Thrust Areas

• Evaluation, transfer and impact assessment of wheat and barley production technologies
• Technology transfer to farmers (lab to land) through various extension methods including FLDs and upscaling
• Organizing workshops, seminars, farmers’ day, field days etc. for awareness creation.
• Studies on constraints in technology adoption and adaptation strategies for climate smart farming.
• Bridging the yield and knowledge gaps
• Entrepreneurship and skilling with special emphasis for women in household product making.
• Knowledge empowerment of stakeholders.
• Sending farm advisories to different stakeholders through multiple platforms
• Publication of literature in local languages for the benefit of stakeholders

Ongoing Research

• Determinants of wheat yield in Madhya Pradesh.
• Diagnosis of zero tillage based rice- wheat system in Haryana
• Identifying yield gaps, resource use and adaptation strategies in vulnerable regions of wheat and barley production against climate change
• Tracking wheat yield sensitivity to weather variability across Indian transect for climate smart farming
• Tribal-Sub-Plan (TSP) project on “Improving the socio-economic condition and livelihood of tribes in India through extension education and development programmes”

Facilities Available

1. Well-equipped farmers training centre.
2. Dr. Subrahmanium Nagarajan Communication Hall
3. Dr. V.S. Mathur Hall