Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya

Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur was established in 1964. The JNKVV was inaugurated by the then union minister for information and broadcasting Smt. Indira Gandhi. The University had to part with the creation of a sister universities Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) at Raipur in 1987, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior in 2008 and Madhya Pradesh Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur in 2009. At present, the University is serving 25 districts of the State through five College of Agriculture and one College of Agricultural Engineering; one Horticulture Vocational Training Institute;  one Dryland Horticulture Research and Training Centre four Zonal Agricultural Research Stations; four Regional Agricultural Research Stations; four Agricultural Research Stations, and 20 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Farm Science Centre).

JNKVV, one time biggest agricultural university in Asia, has produced competent human resource for managing the activities of agriculture and allied sectors and also played a pivotal role in the growth and development of agriculture in the State. Need based research and its dissemination to the peasantry have led to all round improvement in productivity of agriculture, that reflects with 18% growth in the sector of agriculture in the State during last year (2011-12). The institute represents a well knit and action oriented network of research and education centres in agriculture and allied fields in the State. In more than four decades of existence, a sound infrastructure and human resources  have been developed to address emerging technological challenges of agriculture.The main aim of JNKVV is to conduct education, research and extension activities for enhancing productivity, profitability and sustanaibility of agricultural production systems and quality of rural livelihood in the state Madhya Pradesh, to serve as a centre of teaching and research in the field of agriculture and allied Science and to disseminate technologies to farmers, extension personnel and organizations engaged in agricultural development through various extension programs.

Established : 1964