Research Approach

Research approach-Participatory/multidisciplinary-Need based and problem solvingThematic areas

1. Crops (Food, Industrial and Horticultural Crops) Production, Improvement, Biotechnology & Post Harvest Handling, Contributing Towards Food Security,
2. Livestock Production, Fisheries & Health including Infectious & non Infectious diseases,
3. Natural Resource Management, Biodiversity and Environment including Climate Change Impacts and Mitigation Mechanisms,
4. Post Harvest Management, Food Quality and Safety and
5. Socio-economics, Rural Development, Technology Dissemination and Extension.

Research Priorities

• Enhancing Food Security, Improving Farm Earnings and Nutritional Status of the community by caring for the natural resource base
• Environment, ecology and climate change, mitigation and adaptation and Natural Resource Management for Sustainable Development
• Science for sustainability of community livelihood and development
• Food security and livelihood