Objectives

Objectives
The main objective of the scheme has been to build capacity for basic, strategic and cutting-edge application research in agriculture and address issues which can be solved by intensive basic and strategic research jointly by team of organizations/ institutions. Underlying this objective are the following aims:

• Foster research and a research culture that will use and advance the frontiers of scientific knowledge to effectively meet the present, anticipated and unanticipated problems of agriculture through various modes and critical investments in research projects.
• Build the capability of the National Agricultural Research System through development of wide partnerships in science through projects.
• Build a storehouse of advancement of knowledge in science related to agriculture and awareness of the national importance of basic and strategic research in agriculture.
• To provide policy support to the decision makers for use of basic and strategic research in agriculture.
• Organization of workshops, seminars, conferences etc. to create awareness, prioritization, scientific popularization and related issues.

Vision
Harnessing science at the frontier of current knowledge and beyond for continually replenish the well of scientific knowledge for agricultural development and prosperity of the farmer.

Mission
To use frontier science and the national scientific talents to advance the problem-solving capacity of the extended national agricultural research system and the development of a dynamic knowledge base of Indian agriculture.