The Vignan Institute of Agriculture and Technology (VIAT) has a 40-acre instructional farm designed to provide field-level hands-on training for B.Sc. (Hons) Agriculture students. The farm includes a well-established wetland, food forestry, a dragon fruit plot, a petal paradise plot, experimental plots, ELP modules, a vermicomposting unit, and livestock models.
Additionally, it features a USAID-funded Hi-Tech Nursery and a Tree-Based Enterprises Incubation Centre, under Trees Out Side Forest India (TOFI) which supply quality plant materials such as eucalyptus and casuarina while also imparting entrepreneurial skills to rural youth in Andhra Pradesh.
The farm cultivates a variety of field crops, including Paddy, Maize, Sorghum, Bajra, Red Gram, and Black Gram.
In addition, horticultural crops such as Mango, Banana, Papaya and Leafy Vegetables are grown, along with a diverse food forestry system consisting of 22 types of fruit crops. Guard crops are also cultivated to enhance farm sustainability.
Future developments include the establishment of an Integrated Farming System (IFS) model and an Integrated Fishery and Poultry Model to provide students with a comprehensive live learning experience.
