Major Research Institutions & Headquarters
List of some of the Kerala's major research institutions – Agricultural, Forestry & Marine – and their headquarters for various psc exams.

Kerala Research Institutions: Headquarters & Locations

  • Arecanut Research Centre – Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram & Peechi (Thrissur).
  • Agronomic Research Station – Chalakudy (Thrissur).
  • Aromatic & Medicinal Plants Research Station – Odakkali (Ernakulam).
  • Banana Research Station – Kannara (Thrissur).
  • Cardamom Research Station – Pampadumpara (Idukki).
  • Cashew Research Station – Anakkayam (Malappuram).
  • Central Coconut Research Station – Kayamkulam (Alappuzha).
  • Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute – Kochi (Ernakulam).
  • Central Institute of Fisheries Technology – Willingdon Island, Kochi (Ernakulam).
  • Central Plantation Crops Research Institute – Kasargod.
  • Central Soil Analytical (Testing) Laboratory Parottukonam (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • Central Tuber Crops Research Institute – Srikaryam (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • Centre for Water Resources Development and Management – Kozhikode.
  • Coconut Research Centre – Kasaragod & Balaramapuram (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • Coir Board – Alappuzha.
  • Farm Information Bureau – Kowdiar (Thiruvananthapuram). (Welfare Organiser, 2022)
  • Forestry College – Vellanikkara (Thrissur).
  • Ginger Research Centre – Ambalavayal (Wayanad).
  • Indian Institute of Spices Research – Kozhikode.
  • Indo- Norwegian Project – Neendakara (Kollam).
  • Indo-Swiss Joint Research Programme – Mattupetti (Idukki).
  • Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute – Palode.
  • Kerala Agro Machinery Corporation Limited – Athani (Ernakulam).
  • Kerala Forest Research Institute – Peechi (Thrissur).
  • Kerala Livestock Development Corporation – Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • Kerala State Co-operative Federation for Fisheries Development Ltd. (Matsyafed) – Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Kerala State Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (MarketFed) – Gandhi Bhavan, Kochi (Ernakulam).
  • Kerala State Horticultural Products Development Corporation (HORTICORP) – Poojapura (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • Kerala State Sericulture Co-operative Federation (Serifed) –Pattom (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) – Palayam (Thiruvananthapuram).
  • National Centre for Earth Science Studies – Thiruvananthapuram.
  • National Seed Corporation Ltd. – Kanjikode (Palakkad).
  • Palm Oil India Ltd – Kottayam.
  • Pepper Research Station – Panniyur (Kannur).
  • Pineapple Research Station – Vazhakkulam (Ernakulam) & Vellanikkara (Mannuthy, Thrissur).
  • Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology – Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Regional Agricultural Research Station – Pattambi.
  • Rice Research Centres – Vyttila (Ernakulam), Kayamkulam & Mankomp (Alappuzha).
  • Regional Coffee Research Station – Chundale (Wayanad).
  • Regional Rubber Research Institute of India – Puthuppally (Kottayam).
  • Rubber Board – Kottayam.
  • Sugarcane Breeding Institute – Kannur.
  • Sugarcane Research Station – Thiruvalla (Alappuzha).
  • Sugarcane Research Centre – Menonpara (Palakkad).
  • Sugandha Bhavan** – Palarivattam (Kochi, Ernakulam).
  • Tissue Culture Research Centre – Pattambi (Palakkad).


📝SideNotes:

*AMPRS – Former name 'Lemongrass Research Station.'
**Sugandha Bhavan – Head Office of Spices Board of India

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