• Developing and promoting sustainable agricultural practices and technologies that are suitable for the hilly and tribal regions of Odisha.
• Conducting research for developing improved varieties and farming practices
• Disseminating technology
• Collaborating with other institutions and stakeholders to promote sustainable agriculture in the region.

Focus area of Research

• To increase the agricultural production per unit area per unit time
• To initiate research programme in crops of regional importance
• To conduct survey, collect, document and maintain local races
• To associate actively with the training of the farmers and the field staffs
• To provide a platform for understanding farmers acceptability of the generated technologies
• To collaboration with national and international institutions of agriculture Research