Future Challenges, Vision, Goal and Strategy:

For first few years, we were a company of 10 workers, covering only 5 crops and operating in one or two regions of the country and had Strategy very limited research facilities. Today, we are a strong group of about 70 people, covering 25 crops, operating all over the country and even overseas. Research facilities are far more extended, volume of business is up by many folds.

Considering the above achievements and strides made by the organisiation, one may feel quite accomplished but there are much greater challenges and therefore, no reason to be complacent.

1. Global Warming

The global warming is posing a great threat even to the plant domain. The existing cultivars, in the present composition, may not stand the high temperatures and other abiotic stresses. Therefore, the plant architecture would require restructuring and new idio-types have to be evolved.

2. New pathogens with more destructive and virulent forms, new races and alarming insect damage:

Sources of resistance to be explored even in distant and wild relatives.

3. Conditions of higher degree of salinity and drought:

These challenges have to be met with by formulating a vibrant strategy with a long term vision. New era research facilities, the state-of-the-art, mobilizing cutting edge science and biotechnological applications have to be put in place.

To have global presence, efforts are on to look for strategic joint venture partners.