i. Development and/or evaluation of the technology/process/product including economic and techno-feasibility evaluation of new crop and animal germplasm, farming practices and conservation, utilization and management of natural resources.
ii. Refinement and up-gradation of new package of practices, pilot plant development, marketing/ policy research etc.
iii. Social science research for report preparation, improvement in technology transfer or agriculture extension.
iv. Preparatory research work with the objective of development and formulation of detailed project proposals wherein perceptible and significant use of ICAR/Institute facilities in terms of computation and/or other infrastructure are required
v. Futuristic basic, strategic and applied research.
vi. Environmental impact of processes, products, technologies and their sustainability.