The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
has established 44 Agricultural Technology Information Centres (ATICs)
in 28 Agricultural Universities and 16 ICAR Institutes in the country.
The ICAR has also created a network of 630 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in
the country to facilitate farmers’ access to agricultural technology
generated by National Agricultural Research System.
The Department of Agriculture & Cooperation is implementing Kisan
Call Centre (KCC) programme under which Agriculture related information
is provided to the farmers in 22 regional languages through a
countrywide common toll free number 1800-180-1551 covering all the
States and Union Territory of India. The KCCs established at 13
locations in the country operate from 6.00AM to 10.00 PM on all 365 days
in a year. The Kisan Call Centre located in Kanpur district of Uttar
Pradesh caters to all the farmers of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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