Kerala Agricultural University

Kerala Agricultural University is a state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 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 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.