Govt Directorate of Cashew Research Jobs 2026 - Sarkari Naukri

Native of cashew (Anacardium occidentale L.) is Eastern Brazil, and it was ntroduced to India during the 16th Century by the Portuguese. Research on cashew in India was first initiated in the early 1950s. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) sanctioned adhoc schemes for Research Centres located at Kottarakkara (Kerala), Ullal (Karnataka), Bapatla (Andhra Pradesh), Daregaon (Assam) and Vengurla (Maharashtra). In 1971, ICAR also sanctioned an All India Coordinated Spices and Cashew Improvement Project (AICS & CIP) with its headquarters located at ICAR-Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI), Kasaragod. The CPCRI Regional Station, Vittal, Karnataka was given the mandate to carry out research work on cashew, while, four centres under different Universities (viz., Bapatla, Vridhachalam, Anakkayam and Vengurla) were assigned the research component on cashew under AICS & CIP. During the V and VI plan periods, three more Centres (viz., Bhubaneswar, Jhargram and Chintamani) came under the fold of AICS & CIP and with shifting of work of Anakkayam Centre to Madakkathara.