COMMODITY AND SECTOR PRIORITIES
A. High Priority (i.e essential that some research is undertaken in this commodity or sector)
B. Medium Priority (i.e research is justified if resources allow)
(I) Priority Crop Commodities
| A | A | B |
| Banana | Asparagus | Bean (dry) |
| Citrus | Cabbage | Bittergourd |
| Grape | Cauliflower | Waxgourd |
| Litchi | Chinese Cabbage | Coconut |
| Pineapple | Chillies | Eddoes |
| Strawberry | Cucumber | Guava |
| Bean(green) | Eggplant | Mango |
| Cowpea(green) | Tomato | Melon |
| Edible Fungi | Anthurium | Ornamentals |
| Fodder&Pasture | Salad crops | Passion Fruit |
| Garlic | Palm Cabbage | Pawpaw |
| Ginger | Sweet Pepper | |
| Onion | Sweet Potato | |
| Tobacco | Watermelon |
(II) Priority Crop Sectors
| A | A |
| Post Harvest Technology | Hydroponic Crop Production |
| Applications of Biotechnology | Diagnostics for Crop Protection |
| Water Management Practices | Land Resource Appraisal |
| Mechanisation of Operations | Biological Control of Livestock Pests |
| Integrated Pest Management | Weed Control |
| Soil Conservation | Improvement of Cropping Systems |
(III) Priority Research Projects
- - Onion : off-season production and keeping quality
- - Hydroponic vegetable production
- - Seed and Seedling management
- - Environment-friendly pest and disease management
- - Diversification in Ornamentals
- - Post-Harvest Management
- - Food Processing
- - Baby Vegetables for specialty market
- - Tobacco : mechanisation of seedling production
- - Litchi : earliness in fruiting
- - Pineapple: minimising incidence of Black Spot
- - Quality Management for fresh produce.
- - Organic Agriculture
- - Control of Diamond Back Moth in cruciferous crops
- - Control of Fruit Fly in cucurbitaceous crops
- - Mechanisation of cultural operations