The University has 25 research stations at 15 different locations working on areas like soil and water management, horticulture and livestock. The research centres include Main Rice Research Station, Main Sugarcane Research Station, Soil & Water Management Research Unit, Regional Horticulture Research Station, Livestock Research Station, Pulse Research Station, Floriculture, Vegetable and Organic farms at Navsari campus, Main Cotton Research Station, Main Sorghum Research Station at Surat, Regional Cotton and Pulse Research Station at Bharuch and Achhaliya, Regional Rice Research Station at Vyara, AES (Horticulture) at Paria, Fruit Research Station at Gandevi, Wheat Research Station at Bardoli, Hill Millet Research Station at Waghai and Niger Research Station at Vanarasi.
NAU transfers the new agricultural technology through five KrushiVigyanKendras (Waghai, Vyara, Navsari, Dediyapada and Surat), SardarSmruti Kendra (Navsari), Agricultural Technology Information Centre (Navsari), Agriculture Educatorium (Navsari), Advance Training Centre for Soil and Water Management (Navsari), Tribal Women Training Centre (Dediyapada), Vegetable and Fruit Demonstration Scheme for Tribal Upliftment (Pariya) and Demonstration-cum-Training Centre for Inland Fisheries (Navsari). This University also offers short duration certificate courses on Bakery, Agricultural Extension Services for Input dealers, Landscaping and Gardening, Nature and Wild life photography, Turf grass management, Plant tissue culture and Agro ITI for enhancing the skill in rural youths.