The transfer of technology is the wheels of agriculture. It has changed the lifestyle of the people in the country and the famers and others who have adopted the new technologies and resent methods of cultivation. For the farming community, ICAR has its own effective extension programmes, the most omportant being Krishi Vigyan Kendra(KVKs). It include ‘teaching by doing’ and ‘learning by doing’ in agriculture and allied areas through On Farm Testing of Technologies. KVKs are institutional arrangements facilidated by the government for technology assessment, refinement and its dissemination to the practicing farmers to suit the location specific requirement with the help of trainings, On farm test, front line demonstration, etc.
The KVK at Saiha District is located at Saihatla, the outskirt of Saiha town and started functioning since April, 2008.
which was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Mizoram on 6th August, 2008 under the Directorate of Agriculture(Research & Education), Government of Mizoram. The KVK at Saiha District is co-ordinated by the Zonal Co-ordinating Unit, Zone-III under Indian Council of Agriculture Research(ICAR), Barapani, Meghalaya. Since its inception, the KVK has engaged in carrying out detailed survey in agriculture and allied sectors and also conducting need based training and demonstration to the farmers.