Expertise available in KVK Ernakulam

Urban agriculture, IPM, INM in coconut, banana, paddy and vegetables, protected cultivation, precision farming, high value floriculture, soil and water conservation, weed management, farm mechanisation, homestead vegetable cultivation, popularisation of high yielding varieties, promotion of micro enterprises, value addition, innovative processing techniques, fodder production, scientific livestock and poultry management and organic farming technologies in various crops, fresh water fish cultivation, rearing of marine ornamentals, seed production of pearl spot are the major thrust areas identified for KVK (Ernakulam).Specialized activities are :

• Integrated Pest Management and Integrated Nutrient Management of  various crops

• Maize cultivation

• Organic farming

• Precision farming and protected cultivation

• Roof top vegetable gardening

• Nursery management and propagation of horticulture crops

• Mushroom cultivation and spawn production

• High density planting techniques

• Scientific management of dairy cattle

• Poultry rearing-Backyard/ broiler/ egger nursery management

• Quail farming/ Turkey rearing/ Duck rearing

• Rabbitry/ Goat rearing

• Landscaping and gardening techniques

• Irrigation techniques

• Formulation of organic pesticides

• Value addition of fruits/ vegetables/ fish/ prawn

• Manufacture of household cleaning materials

• Entrepreneurship development

• Production of organic inputs - Panchagavya.

• Mechanization of farm lands

• Setting up of Agro Processing Industries

• Scientific fish farming / Research

• Soil and water analysis