KrishiVigyan Kendra, Kundrakudi was commissioned on 21.09.1996 and is functioning under the Director of Extension Education, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai – 600 051. KVK is located at Kundrakudi, which is about 12 kms from Karaikudi and 64 kms from Sivagangai. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kundrakudi was fully funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kundrakudi is the grassroot level vocational training centre in the state of Tamil Nadu. This centre acts as a bridge for transfer of advanced technologies from laboratory to land / field. This pioneer centre acts as source of sunlight to the rural households, farm youth and women self help groups of Sivaganga district offering training in agriculture and allied disciplines such as Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Agriculture, Horticulture, Soil Science and Home Science for their social and economic upliftment.
Krishi Vigyan Kendra has a total land area of 17.33 ha, which was donated by Thavathiru Kundrakudi Adigalar. The area occupied by the administrative building and roads is 0.037 ha. The training hall in KVK, Kundrakudi is 600 sq.ft., which can accommodate atleast 100 persons. The KVK has a well furnished Farmers’hostel having the facility of accommodating 30 farmers at a time. The trainees of KVK avail this facility. The centre also has demonstration unit for the benefit of the farmers in 0.400 ha. The facilities such as Demonstration Unit Models developed in this centre are
Name of the Project / Scheme | Sponsoring Agency | Budget Outlay (Rs. in lakhs) | Period of the Scheme |
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Establishment of Biotech Kisan Hub to be implemented at TANUVAS and TNAU | DBT | 5.60 | 2018-19 |
Study of Magnetic treatment on inland saline water and its suitability on cultivation of Paddy, Cotton, Chilli and Fodder Crops in Sivaganga District | DRDA, Sivaganga District | 6.42 | 2018-19 |
Introduction of GIFT Tilapia Culture in Farm Ponds | National Fisheries Development Board | 0.42 | 2016-17 |
Freshwater Backyard Ornamental Fish Culture | National Fisheries Development Board | 0.42 | 2016-17 |
Establishment of Climate resilient Integrated Farming System | National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture | 3.00 | 2016-17 |
Cluster Front Line Demonstration on Pulses | National Food Security Mission | 1.50 | 2016-17 |
Minor millets as fodder crops for degraded lands in Tamil Nadu | State Planning commission, GoTN | 12.18 | 2012-14 |
ATMA - Demonstration | Department of Agriculture | 28.90 | 2012-14 |
Establishment of High Density planting land use model in fodder tree crops in degraded lands in Tamil Nadu | State Planning commission, GoTN | 13.58 | 2011-13 |
ATMA - Demonstration | Department of Agriculture | 1.69 | 2011-12 |
Village Development Programme | NABARD | 9.30 | 2011-12 |
Precision Farming in Vegetable crops | NADP | 138.00 | 2009-10 |
Breeding for drought tolerance in coconut | ICAR-CPCRI (Consultancy Project) | 15.00 | 2008-18 |
Artificial Insemination in Cattles | NADP | 51.00 | 2008-09 |
Name of the Project / Scheme | Sponsoring Agency | Budget Outlay (Rs. in lakhs) | Period of the Scheme |
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Assessing Economically viable farming enterprises for developing Rural youth agricultural entrepreneurs for sustainable rural livelihood | ARYA - ICAR | 52.91 | 2018-2023 |
Sl.No. | Name of the Faculty | Designation | Specialization | Phone No | Email id |
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1 | Dr.S.Sendur Kumaran | Professor and Head | Horticulture | 9443869408 | sendurkumaran.s@tanuvas.ac.in |
2 | Dr.T.Selvaraj | Associate Professor | Soil Science | 8056168810 | selvaraj.t@tanuvas.ac.in |
3 | Dr.V.Ramakrishnan | Assistant Professor | Animal Science | 9789654869 | ramakrishnan.v@tanuvas.ac.in |
4 | Dr.L.Vimalendran | Assistant Professor | Agronomy | 9442872364 | vimalendran.l@tanuvas.ac.in |
5 | Dr.M.Alagappan | Assistant Professor | Fisheries | 8939896602 | alagappan.m@tanuvas.ac.in |
Professor and Head, KKRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA Kundrakudi – 630 206 Sivagangai District, Tamil Nadu Tel.: 04577 – 264288 Email:kvk-kundrakudi@tanuvas.org.in