Krishivigyan Kendra Baramati

                           Krishivigyan Kendra Baramati

 

             Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Baramati is a district level Farm Science Center established on 1st August 1992 under the affiliation of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi at Agricultural Development Trust Baramati District Pune. KVK Baramati is Model, Hi-tech & National Award winning KVK of India working for farming community since 24 years for the development of sustainable agriculture. 

            The operational area of this Krishi Vigyan Kendra is up to the 7 tehsils of Pune district. The aim of Krishi Vigyan Kendra is to reduce the time lag between generation of technology at the research institutions and it's transfer to the farmer's field for increasing production, productivity and income from the agriculture and allied sectors on a sustained basis. In order to achieve this goal, four mandates have been envisaged in the design of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra.

                                                                    

                                                   Our Infrastructure

   This Kendra & host institute farm is situated at 6 kilometer west of the Baramati city. This center has an area of 20 ha of land required for the technology assessment &demonstration while 24 ha belong to host institute. From this total 44 ha land, the total land under cultivation &demonstration is 30.03 ha, Dairy 1.6 ha, Nursery 1.4 ha, Poly house 0.40 ha, KVK & host institute Buildings has occupied 3.4 ha, Well & water storage tanks 2.4 ha & Roads 4.77 ha of land. The demonstration farm is used for the on farm testing of new technologies. It is also used for the genesis of the good quality seed and seedlings. 

                                                      Our Facilities

 

                  New facility we are having are 1. Administrative Building 2. Agricultural Technology Information centre (ATIC). 3. Conference Hall 4. Audio Visual Training hall, 5. Demonstration plots 6. Hi-tech green house poly house 7. Plant health clinics & Bio-control laboratory 8. Soil, water, leaf & pitiol testing laboratory 9. Grading and packing unit 10. Apiary unit 11. Water storage tank with solar motor 12. Automated fertigation unit 13. Farmers hostel 14. Loose housing Dairy farm 15. Poultry Hatchery 16. Goat & Sheep unit 17. Silage demonstration unit 18. Integrated Fish & poultry unit 19. Fish Hatchery 20. Agri & Echo tourism 21. Indo-Dutch project for hi-tech farming 22. Hydro phonic unit 23. Nursery 24. Wind solar hybrid system for electricity generation 22. Farmers visit planning.

History Of " Baramati "

                                History  Of  " Baramati "

     

                               ​Baramati is a well known Historical place in Maharashtra.

           It is situated on the banks of the river Karha. The town has historical significance because of Kavi   Moropant and Shri. Babuji Naik.
Kavi Moropant was a gifted poet who was known for his style of shloka called 'Arya". He has written many books such as 'Kekavali', 'Harivijay' etc.
             
Baramati was ruled by the Yadavas of Devgiri.After the fall of the Yadav rule, it was immersed in the reign of Bahamas of Gulbarga. Fortunately, we find very authentic and credible historical references of Baramati's History in the books of Dr. Shejwalkar and Mr. Grant Duff- the well known historians.

According to Duff, Nijam Shah of Ahemednagar, being a tributary, gifted Baramati to Malojiraje Bhosale (grandfather of legendary Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj), in 1603. Thus Baramati was ruled by Bhonsale and later on it was included in the reign of Chhatrapati ShivajiMaharaj.
After Aurangzeb's death, it was won by the Marathas. Around 1745, Shahu Maharaj handed over the charge of Baramati to Babuji Naik. He was the great administrator as well as the patron of arts and religion.​
Baramati hosts two old temples which are built around 750. One of them is of Shri Kashivishweshwar - based on the west bank of the river, the other is of Shri Siddheshwar, located on the east bank of the river. Sidheshwar Temple is considered an architectural masterpiece. The temple is located near Babuji Naik's Mansion, which houses a gigantic idol of Nandi. References to both these temples are in the great epic
"Shiv Lilamrut" by another famous poet, Shridhar Swami.