Objectives
- To realize its undertakings, the institution endeavors to achieve the following targets:
- To impart quality education pertaining to Agriculture and allied Sciences, along with undertaking world-class research spanning wide range topics related to Agriculture, Horticulture, Agricultural Engineering, Home Science and beyond so as to work closely with farmers and agro-scientists.
- To produce high yielding superior breeder seeds, foundation seeds, certified seeds and labeled seeds of major crops and varieties to meet the requirements of the State.
- To serve as a centre for conservation and evaluation of indigenous varieties, evolving new varieties with high yielding potential and better tolerance to biotic/abiotic stresses suited to various agro-ecological zones.
- To conduct both basic and applied research for evolving and utilizing need-based and eco-friendly technologies for sustainable agriculture.
- To develop innovative techniques resulting in the production of major crops of Kerala and utilizing the fragile areas for cultivation.
- To bring in suitable technologies for post-harvest handling of agricultural produces and their value addition.
- To raise the agricultural productivity in a farmer-friendly and sustainable way through suitable end-use technologies.
- To be the fulcrum of agriculture-based activities in the area including collection and maintenance of agricultural database.
- To disseminate latest agri-based knowledge and grass-root level training to workers and officers of the State Departments of Agriculture, Forestry, Dairy science, Central institutes, NGO’s and Private organizations to make hem self-sufficient and upgrade themselves.
