The idea of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) emerged from the recommendations of the Second Education Commission (1964–66) under the chairmanship of Dr. D.S. Kothari emphasised the need for vocational education in agriculture for rural youth and school dropouts. To operationalise this vision, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) constituted a committee in 1973 under Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta, which laid down the foundational principles of KVKs as innovative, district-level institutions for imparting location-specific, skill-based, and need-oriented training in agriculture and allied sectors. Guided by the principles of learning by doing and teaching by doing, the KVK model was designed to provide hands-on training, on-farm testing, and frontline demonstrations, thereby acting as a bridge between agricultural research and field-level application. Over the years, KVKs have evolved into pivotal institutions for technology assessment, refinement, and dissemination, playing a critical role in strengthening the country’s frontline extension systems.

The ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Wokha was established in October 2006, operating under the administrative control of ‘ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region, Umiam’ Meghalaya. It falls under the umbrella of ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute (ATARI)- Zone VII, Umiam, Meghalaya. Located 15 kilometres from Wokha town, KVK serves as a ‘Knowledge and Resource Centre’ at district. Its core goals involve fostering agricultural innovations, disseminating agricultural technologies, & enhancing sustainability of agricultural landscape.