Mandates :

v  Production and supply of breeder seeds as per the DA & FW indent of GOI, GOK and Private Seed Agencies.

v  Production and supply of quality seeds on University Seed Farms and Farmers field under Scientist-Farmers Participatory Program (SFPP) as per the Seed Village Concept.

v  To conduct research on seed technological aspects (seed production and certification; seed physiology, storage and testing; seed entomology; and seed processing) as per the National and regional mandates.

v  To impart training on seed production, processing, testing and storage both on-campus and off-campus.

v  To conduct Genetic Purity tests viz., GOT& Molecular Marker Analysis for different crop seeds to ascertain in-house quality assurance.

v  Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes viz.,  SMSP, TSP, SCSP etc., to improve socio economic status of intended farmers of Karnataka

Awards / Recognitions :

ü  “Best Stall Award” to AICRP on Seed (Crops) during Krishimela 2019, 2021 and 2022 of UAS, Bangalore.

ü  Certificate of “Merit/Incentive awards” have been awarded to Scientists and Technical Assistants of NSP during foundation day of  UAS, Bangalore on 17^th November 2020 for generating funds under ICAR Seed Project and Enhancing Breeder Seed Production for increasing Indigenous Production of Millets in India

ü  Certificate of “Merit/Incentive awards” have been awarded to Scientists and Technical Assistants of NSP during foundation day of UAS, Bangalore on 1^st October 2021 for generating funds under ICAR Seed Project, Breeder Seed Project and Pulses Seed Hub.

ü  “Certificate of merit/Incentive award” has been awarded to Scientists and Technical Assistants of NSP during foundation day of UAS, Bangalore on 1^st October 2022.

Facilities Available :

ü  Timely supply of quality seeds of cereals, pulses and oil seed crops at reasonable price.

ü  Custom seed processing of private seed companies.

ü  Providing training to the personnel in the line development and farmers on quality seed production and testing both on-campus and off-campus.

ü  Deploy and empower rural youth (both men & women) in quality seed production and to create employment at the rural level.

ü  Dissemination of new variety/technology and its popularization.

ü  Striving for enhanced VRR and SRR.

ü  Improving the socio-economic conditions of the farming community through seed production and usage of quality seeds.

ü Technical assistance to the farmers and personnel involved in seed production.

IIMR,

Hyderabad

Study come out with water and space and nutrients saving technologies for any agriculture production system and to narrow the uncertainty in agriculture.

Providing proper technical knowledge to rural youths to attracted them to modern agriculture methods and it in turn reduce the unemployment problem as well.

Established art of facility of the soilless agri demonstration plot with all the models throughout the year.