Kisan Gyan Rath

Agri-knowledge at farmer’s doorstep

It is an important mobile system for imparting knowledge to the farmers at their doorsteps. It is equipped with video display unit for demonstrating agricultural practices. This Rath moves from village-to-village as per the schedule across the 25 districts of Bihar. It is paying a pivotal role in motivating the farmers to adopt the latest technologies. Kisan Gyan Rath was launched by Bihar Agricultural University is a fully equipped with facilities for soil analysis, interpretation and issuing of soil health cards to the farmers. It has already covered 280 villages across 12 districts of Bihar analysing 3540 soil samples and educating 82000 farmers about latest technologies developed by the university.

Impact:

• Helped to provide training reach youth and farmers of remote areas
• Improved communication & reinforced the relationships with farming community
• Reduced the travel expenses and saved the time
• Real time feedback from farmers for effective formulation of applied research
• Enhanced presence of the university at rural areas
• Increased adoption of farm technologies