Crop Research Program

Major research works on rice, wheat and maize are being carried out. Varietal improvement work like breeding, cropping system, disease and insect management and long-term fertility etc. are the focal aspects of research works. However, certain short term experiments are also designed and implemented based on farmers' needs and perception. Plant protection and soil laboratories are also functioning to support different crop related activities. Rice genotypes that can yield successfully under minimum water availability are also being identified under the research works of water saving technologies. <<Read More>>

Animal Science and Forage Research Program (ASFRP)

The main research activities under ASFRP are being carried out in pig, poultry, and forage crops. The research works in pig and poultry are concentrated on selection and identification of species for high meat and egg production. Improvement of local races/species through introducing improved breed/species of pig/poultry has also been initiated. It includes production and distribution of piglets and chicks to the farmers. Research on summer and winter forage crops are also going on.

Horticulture Research Program (HRP)

This program includes study on tropical fruits, summer and winter vegetables, spices and research on tea has also been initiated. Control measures on mango stem borer, fruit drop and fruit rot in coconut and areca nut were studied and results were reviewed and applied to farmer's field. Short term and long term research works are designed accordingly based on farmers’ problem. Study on potato, brinjal (Egg plant), tomato, mango, acid lime, 9 guava and jackfruit are also going on with specific objectives of production potentiality, disease resistance and compatible grafting purposes.

Fisheries Research Program (FRP)

This station has emphasized research on warm water fish species. Research work on breeding, growth performance, prawn culture and farming technologies of tilapia and pangasius are the major focus of fishery research. Study on different carp fishes and polyculture (farming of different fish species in a pond), fish production through different source of nutrition, enhancing flesh production of tilapia through sex reverse technologies are studied at station.

Outreach Research Program (ORP)

On-station generated promising technologies are further verified in farmers' field with their active participation which is called outreach research. This station has identified outreach research sites in six districts based on agro-ecological zones of ETR (Annex 1.1). Most of the activities in outreach research program are related to rice and wheat crops. However, technology verification on horticultural crops (fruits and vegetables), livestock (pig and poultry) and fishery is also done side by side. <<Read More>>