Dr. A.P.Usha

Director of Farms

Mobile

9446831300

Email

apusha@kvasu.ac.in

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Directorate of Farms was established, with the aim to provide information, knowledge guidance and technical support to the livestock owners and entrepreneurs to produce high quality animal products safely, efficiently and responsibly, ensuring the sustainable livestock production.

Mission and madate

The Directorate is responsible for the planning and supervision of various research projects under the state plan and centrally sponsored schemes in various farms. The directorate of farms supports and guides Post graduate and Doctoral research by the way of offering experimental units and other research facilities in different farms of the university. The Directorate is responsible for setting up of model farms of livestock and poultry for transfer of need based appropriate technologies among a range of actors including farmers, researchers, extension officers, veterinarians, dairy technologists, policymakers, entrepreneurs, non-governmental agencies and other intermediary organizations and to encourage them to demand relevant knowledge. By way of supporting farmers as well as university farms to produce more milk, meat and egg, this Directorate has a pivotal role in assuring food security of the state.

Name, Designation, Photo and contact details of officer second in-line

• P. Vijayakumar, Assistant Registrar
• Phone No: 9446094975, Email:viju-p-nair@hotmail.com
• Contact details of the office : Address, Phone numbers, e-mail ID
• Directorate of Farms, 1st Floor, Centre for Pig Production and Research Building, Mannuthy -680651
• Phone No:9446831300, E mail : dfarm@kvasu.ac.in

Setup of the office

• Director
• Assistant Registrar
• Assistant
• Office Attendant

Units under office/directorate

• University Livestock Farm and Fodder Research and Development Station, Mannuthy
• University Poultry and Duck Farm, Mannuthy
• AICRP Poultry, Mannuthy
• Centre for Pig Production and Research, KVASU, Mannuthy
• University Goat and Sheep Farm Mannuthy
• Vechur Cattle Conservation Project, Mannuthy
• Small Animal Breeding and Research station, Mannuthy
• Rabbit Breeding and Research station, Mannuthy
• Instructional Livestock Farm Pookode, Wayanad District
• Base Farm, Kolahalamedu, Idukki District
• Cattle Breeding Fam, Thumboormuzhi, Thrissur District
• Livestock Research Station, Thiruvazhumkunnu, Palakkad District.
• Avian Research station, Thiruvazhumkunnu, Palakkad District.

Activities of the office/directorate

• Utilizing the State plan fund, Farm Advisory Centre with training facilities was established under the Directorate of Farms to create a pool of experts for project formulation and monitoring for commercial farms and to establish facilities for onsite visit, technical analysis and remedial measures for livestock farmers.
• Conducted online debate for farmers lasting for 30 days entitled “Karshaka Souharda Samvaadha Parambara- Veterinary Doctorodu Chodhikkam.” in association with Academic Staff College.
• Published a hand book entiteld “Mruga paripalanam – Saasthrathine vazhikal” in association with the Academic Staff College.
• Two state plan projects are operated at Directorate :1.Strengthening of Farm Advisory Centre and 2. Updating the benchmarks of state animal production.

Photos of recent activities

Online debate for farmers: Screenshots

Achievements specific to the office

Using the state plan fund, a video conferencing system was installed at the Directorate.

RTI: Name, address and contact details of the person responsible

• PIO: Dr Usha A P, Director of Farms, Directorate of Farms, 1st Floor, Center of Pig Production and Research Building, Mannuthy 680651, Phone No : 9446831300, Email : dfarm@kvasu.ac.in

• APIO: P Vijaykumar Asst Registrar, Phone No: 9446094975, Email : viju-p-nair@hotmail.com

List of Previous Officer/ Directors and their tenure in the Office