On Farm Testing (OFT) & Front Line Demonstrations (FLD) 


Krishi Vigyan Kendra Ernakulam conducts OFT to assess the performance of various technologies in farmers fields and to refine it suiting to local requirements.The Kendra organises FLDs to promptly demonstrate the latest but tested technologies to the farmers as well as extension workers with a view to bridge the time lag between technology generation and its adoption.

On going programmes

1. Front Line Demonstrations

  • Popularisation of  new paddy variety Sampada

  • Demonstration of weed management using plastic mulching in vegetables

  • Cultivation of High yielding coconut hybrid Kerasree

  •  Organic cultivation of vegetables in roof top using planting bags and containers

  • Raising sugar baby variety of watermelon in summer fallows

  • Eco friendly management of rise leaf folder

  • Introduction of KAU stingless honeybee hives.

  • Management of toxocarosis in calves by following revised deworming schedules

  • Demonstration of production performance of improved variety of Japanese quail.

  • Popularisation of scientific rearing of rabbits (Soviet Chinchilla) for meat purpose.

  • Demonstration of etroplus seed bank by mobilising women groups

  • Demonstration of induced breeding of common carps in portable carp hatchery.

  • Demonstration of snow ball tender coconut machine.

2. On Farm Testing

  • Testing of Maize variety Pratap-2 & PAC 712.

  • Assessment of effectiveness of Neemcake & GNC mixture in urban & urban fringe farm.

  • On farm production of organic manure in coconut garden

  • Performance evaluation of cabbage variety NS-160 and NS-183.

  • Testing of sustainability of growing vegetables in low cost rain shelters

  • Performance of organic pesticide emulsion from dry and wet Androgrphis Paniculata (Kiriath)

  • Preparation against sucking pests of vegetables

  • Drudgery reduction using cost effective single cow milking machine

  • Comparative performance of goat kids under supplementation with yeast and commercial probiotic

  • Testing of Cage Culture of Fin fishes in Brackish water.

  • Testing of Cage Culture of fresh water fishes in unutilised fresh water systems.

Completed programmes

1. On Farm Testing

NO

Title of the programme

Technology Source

1.

Integrated rodent control measures in coconut farm

Kerala Agricultural University

2.

Nutrient management in coconut farm

CPCRI

3.

Introduction of high yielding variety of Jasminum sampac

TNAU

4

Preparation of shrimp wafer

-

5

Recycling of organic waste using earth worms to produce vermi compost

TNAU / Kerala Agricultural University

6

Preparation of good quality cleaning powder

-

7

Integrated Pest Management in coconut garden

Kerala Agricultural University

8

Integrated pest management in Banana using Pheromone trap for Rhizome  weevil, 

Kerala Agricultural University

9

Integrated nutrient management in Jasmine 

-

10

Use of ‘Janatha cooler’ for increasing storage life of vegetables and fruits

-

11

Use of ‘Hay Box’ for energy saving in cooking 

-

12

Disease management in Jasmine farming using Biocontrol Agents, Trichoderma & Pseudomonas

Kerala Agricultural University

13

Cultivation of the new variety of pokkali paddy VTL-7

Kerala Agricultural University

14

High density planting of banana var-Nendran

National Research Centre for Banana(ICAR) , Thiruchirappally

15

Coconut climbing machines

-

16

Cultivation of Pokkali paddy variety,VTL-7

Kerala Agricultural University

17

Hygienic meat (Bivalve) production

-

18

Adaptability of Bush cutter for harvesting Paddy

-

19

On-farm production of organic manure in coconut garden

Kerala Agricultural University

20

Shrimp farming at traditional, improved traditional, extensive and semi-intensive levels.

 

21

Shrimp health management

 

22

Mud Crab farming (fattening).

 

23

Nursery rearing and grow-out farming of hatchery raised Mud crab seeds

 

24

Freshwater ornamental fish culture

 

25

Polyculture of finfishes and shellfishes.

 

26

Marine Mussel culture in marine and backwater systems.

 

27

Nursery rearing and pond culture of the finfish, Sea Bass.

 

28

Nursery rearing of marine ornamental fishes.

 

29

Farming of Carps.

 

30

Farming of euryhaline brackishwater fishes in freshwater systems.

 

 

2. Front Line Demonstrations

No

Title of the programme

Technology Source

1

Organic based nutrient management  in coconuts

Kerala Agricultural University

2.

Integrated nutrient management in coconut using Neem cake and Magnesium sulphate .

Kerala Agricultural University

3

Cultivation of Tissue culture Banana

Kerala Agricultural University

4

Cultivation of CO-1 Amaranthus.

Tamilnadu Agricultural University

5

Cultivation of high yielding Cassava Variety Sreejeya/ /SreeRekha

CTCRI

6

Cultivation of    high yielding paddy VTL-6 in pokkali lands

Kerala Agricultural University

7

Scientific management of stem bleeding in Coconut using Tridemorph & Neam cake.

Kerala Agricultural University

8

Eco-friendly management of Fruit fly in Cucurbits using Pheromone trap

Kerala Agricultural University

9

Demonstration of farming of Oyster mushroom, Co(OM)2 Hypsizygus ulmarius

Agricultural University

10

Cultivation of High-yielding Hybrid Coconut, ‘Kerasree. 

Tamilnadu Agricultural University

11

Demonstration of Hand-operated Cassava Chipping machine. 

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

12

Demonstration of Cassava Harvesting Tool

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute