- Knowledge management and technology transfer in cashew (09/2021-Long term)
Dr. Aswathy Chandrakumar, Dr. T N Raviprasad, Dr. Mohana G S., Dr. Manjesh. G. N & Dr. Bhagya. H. P - Socio-economic and innovation system analysis in Cashew sector (09/2021-Long term)
Dr. Aswathy Chandrakumar, Dr. D Balasubramanian, Dr. Eradasappa E., Dr. V Thondaiman, Dr. C Thamban & Dr. Jayasekhar S - Integrated Farming Approaches for Socio-Economic Resilience of Scheduled Caste Farmers (2025/Long-term)
Dr. Manjesh GN, Dr. Rajasekhara H, Dr. Veena GL, Dr. Babli Mog & Dr. Jyoti Nishad - Improving the livelihoods of tribal farmers through cashew-based technologies and capacity building (04/2025-05/2028)
Dr. Aswathy Chandrakuma, Dr. Siddana Savadi, Dr. Bhagya H P, Dr. Thondaiman V & Dr. Manjunatha K - Cashew Farmer’s Tracking System (04/2024- 08/2027)
Dr. Mohana G.S. - ICAR Project: Agri Business Incubation (ABI), ICAR-DCR, Puttur, Karnataka
Dr. V. Thondaiman
- Development of AI based chatbot for delivering advisories to the farmers on a pilot basis
Dr. Aswathy Chandrakumar
- DCCD Project: Front line demonstration of newly developed cashew varieties of ICAR-DCR Puttur (06/2023 – 03/2025)
Dr. E. Eradasappa., Dr. Aswathy Chandra Kumar, Dr. Mohana. G.S., Dr. J.D. Adiga & Dr. Bhagya H.P. - RKVY project: Development of model cashew villages for transforming farm livelihoods in Karnataka (2025-2027)
Dr. Aswathy Chandrakumar, Dr. T N Raviprasad, Dr. Eradasappa E, Dr. Bhagya H P, Dr. Veena G L, Dr. Thondaiman V, Dr. Rajashekara H & Dr. Jyoti Nishad - DCCD Project: Front line demonstration of latest cashew varieties of ICAR-DCR Puttur under normal density and other old /new suitable varieties under high density systems (2024-2026)
Dr. Eradasappa E., Dr. Aswathy C, Dr. Mohana G. S., Dr. Bhagya, H.P., Dr. Thondaiman V & Dr. J. D. Adiga
Best Stall Awards:
The Directorate of Cashew Research has been consistently awarded with “Best Stall Award” during various Krishi Melas and Horticulture Fairs since 2022 for its outstanding display and showcasing of cashew technologies.
Digital innovations for enhanced extension delivery
As part of its commitment to modernizing agricultural extension, the institute has developed three flagship digital tools—Cashew India app, Cashew Farmers Tracking System (CFTS), and Cashew Protect app for providing farmers with real-time advisories, field-level data tracking, pest and disease management support, and access to improved technologies. Their adoption has strengthened the institute’s outreach, improved decision-making at the farm level, and accelerated the transfer of scientific recommendations to cashew growers across diverse regions.
Innovative Transfer of Technology efforts
Extension is strengthened in cashew through social media, and a Facebook page for the dissemination of the latest cashew information and technical knowledge is created. All HRD programmes and farmer awareness programmes conducted at the Directorate were given wide publicity through the DCR Facebook page. An exclusive YouTube page is also created for hosting the videos on different technologies of the institute.
Impact of Cashew Production Technologies on Area, Production and Productivity of Cashew
The institute regularly conducts impact studies on the technologies developed. A study on the impact of varieties such as Vengurla-4 and Vengurla-7 on the coverage of total cashew area in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts showed that farmers realized the highest yield from variety Vengurla-4, followed by Vengurla-7.
The technology adoption status of cashew farmers in the Konkan region was very high for recommended varieties, followed by planting and after-care techniques, while technologies like soil and water conservation and intercropping fared very poorly in the field. Comparative study of adoption of recommended cashew production technologies by cashew farmers of Maharashtra (Konkan region), Karnataka (Dakshina Kannada) and Kerala (North Kerala) revealed that cashew farmers in all these states registered poor adoption levels.
Technology demonstrations
Participatory technology development is presently tried in the case of ultra-high-density planting in cashew, pruning and canopy management and suitability of varieties for high-density and ultra-high-density planting in cashew.
91 demonstration plots have been laid out since the inception of the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) programme. Under TSP, various training programmes, including awareness programmes in the North Eastern region were also conducted, and exposure visits of TSP farmers to RARS, Pillicode, IISR, Kozhikode and Cashew Research Station, Madakkathara were organised.
Under the tribal sub-plan of the ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research, Puttur, 33,280 cashew grafts of High Yielding Varieties (HYVs) have been distributed to tribal farmers in the tribal-dominated regions of North East India and the aspirational district of Alluri Sitarama Raju in Andhra Pradesh over the past five years.
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