Anand Agricultural University (AAU) was established in 2004 at Anand with the support of the Government of Gujarat, Act No. (Guj 5 of 2004) dated April 29, 2004. Caved out of the erstwhile Gujarat Agricultiral University (GAU), the dream institution of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and Dr. K.M. Munshi, the AAU was set up to provide support to the farming community in three facts namely education, research and extension activities in Agriculture, Horticulture Engineering, Product Processing and Home Science. At present there seven Colleges, Seventeen Research Centers and six Extension Education Institute working in nine districts of Gujarat namely Ahmedabad, Anand, Dahod, Kheda, Panchmahal, Vadodara, Mahisagar, Botad and Chhotaudepur.

AAU's activities have expanded to span newer commodity sectors such as soil health card, bio-diesel, medicinal plants apart from the mandatory ones like rice, maize, tobacco, vegetable crops, fruit crops, forage crops, animal breeding, nutrition and dairy products etc. The core of AAU's operating philosophy however, continues to create the partnership between the rural people and committed academic as the basic for sustainable rural development. In pursuing its various programmes AAU's overall mission is to promote sustainable growth and economic indepedence in rural society. AAU aims to do this through education, research and extension education. Thus, AAU works towards the empowerment of the farmers. 

AAU AIMS

To impart relevant education to the students in agriculture and allied fields.

To conduct research in order to improve the productivity of rural areas.

To undertake basic research to make breakthrough in newer areas of knowledge.

To provide opportunity to observe and understand the life of rural people.

To enable the students to insulate the attitudes and develop skill relevant for grass-root work.

VISION & MISSION

Agriculturally Prosperous Gujarat and India.

Search for new frontiers of Agricultural Sciences.

Undertake basic research to breakthrough newer areas of knowledge.

Development of excellent human resources and innovative technological services to fariming community.

AAU MANDATES