Mandate of the Project
- Development of ecologically sound, economically viable, situation specific agro production and protection technologies.
- Generation of location specific inter disciplinary information based on multilocation testing.
- Transfer of technology.
- Coordinate, plan and monitor the sesame and Niger research.
- To provide the base for exchange of scientific information, inter institutional and inter disciplinary linkages between the National Institutes and State Agricultural Universities.
Mandate of the PCU
- Planning, coordination and monitoring of research and breeder seed production.
- Collection, characterization, evaluation, multiplication and cataloguing of germplasm.
- Maintenance, conservation and supply of germplasm to breeders of public and private sectors.
- Organization of workshops/seminars and supporting the centres in overall development.
- Documentation of information and publication of relevant literature.