Address: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Hirehalli (Karnataka), Tumakuru District, Karnataka

Mandates of KVK :

To disseminate the viable and sustainable technologies developed and refine the same in the fields of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Science, Fisheries and other allied fields for the benefit of farmers through :

Conducting 'On-Farm Testing' for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems(Technology Assessment and Refinement).

Organize training programmes to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis(In-service training).

Organize short and long-term vocational training courses in agriculture and allied vocations for the farmers and rural youths with emphasis on "learning by doing" for higher production on farms and generating self-employment (Vocational Training).

Organize Front Line Demonstration on various crops to generate production data and feedback information (Front Line Demonstration).