Provides the national framework for agricultural research, education, and frontline extension.
KVK as an Integral Part of NARS
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is a planned project of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, and an integral part of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of the country.
It aims at the assessment of location-specific technology modules in agriculture and allied enterprises through technology assessment, refinement, and frontline demonstrations.
KVKs function as Knowledge and Resource Centres of agricultural technology, supporting initiatives of public, private, and voluntary sectors to improve the agricultural economy of the district. They work at the grass-root level, with a district serving as their operational area.
Across the country, KVKs operate under diversified organisations such as ICAR institutes, State Agricultural Universities, non-government organisations, public-sector institutions, and Central Universities. They form one of the largest agricultural extension networks, undertaking adaptive trials at the community level.
KVK Kokrajhar campus photograph
KVK Kokrajhar team photograph
District extension centre
Establishment of KVK-Kokrajhar
KVK Kokrajhar operates under the administrative control of Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat. The KVK is situated at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar district of Assam, within the Bodoland Territorial Region.
Established to address the specific agro-climatic needs of the Lower Brahmaputra Valley Zone, the Kendra serves as a primary frontline extension hub for the rural and farming communities of the district.
It conducts on-farm trials, capacity-building programmes, vocational training for rural youth, and technology demonstrations suited to local cropping systems, livestock, and fishery management.
Operational focus
Location-specific assessment, demonstration, skill development, advisory support, and dissemination of agricultural technologies.
Assam Agricultural University photograph
Host organisation
Assam Agricultural University (AAU)
Assam Agricultural University, established in 1969, is headquartered at Jorhat, Assam. It is the pioneer agricultural university of the North Eastern Region of India, functioning within the framework of ICAR and the Government of Assam.
AAU is dedicated to developing skilled human resources, conducting location-specific research, and transferring green technologies in agriculture and allied sectors to support food and nutritional security across the region.
As the host institution, AAU provides the administrative, scientific, and institutional framework under which KVK Kokrajhar delivers frontline extension services.
ICAR–ATARI Zone VI photograph
Coordination and monitoring
ICAR–ATARI Zone VI
ICAR–Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI) Zone VI, located in Guwahati, Assam, coordinates and monitors agricultural extension activities across Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim.
The institute oversees the functioning of KVKs in this northeastern region, supporting effective technology dissemination, capacity building, and frontline extension services under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
Institutional relationship
Provides administrative and scientific support to KVK Kokrajhar.
Delivers location-specific technology assessment, training, demonstrations, and advisory services.