| 3 | District Forest Department | Trainings, gosthi and exposure visits |
| 4 | Watershed department, Pauri Garhwal | Trainings, gosthi and exposure visits |
| 5 | National Seeds Corporation | Trainings, gosthi and exposure visits |
| 6 | NABARD | Participation in Meetings and Trainings |
| 7 | NGOs (Navchetna, World Vision etc.) | Training, Advisory Services |
| 8 | Government colleges and primary schools | Exposure visits and lectures, Trainings. |
| 9 | Anganwari kendras | Trainings, Lectures and Gosthi |
Faculty
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Extension Staff
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