Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Umaria started functioning in 2007 under Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya (JNKVV), Jabalpur, with the mandate of bringing scientific agricultural knowledge and improved technologies to the farming community. Situated in the Northern Hill Zone, the KVK caters particularly to the needs of the district’s tribal and smallholder farming communities. Over the years, it has developed into a field-based centre for agricultural innovation, skill development and technology dissemination, promoting crop diversification, improved varieties, integrated farming, resource conservation, horticulture and sustainable production practices through demonstrations, on-farm trials, farmer training and technical advisories.