🌿 Essential Services
Strengthening Rural Communities Through Core Agricultural Support
Dhar Kshetriya Vikas Sansthan (DKVS) provides essential agricultural and livelihood services to strengthen hill communities and ensure sustainable income generation.
In mountainous and rain-fed regions of Uttarakhand, access to modern farming support systems is limited. DKVS bridges this gap by delivering structured, field-based assistance to farmers
1. Farmer Mobilization & Cluster Development
Organizing farmers into structured clusters
Connecting 9151+ farmers across 255 villages
Covering over 533 hectares under cultivation
Cluster-based systems improve coordination, productivity, and collective marketing.
2. Training & Capacity Building
DKVS conducts structured training programs including:
Site survey and crop selection
Field preparation and plantation
Irrigation and weed management
Harvesting and processing
Grading, packaging, and storage
These trainings enhance farmer skills and reduce livelihood risks.
3. Quality Planting Material (QPM)
Through scientific propagation systems and a DBT-certified Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory supported by Rockhill Agritech Pvt. Ltd., DKVS ensures:
Disease-free planting material
Region-specific varieties
High survival rate crops
Production capacity of 10 lakh plants annually (expanding to 25 lakh)
4. Agricultural Mechanization & Infrastructure
To reduce drudgery and improve productivity, DKVS promotes:
Power weeders
Earth augers
Brush cutters
Mulching systems
Polyhouse & net house
Drip & sprinkler irrigation
Cold storage facilitiesThese systems improve efficiency and climate resilience.
5. Buyback & Market Linkages
DKVS ensures structured buyback agreements with reputed companies, offering:
Assured procurement
Fair pricing
Doorstep collection]
Stable market access
This reduces income uncertainty and migration.
Impact of Our Essential Services
Through these essential interventions, DKVS has:
Strengthened livelihood security
Increased farmer income
Reduced migration pressure
Promoted sustainable land use
Enhanced rural economic stability