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2. Varietal improvement and selection
3. Production of good quality seeds and planting materials
a. Development/optimization of seed production protocols
b. Establishment of sustainable seed system

4. Cultural Management Practices
a. Soil health, nutrient and water management
b. Development of biofertilizers and soil fertility enhancers
c. Development of eco-friendly pest and disease management and control
strategies
d. Development of crop disease diagnostic kits/techniques and disease
management protocols
e. Organic Agriculture
5. Crop production systems research
a. Smart farming approaches
b. Off-season production and cultivation
c. Development of climate-resilient technologies
d. Decision support systems
6. Postharvest, processing and product development

Priorities for 2018-2019
 Breeding to develop improved crop varieties, including genomic studies to
improve yield and other economically important traits of crops
 Development of good agricultural practices
 Optimization of crop production protocols
 Mapping/surveillance of pests and diseases, including emerging ones
 Use of biologically-based approaches as well as nanotechnology in crop cultural
management (e.g. soil nutrient management, pest and disease management)
 Product development from various crops

Priorities for 2020 onward
 Multilocation trials of various technologies
 Mass production of pest and disease resistant varieties of various crops
 Roll out of various mature technologies

B. Livestock R&D Agenda

1. Breed development and genetic improvement (for meat, dairy and draft)
2. Reproductive biotechniques for priority livestock species
3. Nutrition, feeds and feeding system
4. Conservation and improvement of native animals
5. Vaccine, biologics and diagnostics development
6. Detection of chemical residues and anti-microbial resistance
7. Production and management decision support systems

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