About Us

ICAR – Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) is a district level farm science centre established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) under host institute of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai for testing and transfer of Agricultural /Animal husbandry technologies to bridge the gap between production and productivity and to increase self-employment opportunities. This KVK, established in 2004, is the grassroot level vocational training centre in Namakkal district.  The trainings offered here follow the principles of “Learning by doing” and “seeing is believing”.  It offers skill and knowledge-oriented trainings in multidisciplinary areas like Crop production and plant protection, Horticulture, Animal Sciences and Fisheries, Home Science and Agricultural Engineering.  The KVK is the light house of knowledge to the farming community of the Namakkal district.