CTCRI and Digital University Kerala to set up a Centre of Excellence in agriculture

Both organisations will work together to develop cutting-edge technologies to address the value-chain problems in agriculture

The Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI) and Digital University Kerala (DUK) have signed an MoU to set up a Centre of Excellence in agriculture technologies.

As part of the MoU, Digital University Kerala will establish a recognised research centre of DUK at CTCRI and also various capacity-building programmes in digital technologies for the manpower working in the agriculture sector. 

Both organisations will work together to develop cutting-edge technologies to address the value-chain problems in the agriculture sector across the country.

Other areas of collaboration include joint research and development projects as well as developing sustainable entrepreneurship, along with joint student research programmes.

This relationship between the two organisations will help develop many innovative products to enhance digital enablement and the transformation of agriculture. The research collaboration between Digital University Kerala and CTCRI is expected to synergise the strengths of both institutions to carry out interdisciplinary research in digital agriculture and allied areas.

The institute is looking forward to having very effective collaboration in PhD programmes as well as international and national research projects to develop digital tools for sustainable natural resources management, disaster risk reduction, genomics as well as phenomic studies.

Both organisations will work together to develop