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Thematic Areas for SPGR and CGP under NATP<br />
PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS FOR CGP<br />
Priority <strong>Research</strong> Areas of Crops Sector for CGP<br />
1. Varietal improvement and Genetic Resources<br />
a. Validation and upscaling of improved varieties/genotypes (in variable ecosystems)<br />
b. Collection of crop varieties<br />
c. On-farm conservation of genetic resources<br />
2. Farm productivity enhancement<br />
a. reducing yield gap in major crops<br />
b. crop diversification,<br />
c. resource use efficiency,<br />
d. ecosystems analysis<br />
e. development and validation of resource saving technology<br />
f. integrated farming for whole farm productivity and livelihood improvement<br />
3. Seeds and planting materials<br />
a. Seed quality improvement<br />
b. Farmers’ seed security<br />
4. Hill farming<br />
a. Ecosystem analysis<br />
b. Crop adaptation<br />
5. Coastal Agriculture<br />
a. Ecosystem analysis<br />
b. Crop adaptation<br />
6. Climate Change<br />
a. Assessment of vulnerability of crops to climate change<br />
b. Policy<br />
7. Soils<br />
a. <strong>Agricultural</strong> land loss and food security<br />
i. Assessment<br />
ii. Policy<br />
b. Nutrient use efficiency (NUE)<br />
i. Management options and NUE<br />
ii. Techniques of improving NUE<br />
c. Water use efficiency<br />
d. Problem soils<br />
e. Land productivity<br />
f. Soil organic matter<br />
8. Small-scale farm machinery<br />
a. Adaptation and upscaling<br />
9. Post-harvest technology<br />
a. Processing and product development<br />
b. Agro by-products