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The ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CPCRI), Kasaragod, volition observe its 110th instauration time connected Monday (January 5, 2026), coinciding with the three-day 26th Plantation Crops Symposium (PLACROSYM XXVI), to beryllium held from January 5 to 7 connected its campus.
Established successful 1916, ICAR-CPCRI has played a cardinal relation successful advancing plantation harvest probe successful the country, peculiarly successful coconut, arecanut, cocoa and palmyrah. The institute has contributed to the assemblage done the improvement of improved varieties and hybrids, climate-resilient technologies, value-added products, and farmer-friendly innovations, importantly enhancing productivity and sustainability successful plantation farming.
PLACROSYM XXVI, themed ‘Future Proofing the Plantation Sector for Wellbeing and Welfare,’ volition bring unneurotic implicit 200 scientists, academicians, policymakers, manufacture representatives and progressive farmers from crossed the country. Deliberations volition absorption connected emerging challenges and aboriginal probe priorities for the plantation sector, with a imaginativeness towards 2047.
Key areas to beryllium discussed see clime alteration adaptation done phenotypic and genotypic approaches, businesslike assets management, pest and illness control, mechanisation, worth addition, c sequestration, and strategies to heighten farmers’ income.
Although plantation crops inhabit little than 5 percent of India’s cultivated area, they lend astir 10% to the cultivation GDP and implicit 14% of cultivation exports. Crops specified arsenic coconut, arecanut, lipid palm, palmyrah, cocoa, cashew, tea, coffee, rubber and spices frankincense clasp strategical value successful the nationalist economy.
The lawsuit reflects the corporate efforts of ICAR-CPCRI and allied institutions, including ICAR-IIOPR, ICAR-IISR, UPASI-CPCRI, RRII, the Coconut Development Board and the Spices Board, successful promoting innovation-led growth, sustainability and husbandman welfare.
Prof. Siddu P. Algur, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, volition beryllium the main guest, portion Dr. V.B. Patel, Assistant Director General (Fruits and Plantation Crops), ICAR, New Delhi, volition preside. Heads and directors of large plantation harvest probe institutes are besides expected to attend.
Innovative coconut-based value-added products specified arsenic Kalpa Kuli, Kalpa Wafe Cone, Kalpa Velvet (dark chocolate) and Kalpa Qbitz (nata de coco) volition beryllium released during the programme. New varieties volition beryllium licensed, memoranda of knowing for exertion transportation volition beryllium signed, and progressive farmers and outstanding unit of ICAR-CPCRI volition beryllium honoured.
