The mandate of Krishi Vigyan Kendras is to:

• Conduct trainings for the farming community (farmers, farm women, farm youth) in agriculture & allied fields
• Conduct vocational training to create self-employment opportunities through various agro vocations
• Conduct in-service trainings for field functionaries of development departments
• Conduct On-farm Trials at the KVK instructional farms for assessment and refinement of new technologies
• Conduct Frontline Demonstrations on farmers field
• Render farm advisory services to the farming community

All the programmes carried out by the KVKs are need based and work on the principle of Learning by doing.  Presently 8 KVKs are working in Kashmir Division i.e. Srinagar, Budgam, Anantnag Pullwama, Baramulla, Kupwara, Leh & Kargil.The important activities undertaken by different KVKs are as under:

Krishi Vigyan Kendras are actively involved in the process of technology dissemination to the farmer's field through Front Line Demonstrations and various training programmes.These activities are increasing every year by involving more farmers under the KVK programmes.During the past three years a total of 776.85 hacters land is brought under FLD programmes with 3880 beneficiaries on oilseeds, pulses, cereals and vegetables.

Three types of training programmes are also a mandatory activity of these KVKs i.e. Farmers Training, Vocational Training and In-service Training. A total of 1875 training programmes have been organized with 41,191 beneficiaries from the period 2001-02 to 2006-07.

Kashmir Division

• KVK Ananthnag (Pumbay)
• KVK Pulwama (Malangpora)
• KVK Budgam (Narkara)
• KVK Srinagar (Shuhuma)
• KVK Baramulla (Putshi)
• KVK Kupwara

Ladakh Division

• KVK Kargil
• KVK Leh