Farmer-centric growth in agriculture and allied sectors through application of
appropriate technologies in specific agro-ecosystem perspective.
25 & 26 June 2022
2 Days Training Program (Including Practical)
Contact on WhatsappUtkarsh Agro Plus Eco Farm is a noble concept developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) which was rest upon a solid base of transfer of technology from laboratory to farmer's field with respect to Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Floriculture, Bee keeping, Mushroom Cultivation, under Farming and allied subjects. Realizing the importance of technology dissemination in the changing scenario of food and nutritional security, The ICAR intervened in a big way. It was also envisaged that technology assessed by the KVK will be act as a model for line departments and catalyze to improve the existing systems for better delivery mechanism.
Agriculture is the science and art of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. The history of agriculture began thousands of years ago. After gathering wild grains beginning at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers began to plant them around 11,500 years ago. Pigs, sheep and cattle were domesticated over 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. Industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture in the twentieth century came to dominate agricultural output, though about 2 billion people still depended on subsistence agriculture into the twenty-first.
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Animal Husbandry Meaning “ Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture where animals
are reared, bred and raised for meat, eggs, milk and other food products.”
What is Animal Husbandry?
Animal husbandry refers to livestock raising and selective breeding. It is the
management and care of animals in which the genetic qualities and behavior of animals
are further developed for prot. A large number of farmers depend upon animal husbandry
for their livelihood. Animals provide us with a variety of food products which have
high nutritional values. Therefore, they require a lot of care and attention. Animals
are bred commercially in order to meet the high demand for food.