• Utilize rice-fallows for cultivation of pulses using existing best varieties and improved package of practices to increase pulses production through demonstration and dissemination of science-led technologies in farmers-participatory approaches.
• Introduce area-specific, need-based, low-cost agro-technologies, proper and efficient use of resources, increased access to production inputs and addressing various constraints to pulses production systems for enhanced profitability.
• Increasing cropping intensity of rice-fallow lands in these districts, and beyond
• Improving soil health by incorporating pulses in cropping systems, thus providing a sustainable rice-based production systems
• Production of value added pulse product namely Mung Dal, Musoor Dal, Kalai Dal, Fried Kalai Dal, Chattu, Dumpling and Besan (Fieldpea flour) through women Self Help Group (SHG) / Farmrers’ Club / FIG/ Farmers Society
• Marketing of different value added product of Pulses like, Mungdal, Musoor Dal, Kalai Dal, Fried Kalai Dal, Chattu, Dumpling and Besan (Fieldpea flour) through Sufal Bangla (PAMC Ltd.)
• Processing, packaging, branding and marketing of different pulses and value added pulse products through SUFAL BANGLA.  
• Development of need based technology for pulses cultivation.
• Organisation of training, demonstration, exposer visit and field visit programme

• Utilize rice-fallows for cultivation of pulses
• Introduction of Improved package of practices for pulses cultivation
• Scaling out the farmer-preferred suitable varieties and need based crop management technologies and enhances public awareness activities on pulses production
• Quality seed production through Farm School / Farmers’ Club/ SKUS.
• Capacity building programme, organisation of farmers day, field visit,  farmers     scientists    interaction programme
• Production and marketing of value-added pulse product namely Mungdal, Musoor Dal, Kalai Dal, Fried Kalai Dal, Chattu, Dumpling and Besan (Chickpea flour) through women Self Help Group (SHG) / Farmrers’ Club / Samabay Krishi Unnayan Samity (SKUS).
• Modern processing, packaging, branding and marketing of different pulses and value-added pulse products.

• To develop extra-early maturing small-seeded (<2.2g/100 seed) genotypes with early vigour and higher biomass and amenable for late planting andmechanization.
• Development of high-yielding genotypes resistance to terminal heat, seedlingrot.

• Effective dose of radiation in Lentil WBL77.
• Identification of lethal dose of sulfonylurea and other AHAS inhibitor on the lentil variety WBL77.
• Single plant harvest from 2000 M1 plant progenies
• Sowing of 100 seeds of each 2000 single plant harvest of M2 families in two separate rows.
• Screening for Herbicide tolerance at field by lethal dose keeping another row intact.
• Identification of herbicide tolerance line/s and harvesting of seeds

• Utilization of rice fallows using existing best varieties and improved packages of practices through farmers’ participatory demonstration
• Introduced area specific need based, low cost agro technologies through proper and efficient use of resources for enhanced profitability
• Increasing cropping intensity of rice fallow lands in these districts
• Improving soil health by incorporating pulses in rice based production system
• Sustainable quality seed production chain at village level through farmers’ cooperatives / farmers’ association
• Empowering rural women (SHG) in processing and value addition of pulses
• Collection, maintenance and evaluation of genetic stocks
• Development of need-based technology for pulse based cultivation.
• Crop improvement programme of lentil, lathyrus and chickpea

 P.I.  Prof. Rajib Nath, Dept. of Agronomy

Co-PI –

1. Amitava Biswas, Department of Agril. Extension
2. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
3. Prasanta Kr. Bandyopadhyay, Dept. of Agril. Chemistry & Soil Science
4. Ivi Chakraborty, Dept. Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops
5. Tapas Biswas, Dept. of Agril. Chemistry & Soil Science
6. Soumitra Chatterjee, Dept. of Agril. Economics
7. Amitava Banerjee, Dept. of Agril. Entomology
8. Raju Das, Dept. of Plant Pathology
9. Sujaya Dewanjee,Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
10. Dr. Srijani Maji, Dept. of Agronomy

P.I.  Prof. Rajib Nath, Dept. of Agronomy

Co-PI –

1. Amitava Biswas, Department of Agril. Extension
2. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

P.I.  Prof. Rajib Nath, Dept. of Agronomy

Co-PI –

1. Prof. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
2. Dr. Anita Ainch, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
3. Dr. Arpita Das, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
4. Dr. Raju Das, Dept. of Plant Pathology

P.I.  Prof. Rajib Nath, Dept. of Agronomy

Co-PI –

1. Prof. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding

P.I.  Prof. Rajib Nath, Dept. of Agronomy

Co-PI –

1. Somnath Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
2. Amitava Banerjee, Dept. of Agril. Entomology
3. Srijani Maji, Dept. of Agronomy
4. Kajal Sengupta, Dept. of Agronomy
5. Raghunath Sadhukhan, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
6. Prabir Kr. Bhattacharya, Dept. of Genetics and Plant Breeding
7. Ivi Chakraborty, Dept. Post-Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops
8. Golam Moiuddin, Dept. of Agronomy
9. Anita Hasda, Dept. of Agronomy
10. Chaitan Soren, Dept. of Agronomy
11. Raju Das, Dept. of Plant Pathology
12. Prof. Prasanta Kr. Bandyopadhyay, Dept. of Agril. Chemistry & Soil Science