Agricultural Research Institutes in Kerala

Kerala hosts several prominent agricultural research institutes managed by national institutions like the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and state institutions like the Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). These institutions focus on regional crops like spices, tubers, coconuts, rice etc.

1. Indian Spice Research Centre - Kozhikode

2. Coffee Research Center - Choondal (Wayanad)

3. Tissue Culture Research Institute - TBGRI (Palotte)

4. Aadha Research Centre - Palakkad , Thiruvananthapuram , Thrissur (Peechi)

5. Forest Research Institute - Peechi (Thrissur)

6. Rubber Research Institute - Kottayam

7. Cardamom Research Institute - Pampadumpara (Idukki)

8. Ginger Research Institute - Ambalavayal (Wayanad)

9. Pulthaila Research Institute - Odakalli (Ernakulam)

10. Rice Research Centers - Vyttila , Kayamkulam , Pattambi , Mankombu

11. Banana Research Institute - Kannara (Thrissur)

12. Sugarcane Research Institute - Thiruvalla (Pathanamthitta) , Menonpara (Palakkad)

13. Coconut Research Institute - Balaramapuram (Thiruvananthapuram)

14. Pepper Research Institute - Panniyur (Kannur)

15. Cashew Research Institute - Anakayam (Malappuram) , Madakathara (Thrissur)

16. Pineapple Research Centre - Vellanikkara (Thrissur)

17. Kaithachakka Research Station - Vazhakulam (Ernakulam)

18. Coconut Development Board - Kochi

19. Agricultural Research Centre - Mannuthi (Thrissur)

20. Cattle Breeding Center - Thumboormuzhi (Thrissur)

21. Crop Research Centre - Karamana (Thiruvananthapuram)

22. Live Stock Research Center - Thiruvazhamkunnu (Palakkad)

23. Farming System Research Station - Sadanandapuram (Kollam)

24. Soil Conservation Research Centre - Konni (Pathanamthitta)

25. Central Water Resources Development Executive Committee - Kunnamangalam (Kozhikode)

26. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology - Poojappura (Thiruvananthapuram)

Agricultural institutions in Kerala

1. Milma - Thiruvananthapuram

2. NABARD - Palayam (Thiruvananthapuram)

3. Sugandha Bhavan - Palarivattom (Ernakulam)

4. Kerafed - Thiruvananthapuram

5. Beefed - Pappanamcode (Thiruvananthapuram)

6. Serifed - Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram)

7. Marketfed - Gandhi Bhavan (Kochi)

8. Bamboo Corporation - Angamaly (Ernakulam)

9. Rubber Board - Kottayam

10. Spices Board - Kochi

11. The largest cardamom plantation (cardamom auction center) in India is located at Vandanmedu (Idukki)

12. Kerala Livestock Development Corporation - Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram)

13. Central State Farm - Aralam (Kannur)

14. Farm Information Bureau - Kawadiyar (Thiruvananthapuram)

15. Kerala Agricultural University - Vellanikkara (Mannuthi)

16. National Seed Corporation - Karamana (Thiruvananthapuram)

17. Oil Palm India Limited - Kottayam

18. Central Integrated Pest Management Center - Kochi

19. Central Soil Test Centre - Parottukonam (Thiruvananthapuram)