Next-Gen Mechanization & Precision Agriculture: Development of smart, AI-enabled tools, autonomous farm systems, and sensor-based machinery for precision input management and productivity enhancement. (ICAR-CIAE, Bhopal)
Post-Harvest Engineering & Secondary Agriculture: Processing, packaging, and value addition technologies for cereals, pulses, fruits, vegetables, and emerging crops; and shelf-life enhancement systems. (ICAR-CIPHET, Ludhiana; ICAR-NISA, Ranchi)
Cotton & Natural Fibre Engineering: World-class expertise in ginning, retting, extraction, and fibre diversification for cotton, jute, mesta, flax, and allied fibres. (ICAR-CIRCOT, Mumbai; ICAR-NINFET, Kolkata)
Statistics & Digital Technologies: Leadership in agricultural informatics, data analytics, AI based crop forecasting, spectroscopy-based quality assessment, and decision support systems. (ICAR-IASRI and network institutes)
Renewable & Bio-based Solutions: Research on solar, bioenergy, and bioproducts for green growth; development of technologies for biogas, biofertilizers, bioactive compounds, and waste-to-wealth products.
Aquatic Crops & Niche Value Chains: Development of improved cultivation and processing technologies for makhana, lotus, and aquatic crops contributing to rural entrepreneurship and nutritional security. (ICAR-NRCM, Darbhanga)
Policy Advocacy & Socio-economic Research: Formulation of evidence-based strategies for national mechanization, post-harvest loss reduction, and energy management policies.
4a. Agriculture Engineering SMD has seven institutes, two regional stations, one Ginning Training Centre, six AICRPs, two AINPs and four CRPs under its jurisdiction.
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