Mandate

• Basic, strategic and adaptive research on groundnut to improve productivity and quality
• Provide access to information, knowledge and genetic material to develop suitable varieties and technologies
• Coordination of applied research to develop location specific varieties and technologies
• Dissemination of technology and capacity building.

Vision

Enhancing the productivity and quality of Groundnut for attaining self-sufficiency in edible oil and meeting nutritional and livelihood security.

Mission

Enhancing groundnut productivity of India to 3000 kg/ha for rainfed and to 4000 kg/ha for irrigated crops through a blend of basic and strategic multidisciplinary research.