Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan
Kartavya Desk Staff
Source: DD News
Context: Union Agriculture Minister launched the Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan (VKSA-2025) at ICAR-CIFA, Bhubaneswar, to empower over 1.5 crore farmers across India.
About Viksit Krishi Sankalp Abhiyan:
• What it is: The campaign aims to accelerate India’s agricultural transformation by linking advanced agri-tech and fisheries innovations with grassroots adoption.
• Ministry Involved: Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Coordinated by ICAR-CIFA (Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture)
• Coordinated by ICAR-CIFA (Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture)
• Objectives: To disseminate cutting-edge agricultural and fisheries technologies to rural communities. To promote self-reliance, sustainability, and resilience in the farming and aquaculture sectors. To align agricultural transformation with the broader vision of a Viksit Bharat (Developed India).
• To disseminate cutting-edge agricultural and fisheries technologies to rural communities.
• To promote self-reliance, sustainability, and resilience in the farming and aquaculture sectors.
• To align agricultural transformation with the broader vision of a Viksit Bharat (Developed India).
• Key Features: Nationwide Reach: Targets over 5 crore farmers across all districts. Tech Transfer & Capacity Building: Promotes lab-to-land transfer of innovations through training, scientist-farmer interaction, and demonstrations. Integration of Fisheries & Agriculture: Recognizes fisheries as a core component of livelihood security and rural development. Launch of CIFA Argu VAX–I: A novel fish vaccine developed by ICAR-CIFA to prevent parasitic infections in aquaculture. Community Engagement: Involves Self Help Groups, KVKs, and rural institutions through exhibitions and stakeholder interactions.
• Nationwide Reach: Targets over 5 crore farmers across all districts.
• Tech Transfer & Capacity Building: Promotes lab-to-land transfer of innovations through training, scientist-farmer interaction, and demonstrations.
• Integration of Fisheries & Agriculture: Recognizes fisheries as a core component of livelihood security and rural development.
• Launch of CIFA Argu VAX–I: A novel fish vaccine developed by ICAR-CIFA to prevent parasitic infections in aquaculture.
• Community Engagement: Involves Self Help Groups, KVKs, and rural institutions through exhibitions and stakeholder interactions.
• Significance: Bridges research and rural needs by localizing scientific solutions. Enhances food and nutritional security through diversified farming models. Boosts rural incomes by promoting technology adoption and best practices. Encourages grassroots innovation and Jan Bhagidari, crucial for participatory agricultural reforms. Supports the vision of doubling farmers’ income and climate-resilient agriculture.
• Bridges research and rural needs by localizing scientific solutions.
• Enhances food and nutritional security through diversified farming models.
• Boosts rural incomes by promoting technology adoption and best practices.
• Encourages grassroots innovation and Jan Bhagidari, crucial for participatory agricultural reforms.
• Supports the vision of doubling farmers’ income and climate-resilient agriculture.