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Commodity Area Areas of Specialization

● Crops

• Mango Pest and disease management, Production systems,
Postharvest handling systems and facilities, Market promo-
tions, Molecular studies and genetic engineering, Rsource
mapping using GIS, Technology promotion, Supply chain,
Processing systems and machineries

• Banana Pest and disease management, Product and packaging
systems, Supply chain, Tissue culture production, Mo-
lecular studies and engineering, Germplasm conservation,
Postharvest handling systems and facilities, Technology
promotion, Policy advocacy

• Vegetables Organic production systems, Pest and disease manage-
ment, Nutrient and water management systems, Supply
chain, Welfare of producers, Germplasm conservation, Post
harvest, Products and packaging systems

• Peanut Varietal improvement/germplasm conservation and
management, Germplasm collection and improvement,
Nutrient and water management, Post harvest handling
systems, Products and packaging systems, Farm tools and
machineries

• Rice Farm production systems, Quality planting materials,
Organic production systems, Postharvest handling system,
Welfare of producers

• Corn Farm production systems, Germplasm conservation and
management, Technology promotion

● Livestock

• Swine/poultry Commercial scale livestock production

• Pasture-Ruminants Conservation and improvement of local animal genetic
resources

● Farm resources & Mgt. Agricultural Engineering, Post harvest Engineering, Water
Resources management, Soil Resources, Agro-meteorology,
Agricultural Systems

● Forestry

• Bamboo Bamboo production management, Postharvest processing,
Supply chain

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