Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam Explained

Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam is a research Station under the Central Zone of Kerala Agricultural University at Anakkayam in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It was established in 1963 as a cashew research station and has an area of 9.92 ha under it. ARS Anakkayam maintains 216 hybrids of 18 parental combinations. Anakkayam - 1, Dharasree and Mrudula are the three cashew cultivars released for cultivation from this station.

The station will get more opportunities to conduct research programmes once it gets the Centre of Excellence status from The Government of Kerala.^[1]

A delegation led by Dubai’s agriculture minister visited the station in 2012.^{[2] [3]}

External links

• Official Website https://web.archive.org/web/20131220023345/http://www.kau.edu/crsanakkayam.htm
• KAU Institutions / Stations https://web.archive.org/web/20141010171021/http://www.kau.edu/kauinstitutions.htm

11.09°N 76.12°W

Notes and References

1. News: Agriculture research station to get new status . 8 October 2013 . The New Indian Express . 7 August 2019 .
2. http://www.civilsocietyonline.com/pages/Details.aspx?367 Delegation from Dubai
3. http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/new-path-in-productive-farming/article5208694.ece Delegation from Dubai