Kerala Agricultural University
കേരള കാർഷിക സർവ്വകലാശാലാ | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Founder | Department of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Preview warning: Page using Template:Small with unknown parameter "2 = " Government of Kerala |
| Accreditation | ICAR |
| Chancellor | Governor of Kerala |
| Vice-Chancellor | B. Asok, IAS |
| Pro Chancellor | P. Prasad, Minister for Agriculture, Government of Kerala |
| Location | , Kerala , 680 656 , India 10°32′43″N 76°17′09″E / 10.54529495659627°N 76.28587940243338°E |
| Campus | Rural |
| Acronym | KAU |
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| Campus spread | College of Agriculture Vellanikkara |
| Map | |
| Website | kau |
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It is situated in Vellanikkara, Kerala, India.
The KAU is the primary and the principal instrumentality of the Kerala State in providing human resources, and skills and technology, required for the sustainable development of its agriculture, defined broadly as encompassing all production activities based on land and water, including crop production, forestry and co-operatives by conducting, interfacing and integrating education, research and extension in these spheres of economic endeavour.