Education is having both intrinsic and instrumental value and provides useful services for the development ofnation and enrichment of an individual’s life. The quality of agriculture education is the key for solving multifacetedproblems of agriculture and allied sectors. The assessment of existing human resources, the sectoral growth, capacityutilisation of qualified graduates is indispensable to envisage the future agricultural education needs. Also, it is imperative toassess the future human resource needs in consonance with the targeted growth rates of the various sub-sectors of agriculture.The study was conducted in Karnataka during 2016-17 with the objectives of to suggest measures and strategies for thedevelopment of skilled human resources in agricultural sector. The study used both primary and secondary data and wascollected from various stakeholders in Karnataka. The findings of the study were: i). Agriculture is undergoing rapidtransformation with the advent of new technologies, commercialisation and globalisation and emergence of issues relating toclimate and environment. Teachers have to keep pace with these developments and the resulting need to acquire newknowledge. While some organisations are imparting training in the emerging areas, there is no specific training policy for upgradationof the skills of teachers. Therefore a plan of action has to be evolved so as to cover all the teachers under capacitydevelopment programme in a specific period of time. Need to create the teacher training units in the state similar that of HAU,Haryana and NAARM. ii).There is need for creating and maintenance of centralised database of all education, researchand extension activities at University level. This database would help for identification and prioritization of research,education and extension activities at university level, state and national level. Data Analytical Cell (Data Science) needsto be established conduct research on farmers and other stakeholders problems in addition to support for educationplanning. Adequate institutional funding and infrastructure and effective management are some of the areas that directly madean impact on quality of education. Focus should be made towards upgradation and increase the infrastructure facilitiesexisting and new colleges.