“To undertake strategic and adaptive research for efficient and integrated management of natural resources to enhance productivity of agricultural production systems comprising of field and horticultural crops, aquatic crops like Makhana,agro-forestry, livestock, avian and fisheries in different agro-ecological zones of the eastern region”.

The modalities to achieve the mandate are:

• To facilitate and promote coordination and dissemination of appropriate agricultural technologies through network/consortia approach involving ICAR institutes, state agricultural universities, and other agencies for generating location-specific agricultural production technologies through sustainable use of natural resources.
• To provide scientific leadership and act as a center for vocational as well as advanced training to promote agricultural production technologies
• To act as repository of available information and its dissemination on all aspects of agricultural production systems in the eastern region.
• To collaborate with relevant national and international agencies in liaison with state and central government departments for technology dissemination.
• To provide need based consultancy and advisory support in promoting agriculture, horticulture, and livestock in the eastern region.
• Socio-economic evaluation and impact assessment of agricultural technologies.

MISSION

• Transform “Low Productivity-High Potential ” eastern region into high productivity region for food, nutritional and livelihoods security in a manner that is environmentally sustainable and socially acceptable.

• Tap unutilized potential of vast seasonally waterlogged and perennial water bodies for multiple uses of water and aquatic crops for social upliftment.

• Poverty alleviation, livelihood improvement and women empowerment through income and employment generation through on-farm and off-farm job opportunities.

• Promote network and consortia research in the eastern Region.

The ICAR-RCER, as nodal agency in the eastern region, will endeavor to achieve the mandate with active involvement of its own manpower, networking and collaboration with SAUs, ICAR institutes, other R & D organizations and NGOs and Private Institutions.The complex will have its activities tuned towards technology development for the product improvement on the lines of emerging trends in globalization and WTO.