Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam is a research Station under the Central Zone of
Kerala Agricultural University
Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) is a state university for agricultural education, recognised as a State Agricultural University (SAU) by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It is situated in Vellanikkara, Kerala, India. ...
at
Anakkayam
Anakkayam is an outgrowth of Malappuram city in Kerala, India. A major portion of Pandallur hills (a hill in the central part of Malappuram district, which was the boundary between Eranad and Walluvanad Taluks in Malabar District under British ...
in
Malappuram
Malappuram (also Malapuram) () is a city in the Indian state of Kerala, spread over an area of including the surrounding suburban areas. The first municipality in the district formed in 1970, Malappuram serves as the administrative headquarter ...
district of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
, India. It was established in 1963 as a cashew research station and has an area of 9.92 ha under it. ARS Anakkayam maintains 216 hybrids of 18 parental combinations. Anakkayam - 1, Dharasree and Mrudula are the three cashew cultivars released for cultivation from this station.
The station will get more opportunities to conduct research programmes once it gets the Centre of Excellence status from The
Government of Kerala
Government of Kerala is the Subnational administrative division, subnational government of the Indian state of Kerala. The government is led by a chief minister, who selects all the other ministers. The chief minister and their most senior mini ...
.
A delegation led by
Dubai’s agriculture minister visited the station in 2012.
Delegation from Dubai
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References
External links
* Official Websit
* KAU Institutions / Station
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Agricultural research stations in Kerala
Cashew production in India
Education in Malappuram district
Research institutes established in 1963
1963 establishments in Kerala