CPCRI’s 110th Foundation Day on January 5

The Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod, Kerala, a nationalist institute dedicated to plantation crops research, volition observe its 110th Foundation Day connected January 5, 2026.

Coinciding with the event, the institute, nether the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, volition clasp the 26th variation of the Plantation Crops Symposium for 3 days from January 5 astatine Kasaragod, according to its Director K. Balachandra Hebbar.

The symposium themed ‘Future proofing plantation assemblage for good being and welfare’ provides a nationalist level for implicit 200 scientists, academicians, policymakers, manufacture stakeholders, and progressive farmers to deliberate connected the emerging challenges and opportunities successful plantation crops, focusing connected probe priorities for 2047, Mr. Hebbar said successful a release.

The symposium volition code cardinal issues specified arsenic phenotypic and genotypic clime alteration adaptation, resource-use efficiency, pest and illness management, worth addition, mechanisation, c sequestration, and enhancement of farmers’ income. Plantation crops specified arsenic coconut, arecanut, lipid palm, palmyrah, cocoa, cashew, tea, coffee, rubber, and spices, though occupying little than 5% of India’s cultivated area, lend to astir 10% of the cultivation GDP and to implicit 14% of cultivation exports, underscoring their strategical value to the nation’s economy.

The lawsuit highlights the corporate committedness of the CPCRI, ICAR–IIOPR, ICAR–DCR, ICAR–IISR, UPASI, CCRI, RRII, CDB, and the Spices Board towards innovation-led growth, sustainability, and husbandman welfare, portion charting a future-ready road-map for the plantation sector, Mr. Hebbar said.

Directors and heads of each large plantation harvest probe institutes volition grace the occasion. During the programme, caller varieties volition beryllium licensed and MoUs volition beryllium exchanged for exertion transfer.

Progressive farmers and the outstanding unit of CPCRI volition besides beryllium honoured successful designation of their contributions.

Established successful 1916, CPCRI has played a pivotal relation successful strengthening the plantation crops assemblage done research, innovation, and exertion dissemination, peculiarly successful crops specified arsenic coconut, arecanut, cocoa, and palmyrah. Over the years, the institute has released respective improved varieties and hybrids, developed climate-resilient and farmer-friendly technologies, promoted value-added products, and contributed importantly to enhancing the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of plantation-based farming systems.

The CPCRI has its determination presumption astatine Vitla and a probe centre with International Coconut Genebank - South Asia and Middle East (ICG-SAME) astatine Kidu adjacent Kukke Subrahmanya successful Dakshina Kannada district.