Unnat Krushi Kendra
Unnat Krushi Kendra - UKK (Odisha)
UKK is one stop solution to all farming related problems. Major objective of the project was to promote Natural/Organic Farming by providing end-to-end services to farmers, from crop selection to training, crop monitoring and market linkage.
Area of implementation- Mayurbhanj (Udala, Khunta & Kaptipada), Balasore (Nilagiri), Puri (Kanas)
Funding agency-ONGC Ltd
No. of beneficiaries-5000
Duration-Oct '18 - Sep '20
Major activities-1) Setting-up 10 UKK offices & 10 Demonstration farms with 10 selected Micro-agripreneurs; 2) To provide all kind of support (seed, training, market linkage etc.) to local farmers; 3) To make all these UKK centers self-sustainable by providing them handholding support; 4) Application of ICT in farming through UKK centers.