The mandates of the Krishi Vigyan Kendras are as follows-

Conducting “On-Farm Testing” for identifying technologies in terms of location specific sustainable land use systems.
Organising training to update the extension personnel with emerging advances in agricultural research on regular basis.
Organising short and long term 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.
Organising Front Line Demonstrations (FLDs) on various crops to generate production data and feed back information.

To organize skill and production-oriented short and long term training programmes, both on-campus and off-campus for practicing farmers – men and women and field level extension workers – on their immediate agricultural problems.
To organize training programmes and non-formal educational activities for young farmers, specially the school drop-outs, to develop competence and confidence in them for modern farming, either on their own farms or for self-employment.
To develop and organize informal educational programmes in terms of field days, farm visits, farmers' fair, radio-talks, information centre etc. with a view to strengthening the scientific information support to the farmers.
To organize functional literacy programmes for the farmers in collaboration with the concerned local agency.
To organize Farm Science Clubs both in rural schools and in villages to induce in younger generation a liking or an interest in agricultural and allied sciences and scientific farming.
To undertake necessary follow-up measures continuously in terms of training and information support to farmers and extension workers.
To develop gradually practical training facilities in all fields including crafts and cottage industries to meet the requirements of integrated rural development.