Integrated Farming Systems Research Station, Karamana

Professor & Head

Jacob John, Dr.

Postal Address:

Integrated Farming Systems Research Station

Kerala Agricultural University

Nedumcaud

Karamana

Thriruvananthapuram District Kerala 695002

Phone No:

+91-471-2343586

Email ID:

ifsrs@kau.in

Website:

https://ifsrskaramana.kau.in

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Basic Information

Integrated Farming Systems Research Station (IFSRS) is located at Nedumcaud, Karamana, 3.0 km south east of Thiruvananthapuram Central railway and bus stations. The station has an area of 7.65 ha of which 6.25 ha is double cropped wet land and 1.40 ha garden land. The centre established in 1955 as Model Agronomic Research Station was upgraded as Cropping System Research Centre (CSRC) in 1989. Later, renamed as IFSRS in 2017, in view of modified mandate and various activities on integrated farming. The major mandates of the station include development and validation of region specific integrated farming system (IFS) models for enhanced system productivity, profitability and sustainability and undertaking research, training, extension and developmental activities on various aspects of urban and peri urban agriculture.

History:

The station was established in 1955 as a project centre of ICAR on Fertilizer Use and Soil Fertility. In 1989, it was upgraded as Cropping System Research Centre (CSRC). All India Co ordinated Research Project on Integrated Farming System (AICRP on IFS), one of the largest research projects under ICAR was launched during 2010. The Project Directorate of Cropping Systems Research,Modipuram, Meerut, U.P, which coordinates the IFS activities was renamed in 2010 as Project Directorate of Farming Systems Research and as Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research in 2014. In view of the major mandate of the station, it was renamed as Integrated Farming System Research Station (IFSRS) in 2017.

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