Different Units

Soil and Water Testing Laboratory :

Recommendation of proper does of fertilizer in different crops according to the soil analysis report. Recommendations for proper pond management

IRM Laboratory :

Insecticide Resistance Monitoring Laboratory where experiment is being conducted to study the resistance frequency and resistance factor of different insect-pests to different chemicals

Bio-control Laboratory:

Mass production of bio-agents such as  Trichogramma chilonis & Chrysoperla Carnea and bio-pesticides  such as Trichoderma viride, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae are going on in bio control laboratory with the help of modern bio-control devices like laminar flow, hot air oven, BOD incubator, UV chamber, Binocular microscope, Automatic corcyra rearing system, Egg cleaning device, Insect collection device, Centrifuge etc.

Bio-pesticides and bio-agents available along with nucleus cultures

• Trichogramma chilonis

• Chrysoperla Carnea

• Beauveria bassiana

• Trichoderma viride

• Metarhizium anisopliae

Meteorological Unit :

Set up for day to day weather information for proper crop care

Seed Farm :

Good quality seeds of paddy, greengram, vegetables and flowers produced and supplied to the farmers field

Plant Nursery :

Set up for selling good quality planting materials to the farmers at a very nominal cost

Low Cost Poly House :

Off season vegetable cultivation to catch early market and to fetch higher price

Seed Cotton Ginning Unit :

Ginning of seed cotton produced by local farmers

Bee Keeping Unit :

Established for honey production and better pollination for good quality seed production at Instructional Farm and farmers’ fields

Medicinal Garden :

To make aware about the medicinal value of different plants, its cultivation, processing and marketing

Mushroom  Unit :

Promotion of mushroom cultivation at farm level by women folk to supplement low cost protein in daily diet

Vermi Composting Unit :

Promotion of small unit at farmers’ level with two spices of worm (Eisenia foetida, Udrilus ugenia ) for organic farming with a view to improving soil health

Drip Irrigation Unit :

Proper utilization of harvested rain water in coastal saline zone for different horticultural crops during rabi-summer season

Eco-Hatchery Unit :

Production and conservation of vulnerable fish spices and distribution  to the farm level

Cat Fish and Ornamental Fish Breading and Culture Unit :

Production and distribution of cat fish seed to encourage paddy-cum-fish-culture in low lying area of Sundarbans. Demonstration of ornamental fish breading and culture to the rural youth and farm women for entrepreneurship development  

Dairy unit:

Promotion of artificial insemination (AI) to remote island and practical demonstration for trainees. Promotion of green fodder cultivation

Black Bengal Goat Breeding Farm:

Promotion of improved breeding through use of superior breeding buck and preservation of best quality chevon and leather producing germplasm of the world. Motivate goat keepers to organize themselves into groups to establish large scale goat farm

Poultry unit:

Practical coverage on layer and broiler rearing

Poultry Hatchery Unit :

Distribution of good quality chicks to the beneficiaries

Spice Grinding Unit :

Setup for grinding of  turmeric and chilli etc. produced by the farmers

Oil Mill Unit :

Established for crushing oil seed crops produced by farmers

Information Unit :

a) Source Centre :

Farmers and farm women get information about the cultivation of different crops through charts, posters and models.

b) Library :

Maintained for gathering technical information about agriculture and allied fields