Sl.NoProject TitlePrincipal InvestigatorCo-PIs
1Establishment of varietal gene bank and development of standards of DUS testing for varietal gene bank in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and cassava (Manihot esculenta)Visalakshi Chandra C.Asha K.I., Asha Devi A., Shirly Raichal Anil, Krishna Radhika N.
2Establishment of varietal gene bank and development of standards of DUS testing for varietal gene bank in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and cassava (Manihot esculenta)Kalidas Pati (Collaborating Centre)K. Hanume Gowda
3Establishment of varietal gene bank and development of standards of DUS testing for varietal gene bank in yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) and greater yam (Dioscorea alata)S. N. RahanaJ. Sreekumar
4Establishment of varietal gene bank and development of standards of DUS testing for varietal gene bank in yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) and greater yam (Dioscorea alata) Kalidas Pati  (Collaborating Centre)R. Arutselvan
5Establishment of varietal gene bank and development of standards of DUS testing for varietal gene bank in taro and elephant foot yamKalidas Pati 
6ICAR-Bioversity International & CIAT Alliance collaborative project No.5.1: Germplasm exchange, improvement and testing advanced clean seed technology in cassava (Manihot    esculenta Crantz)T. Makeshkumar,  S. SunithaG. Byju, K.I.  Asha K.M. Senthilkumar P. Murugesan R. Muthuraj C. Visalakshi Chandra
7ICAR-CIP collaborative work plan activity on Crop improvement and varietal selection of sweet potatoShirly Raichal AnilC.  Visalakshi Chandra A.N. Jyothi V.S. Santhosh Mithra                  P.Sethuraman Sivakumar Saravanan Raju
8Micro tuber production and gene prospecting for photoresponsive tuberization in Ipomoea batatas (L.) LamShirly Raichal AnilKrishna Radhika N., Senthilkumar K.M.
9Collection and database creation of important named landraces of tuber crops from southern districts of KeralaAsha K.I.M.N. Sheela, Asha Devi A., Shirly Raichal Anil, Krishna Radhika N.
10Establishment of aeroponics system for production of mini tubers in sweet potato and greater yam to fulfill the quality planting materials requirement of OdishaK. Hanume GowdaM. Nedunchezhian V.B.S. Chauhan  R. Arutselvan Kalidas  Pati
11All India Network Programme on Organic Farming (AINP-OF) 

G. Suja

 

G. Byju, S. Sunitha S.S. Veena, A.N. Jyothi M.N. Sheela (till 31.05.24)  D. Jaganathan
12Adoption of biofortified varieties of tuber crops and promoting entrepreneurship development for livelihood and nutritional security of tribal farmersK. LaxminarayanaM. Nedunchezhiyan R. Arutselvan M.S. Sajeev B.B. Das
13Development of biofortified sweet potato value chain for industrial production in Telangana, Karnataka and OdishaM. NedunchezhiyanG. Byju, P. Sethuraman Sivakumar, V. Ramesh
14ICAR-CRP on Vaccines & Diagnostics: Development and application of diagnostics to viruses infecting  tropical tuber crops (cassava, elephant foot yam, sweet potato and yams)T. MakeshkumarM.L. Jeeva R. Arutselvan R. Muthuraj
15Establishment of mass production unit of bioagents for ecofriendly disease management in vegetable crops of OdishaR. ArutselvanKalidas  Pati V.B.S. Chauhan K. Hanume Gowda M. Nedunchezhiyan K. Laxminarayana
16Development Cassava CustardC. PradeepikaA.N. Jyothi, M.S. Sajeev
17Development of smart foods, bio-composites, green packaging and bio-energy from agro-residuesM.S. SajeevT.Krishnakumar, A.N.Jyothi, S.S.Veena
18AICRP on Post-harvest Engineering and TechnologyM.S. SajeevT. Krishnakumar
19Development of value-added products from Mudali (Colocasia esculenta) and Kone (Dioscorea)M.S. SajeevT. Krishnakumar, C. Pradeepika
20Developing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for good manufacturing practices and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) for tapioca starch and sago productionA. N. JyothiM.S. Sajeev, T. Krishnakumar, J. Sreekumar, P. Prakash
21Soil health management in coconut based cropping systems involving tuber crops for enhanced yield and incomeD. JaganathanG. Byju, G. Suja
22IP & TM scheme: National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) component I: Innovation FundP. Sethuraman SivakumarT. Krishnakumar P. Prakash
23Development of Cassava Value Chain-Based Entrepreneurship through Satellite Incubation Centres to Enhance Tribal Livelihoods in Kalvarayan Hills, Tamil NaduP. Sethuraman Sivakumar 
24IP & TM Scheme: National Agricultural Innovation Fund (NAIF) Component II: Incubation FundP. Sethuraman SivakumarSM. Nedunchezhiyan T. Krishnakumar Satellite Incubation Centre Team: C. Sharmila Bharathi, Head KVK, Kallakurichi; Ashok Chhetri, Assistant Professor, MTTC&VTC, College of Fisheries, Lembucherra, Tripura; B. Shanmugasundaram, Professor, RARS, KAU, Pattambi; Mahesh B. Tengli, Assistant Professor, CPGSAS, CAU, Umiam,Meghalaya
25Smart Cassava farms : Validation and upscaling of AI and an IoT deviceV.S. Santhosh Mithra G. Byju, J. Sreekumar and D. Jaganathan
26Rainbow diet campaign for Odisha-Development and scaling of customized rainbow diet food matrices for combating malnutrition among children in Keonjhar District, OdishaDr.G. Byju (Project leader) P. Sethuraman Sivakumar (PI: Project management) M. Nedunchezhiyan (PI: Product management)

ICAR-CTCRI - Dr. T Krishnakumar, Dr. Hanume Gowda, S.K. Jata.

KIIT - Dr. Sandeep Kumar Panda, Assistant Professor (Principal Investigator, KIIT Team), Dr. Ipsa Mohapatra, Associate Professor, Dr. Luna Goswami, Associate Professor.

 NISER -  Dr. Chandan Goswami, Professor (Principal Investigator- NISER Team); Dr. Saurabh Chawla, Scientific Officer