Objective of this group is to popularize agricultural practices using conservation oriented farming techniques, natural manures, bio fertilizers and bio-pesticides.

Thrust Areas

  • Agricultural sustainability concepts, strategies, issues and constraints
  • Agricultural productivity
  • Agricultural technology machinery -Traditional, conservation oriented farming techniques
  • Sustainable agriculture rural poverty
  • Indigenous technical knowledge (ITK) practices in agriculture
  • Agriculture and water management
  • drought, low water consumption crops
  • Biotechnology in agriculture
  • Soil solarization
  • Pesticides and soil pollution
  • Eco-friendly insects integrated pest management
  • Integrated nutrient management
  • Non chemical approaches to pest control
  • Bio fertilizers
  • Bio pesticides
  • Bio degradation of pesticides
  • Agricultural waste management
  • Bio dynamic farming
  • Composting Vermi composting
  • Farmers and breeders rights

Contact Person

Shri Rajesh S. Pillai,
TC-5/1750, Priya house, Murali nagar lane,
Peroorkada. P.O.
Thiruvananthapuram- 695005
Ph +91 9447324981
agrorajesh@yahoo.com

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