| Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth | |
| Former Name: | Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth |
| Type: | Public |
| Chancellor: | Governor of Maharashtra |
| Vice Chancellor: | Dr. S. G. Bhave |
| City: | Dapoli |
| State: | Maharashtra |
| Country: | India |
Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, formerly Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, is an agricultural university at Dapoli in Ratnagiri district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was established on 18 May 1972 as Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, and got its present name on 12 February 2001 in memory of third Chief Minister of Maharashtra Shri. P. K. Sawant. Its research centre at Karjat has developed some patented varieties of rice. Its major focus areas are rice, horticulture and fisheries. In 1997, it received the Best Institute Award of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.Dr. Sanjay G. Bhave is the 16th Vice Chancellor of this University, he was appointed by Chancellor on 07 June 2023.
The College of Agriculture in the main campus was established in 1965.
College of Forestry, Dapoli, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (India)
In the main campus of Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth the College of Forestry was established on 1 August 2005. It offers the B. Sc. Forestry Degree. B. Sc. Forestry is a four-year degree course. There are only two forestry colleges in Maharashtra State, one in Dapoli and another located at Akola, the College of Forestry, Akola. (Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapith, Akola, Maharashtra, India)
Student Profile: The students from this college prefer to do M.Sc. Forestry and Ph.D.Forestry from Indian as well as foreign universities. Many students study for Indian forest service examinations, ICAR JRF and SRF examinations. Many students join M.Sc. Forestry courses at Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun.
It offers only one course in B. Tech. (Agril Engg). The college of agricultural engineering and technology comprises 6 major departments:
The college was started on 3 July 1999 and recently completed ten years of excellence. It is the first agricultural university to get the certification of ISO9000-2000. It also offers post graduate (M.Tech) and doctoral degrees in agricultural engineering in all the departments except the Department of Farm Structure from 2004.
The College of Fisheries is from Ratnagiri city. It was established in 1981 and is the only college in the state to offer an undergraduate fisheries programme. Courses offered are:
The university carries out extensive research related to rice, fruits, horticulture, fisheries and agricultural technology. It has 15 off-campus research stations throughout the Konkan region. There are two Krishi Vigyan Kendras (Agricultural Science Centres) at Shirgaon (Ratnagiri) and Karjat (Raigad) providing education and training to local farmers, demonstrate new technology at farmers fields.