Improvement of livelihoods of people through increased of production and productivity of mandated crops.

Objectives

• To develop and identify the high yielding, biotic and abiotic stress tolerant and farmers preferred varieties of mandated crops suitable to the cropping pattern of diverse agro-climatic conditions.
• To maintain the varietal purity of released varieties and their breeder seed production.
• To produce foundation seed of different cereals and supply to the concerned stakeholders
• To conduct outreach research activities for verification and validation of new technologies under farmers‟ managed condition.
• To provide technical services to the concerned stakeholders on modern agriculture farming system.
• To conduct training to the JT/JTA and leader/progressive farmers.
• To collaborate with different organizations/institutions involved in agricultural development and dissemination process of new technologies.

Strategies

• Varietal development for food security and sustainable livelihood
• Strengthening of hybridization program
• Pest management through IPM
• Study on cropping system
• Industrialization of the crop
• Newspaper and electronic mass media to create awareness for quick dissemination in the society
• Establishment of malt barley program
• Study on malt quality
• Research work under irrigated and completely rain-fed condition
• Enhancement of seed production program