DIRECTORATE OF EXTENSION EDUCATION, TANUVAS

The constituent units of The Directorate of Extension Education works under the following Mandate

• Transfer of livestock and poultry related technologies including natural resources management through frontline extension / change agents
• Strengthening livestock and poultry research – extension linkage for developing need specific technologies
• Promotion of livestock production eco-system through TANUVAS / entrepreneurs for sustaining livestock based livelihood.

KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRAS

The three Krishi Vigyan Kendras functioning at Kattupakkam, Kundrakudi and Namakkal are funded by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi with the following

objectives

• To provide technical know-how in the field of Agriculture, Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry, Home Science, Agricultural Engineering and Fisheries etc.
• To organize short term and long duration training programmes
• To provide non-formal education by way of field trips, farm visits, farmers fairs, radio talks
• To organize demonstrations on scientific practices to convince the farmers on latest technical knowledge

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION CENTRE, KATTUPAKKAM

Objectives

• To deliver all the technologies developed in this university to the farmers, entrepreneurs and others
• To offer services through Animal Clinics
• To provide latest information to the needy personnel related to Veterinary, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries sectors.