03Agriculture
Krishi Tantra Niketan
The trust’s founding institution, teaching since 2008.
The agriculture polytechnic where VMPKP began — a three-year Diploma in Agriculture affiliated to Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli.
About the institution
Where the trust began.
Krishi Tantra Niketan is the agriculture polytechnic of V. M. Patil Krushi Pratishthan and the trust’s first institution, established in 2008. It teaches a three-year Diploma in Agriculture affiliated to Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli — the Konkan agricultural university.
It gives the sons and daughters of Dahanu’s farming and tribal families a technical qualification in the work their families already do, and a route beyond subsistence cultivation into agronomy, horticulture and agri-business.
- Programmes
- Diploma in Agriculture
- Established
- 2008
- Affiliation
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Approval
- [Official information to be added]
- Principal
- Ms. Sonalika Patil
- Campus
- Gurukul Shikshan Sankul, Asangaon
Programme
Diploma in Agriculture
A three-year technical diploma covering soil science, seed production, crop husbandry, horticulture, plant protection and dairy farming, with practicals on the trust’s own orchard, nursery and polyhouses.
- Level
- Diploma
- Duration
- 3 years, full time
- Intake
- 60 (first year) · lateral entry: 6 in second year, 6 in third year
- Eligibility
- 10th (S.S.C.) passed
- Affiliation
- Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli
- Fees
- [Official information to be added]
Curriculum
What you will study
The diploma balances theory with field practice on the trust’s own land. Areas of study include:
The detailed syllabus follows the prescriptions of the affiliating university and regulator.
Syllabus downloads- 01Soil science
- 02Seed production
- 03Crop husbandry
- 04Horticulture
- 05Plant protection
- 06Dairy farming
Practical training
Seasons as a syllabus.
Students follow crops through the agricultural calendar — from land preparation and sowing to care, harvest and post-harvest handling.
Working through full seasons builds the judgement that only experience can give.
- Land preparation
- Sowing and transplanting
- Crop care and protection
- Harvest and post-harvest
Farm facilities
The campus is the laboratory.
Practicals run on the trust’s own land: a working chikoo (sapota) orchard, a nursery, polyhouses, and a cold storage and ripening chamber.
Direct lateral entry is available into the second and third years of the diploma for candidates who qualify.
- Working chikoo orchard
- Sumedh Agro Nursery
- Polyhouses and shade-net
- Cold storage & ripening chamber
Soil & water laboratory
Reading the land.
The trust’s soil and water testing laboratory is mobile: it travels to villages across Dahanu and Palghar, takes samples from the root zone and returns nutrient readings with a recommendation the grower can act on.
More than 25,000 farmers have used it — and agriculture students learn alongside it.
- Sample collection
- Soil analysis
- Water quality testing
- Advice for farmers
Polyhouse
Protected cultivation, hands-on.
Protected cultivation under polyhouse and shade-net structures lets growers move into high-value horticulture. The same polyhouses serve student practicals and training for farmers.
Community agriculture
Learning alongside farmers.
The trust’s community work runs alongside the diploma: the mobile soil lab, Sumedh Agro Nursery, polyhouse training and a cold storage and ripening chamber for farmers handling chikoo and other perishables.
Students see agricultural knowledge at work on real farms — and learn from generations of local experience.
Faculty
Our faculty.
Portrait to be addedMs. Sonalika Patil
Principal
The complete faculty directory for Krishi Tantra Niketan will be published here. [Official information to be added]
Gallery
Inside Krishi Tantra Niketan
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Admissions
Join Krishi Tantra Niketan.
Register for the CET online, or visit the campus office at Asangaon, Monday to Saturday, 10:00–17:00. Call +91 92700 24242 for eligibility, hostel places and scholarships.
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