Establishment of National Active Germplasm site for Palmyrah conservation and evaluation programme.

Identification of dwarf palmyrah genotypes for early, precocious and regular bearing of fruits with high neera yield.

To standardize agro-techniques for planting, nutrient and water management, pest and disease management.

Establishment of quality control lab for value added products viz., Neera, Jaggery, Palm Candy and other edible palmyrah products.

Development of post-harvest techniques and value addition to enhance the domestic and export market and in turn increasing income to the farming community.

Palmyrah Research Station, Killikulam was established on 16.08.2024 as per the G.O. Ms. No. 168 Agriculture and Farmers welfare Department dated 28.07.2023.

• Identification and maintenance of elite palmyrah genotypes and collection of nuts
• Establishment of field gene banks
• Establishment of hi-tech Palmyrah Nursery Unit including land preparation
• Production and supply of quality planting materials for increasing area under palmyrah gardens
• Induction of dwarfness and regular flowering/bearing for increased neera and fruit yield
• Defining agronomic practices including spacing, plant geometry, irrigation, fertigation and Optimizing Palmyrah based cropping system
• Establishment of Palmyrah processing unit with state of the art equipment for product diversification and value addition
• Designing and fabrication of user-friendly cost effective palmyrah tree climbing machinery
• Creation of mobile and stationary cold storage facilities for shelf-life enhancement of neera
• Shelf-life enhancement, defining quality standards for Palmyrah products as per FSSAI standards
• Development of molecular kits (DNA markers) for early sex determination in palmyrah and molecular characterization for enhancing productivity in palmyrah
• Obtaining patents and geographical index (GI) for unique Palmyrah products
• Establishment of FPO in Palmyrah
• Promotion of Entrepreneurship in Palmyrah value addition