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ALL INDIA COORDINATED RESEARCH PROJECT ON SPICES, CALICUT

IISR is the headquarters of All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices (AICRPS). It is the largest spices research network in the country through which a nationwide collaborative and interdisciplinary research is being carried out, linking ICAR system with the State Agricultural Universities. The research programmes of AICRPS are coordinated through a network of its 19 regular coordinating centers spread over 14 states in 15 Agricultural Universities. During the XI plan additional 8 Co-opting and 7 Voluntary centers are proposed in different agro-ecological regions of the country covering 22 states.

The All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices conducts and coordinates research on 12 major spices viz,

• black pepper (Piper nigrum)
• cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum)
• large cardamom (Amomum subulatum)
• ginger (Zingiber officinale)
• turmeric (Curcuma longa)
• cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)
• clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
• nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
• coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
• cumin (Cuminum cyminum)
• fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)
• fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum)

with specific mandates and with a proposed budget of Rs.1400 lakh for the XI Plan and a sanctioned staff strength of 83 in various categories.The research on spices in the country is coordinated through AICRPS by linking 19 regular coordinating centers spread over 14 states in 15 Agricultural Universities.

For more details Visit:http://www.aicrps.res.in/