Krishibhavan is a government organization under the Department of Agriculture that is responsible for controlling and coordinating all agricultural activities in each Panchayat. It aims to help farmers overcome difficulties in agriculture through group farming and developmental programs. Krishibhavan is involved in formulating policies, implementing programs, undertaking surveys, and providing services like ensuring supply of inputs to farmers. Science teachers have an important role in familiarizing students with man-made resources like Krishibhavan by emphasizing hands-on learning experiences beyond textbooks to provide a better understanding of agriculture and the lifestyle of farmers.

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Mrs. Jyothi K.S Mrs.Sunitha.S.Rajan
Lecturer in Natural Science Teacher trainee

3. INDEX
Sl.No Particulars Page. No
1. INTRODUCTION – RESOURCES 1
2. MAN MADE RESOURCES 1
3. Krishibhavan- INTRODUCTION 2
4. ORGANIZATION 2
5. FUNCTIONS 3
6. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES 4-5
7. ROLE OF TEACHER 5
8. CONCLUSION 6
9. REFERENCES 7

4. INTRODUCTION - RESOURCES
Resources can be defined as the inputs used in the production of
those things that we desire. When resources are productive, they are typically
called factors of production. Indeed, some economists use the terms resources
and factors of production synonymously. The total quantity, or stock, of resources
that an economy has determines what that economy can produce. Every
economy has, in varying degrees, vast amounts of different resources, or factors
of production. Factors of production can be classified in many ways. One common
classification scheme distinguishes natural, human, and manufactured resources.
MAN MADE RESOURCES
There are number of institutions made by man, which can be converted
as resources for community based science learning process. The major man made
resources are
1. Museum
2. Zoo
3. Botanical Garden
4. Agrifarms
5. Hospitals
6. Krishibhavan
7. Research Centers
8. Other Government and Non Government agencies
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5. Krishibhavan
INTRODUCTION
KrishiBhavan is a Government organization under the
administration of the Department of Agriculture and co-operation is a
Department in the ministry of Agriculture. It is the one and only centre for
controlling and co-coordinating all agricultural activities in a Panchayath. Each
Panchayath belongs a KrishiBhavan. An agriculture officer is controlling the
KrishiBhavan and two or three agricultural assistants will be there to help him.
KrishiBhavans are conducting all the developmental programmes of agriculture in
our state directly or indirectly. KrishiBhavans helping the farmers to overcome the
difficulties in agriculture by group farming.
ORGANIZATION
It is a Government organization controlled by the Department
of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture is a Department in the ministry of
agriculture. The Agriculture Minister supported by a minister of a state holds
overall charge of the Ministry of Agriculture comprising these departments
verses, Department of Agriculture and Co-operation Department of Animal
Husbandry and Dairying and Department of Agricultural Research and Education.
There will be a KrishiBhavan in each Panchayat, in Block level-Agricultural
Assistant director officers and district level –Agricultural officers were control the
krishi Bhavans.To ensure effective and responsive administrationaNICNET based
Public information and facilitation Centre also functions in Krishi Bhavans.A
computerised self operating Kiosk has been established for facilitatin free and
independent access to general public.It provides information about the
Department under the Ministery of Agriculture.
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6. FUNCTIONS
KrishiBhavan is responsible for the formulation and
implementation of national policies and programmes aimed at achieving rapid
agricultural growth through optimum utilization of the country’s land, water, soil
and plant resources. The department undertakes measures to ensure timely and
adequate supply of inputs and services such as fertilizers seeds, pesticides
agricultural implements and crops insurance to ensure remunerative returns to
the farmers for their agricultural produce. The department endured with the
responsibility for collection and maintenance of a wide range of statistical and
economic data relation to agriculture required for development, planning,
organizing agricultural census, assisting and advising the states in undertaking
drought management measures.
The department is responsible for the information of overall co-operative
policy in the country, matters relating to national co-operative organizations, co-operative
training and education. The department is also responsible for
developing general policy relating to the marketing of agricultural produce
including pricing, exports etc. The department also participates in activities of
international organizations for fostering bilateral co-operation in agriculture and
allied sectors and for promotion of export of agricultural commodities. The
department is actively working to protect our national interests in the forums like
World Trade Organization. The department organizes agricultural exhibitions for
the farmers, undertakes soil survey in difficult river catchment areas and
encourages floriculture, horticulture and other cash crops through its various
schemes/programmes for the benefits of the farming community.
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7. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES
1. Formulation and implementation of National policies and Programs for
achieving rapid growth and development through optimum utilization of
country’s land, water, soil and plant resources.
2. Undertakes developmental planning, Agricultural Census, assists States in
undertaking scarcity relief measures and in management of natural
calamities.
3. Formulates cooperative policy relating to cooperation and cooperative
organizations, cooperative training and education.
4. To bring about integrated developed of marketing of agricultural produce
and to safeguard the economic interests of the farming community in general.
5. To formulate policies for improving agricultural extension services by
adopting new institutional arrangements through the involvement of NGOs
Farmers ‘organizations and Agricultural Universities aiming at integrated
extension services.
6. Strengthening the cooperative movement through National Cooperative
Development Corporation (NCDC), National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED), and National Cooperative
Union of India (NCUI).
7. Promoting plant protection measures and practices through dissemination
of information and education of various functionaries involved in
agricultural production.
8. Supplementing the efforts of State Governments for increasing the
production and productivity of agricultural and horticultural crops through
promotional programs.
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8. 9. Promoting measures for production of quality seeds and distribution of
improved plant varieties developed by the scientists for increasing productivity.
10. Promotion of farm mechanization.
11. Developing suitable strategies for rain fed farming through people’s
participation for holistic and integrated development of potential water sheds
and promotion of farming system approach for augmenting income and nutrition
levels of agricultural communities.
12. Arranging Agricultural Census and inputs survey through States for
providing information on land uses, cropping pattern, tenancy,
irrigation, seeds, disbursal of operational holdings and consumption of various
inputs.
ROLE OF TEACHER
Science Teachers have important role in the process of
familiarizing man made resources to the students. Normally the concept of
teaching limits to the four walls of the class room and the alphabets written in the
text books. But to impart permanent knowledge to the learner we need to give
fresh hand experience, these types of manmade resources offers a wide range of
opportunities of that experience to the learner. The role of Teacher is that, to
emphasize and modulate his perception to utilize the given opportunities for
providing a better learning experience and exposure to the learner.
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9. CONCLUSION
Manmade resources play an important role as a community
based resource for science learning process. Among them the activities and
programs of Krishibhavn always helps the common people to utilize the novel
advancement in the realm of Agriculture. By observing and involving these
activities of Krishibhavan students get fresh hand experience about the day to day
living situations of the common man. Also these learning will change their
behavioral approach towards the life style of farmers, who are serving the bread
and butter of our nation.
REFERENCES
1. www.kerala.gov.in
2. www.karshikakeralam.com
3. www.keralakrishibhavan.in
Checked and verified,
By
Mrs. Jyothi K.S
Lecturer in Natural Science

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