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his post lists various agricultural research and development (R&D) institutions of Kerala and the year in which they were established.
Agricultural Institutions & their Year of EstablishmentInstitutionYear of EstablishmentAgronomic Research Station1972Aromatic & Medicinal Plants Research Station(AMPRS)*1951Banana Research Station1958Cardamom Research Station(CRS)1956Cashew Research Station1963Central Coconut Research Station(CCRS)1948Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute(CMFRI)1947Central Institute of Fisheries Technology(CIFT)1957Central Plantation Crops Research Institute(CPCRI)1970Central Soil Analytical Lab1978Central Tuber Crops Research Institute(CTCRI)1963Centre for Water Resources Development & Management(CWRDM)1978Coconut Research Centre1916Coir Board1953Farm Information Bureau(FIB)1969Forestry College1986Indian Institute of Spices Research1975Indo- Norwegian Project1952Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme(ISJRP)2005Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute1979Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited(KAMCO)1973Kerala Forest Research Institute(KFRI)1975Kerala Livestock Development Corporation1976Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation1989Matsyafed1984MarketFed1958NABARD1982National Centre for Earth Science Studies(NCESS)1978National Seed Corporation Ltd.(NSC)1963Palm Oil India Ltd1977Pepper Research Station(PRS)1952Pineapple Research Station, Vazhakulam1995Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology2002Regional Agricultural Research Station(RARS)1946Regional Coffee Research Station(RCRS)1977Regional Rubber Research Institute of India1955Rubber Board1947Sugarcane Breeding Institute1961Sugarcane Research Station1975Sugandha Bhavan1987Tissue Culture Research Centre( (TBGC of RARS)1927📝 Read More:Kerala's Major Research Institutions & Headquarters
📝SideNotes:The first Director of the Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) –B. P. Pal.(Clerk-Typist, 2017)*AMPRS– Former name'Lemongrass Research Station.'