Central Soil Plant Health Centre (CSPHC)
Central Soil Plant Health Centre was established at Parottukonam in Thiruvananthapuram District.
Sl No. | Address | Contact Number | Email ID |
1 | CSPHC, Parottukonam Nalanchira PO, Thruvananthapuram Kerala – 695 015 | 0471-2530578 | csphcpkmtvm.agri@kerala.gov.in |
Biotechnology and Model Floriculture Centre (BMFC)
The Biotechnology and Model Floriculture Centre was established during the year 2000 with the following objectives:
- To undertake micro propagation of floriculture and fruits species
- To function as a training centre on micro propagation
- Preservation and propagation of elite plant species
- Varietal improvement of ornamental plants
- To function as a production and distribution centre for ornamental plants through conventional propagation methods
Tissue Culture works was started in the same year and the distribution of plantlets began during July 2002. The plantlets produced at the centre have already been supplied to the farming community within and outside the State. Besides the Centre regularly supplies plantlets to ICAR institutions, KAU and KVK’s and other research institutions.
The Centre is perhaps the only institution which has successfully taken up commercial micro propagation of Black Pepper which is highly skillful and time consuming. This initiative of the Centre has come in for special commendation from the Spices Board and the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India.
Sl No | Address | Contact number | E mail id |
1 | BMFC,Kazhakuttam Thriuvananthapuram Kerala- 695 582 |
0487-2374605 9496003629 |
bmfckzkmtvm.agri@kerala.gov.in |
Kerala Centre for Pest Management (KCPM)
KCPM is the Pest Surveillance Unit under the Department of Agriculture established in the year. The Centre located at Mankombu in Alappuzha District of Kerala is functioning with the aim of making farmers aware of need based plant protection activities. The Centre undertakes Pest and Disease Surveillance in paddy fields by adopting scientific techniques.
Sl No | Address | Contact number | E mail id |
1 | KCPM Moncompu, Thekkekara PO Alappuzha Kerala- |
0477-2702683 | kcpmmncualp.agri@kerala.gov.in |
Regional Agricultural Technology Training Centres (RATTC)
RATTC’s are part of the well established Training System Network of the Department of Agriculture, intended to cater to the training needs of the Extension personnel of the Department and also the farmers belonging to various Districts. There are 5 RATTC’s functioning in the State.
List of RATTC’s
Sl No | Address | Contact number | E mail id |
1 | RATTC Kazhakkuttom Thiruvananthapuram Kerala- |
9447904501 9400365101 |
rattckzhm@gmail.com |
2 | RATTC Kozha, Kottayam Kerala- |
0482-2231351 | ddarattckozha@gmail.com |
3 | RATTC Vytilla, Ernakulam Kerala- |
0484-2703094 | rattcvyttila@gmail.com |
4 | RATTC Malampuzha, Palakkad Kerala- |
0491-2815912 | rattcmpz@gmail.com |
5 | RATTC Thaliparamba, Kannur Kerala- |
0460-2203151 | ddarattctpba@yahoo.com |
Farmers Training Centres (FTC)
Farmer’s Training Centres are the Training Centers exclusively for the farming community in the State. There are two FTCs functioning in the State, at Pathanamthitta and Kozhikode Districts.
Sl No | Address | Contact number | E mail id |
1 | FTC, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta Kerala- |
04734-252244 | ftcpandalam@gmail.com |
2 | FTC, Vengeri, Kozhikkode Kerala- |
0495-2373582 | ftckzd@gmail.com |