The Division manages three institute funded research projects focusing on themes of Technology, Resource and Environment, Agricultural Markets and Value Chain, and Institutional Innovations and Rural Livelihood.

Project 1: Innovations in Agricultural Marketing and Institutional Arrangements for Enhancing Farmers’ Income in India

Objectives

• To leverage the potential of agricultural markets under the new institutional environment. 
• To identify the drivers of secondary agriculture and assess its potential. 
• To analyze and forecast the demand, supply and prices of selected agricultural commodities. 
• To understand the changing landscape of agricultural trade and its implications for agriculture sector.

Project 2: Social, Economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Technology, Policy and Institutional Innovation in Agriculture

Objectives

• To examine the extent of adoption and benefits of improved technologies of IARI/NARS.
• To analyse the impact of knowledge-intensive technologies in mitigating risk and enhancing profitability. 
• To study the government policies and institutional innovations for the enhancement of farm income

Project 3: Exploring linkages of agricultural production systems and ecosystem services for sustainability

Objectives

• To study interactions between agricultural production system and natural resources in the context of sustainability and farm income.
• To quantify the value of ecosystem services of selected agricultural production systems and formulation of incentive structures.
• To examine the technologies, institutions and policy initiatives on sustainable agriculture production and their implications