The ICAR-Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (ICAR-CTCRI) here is planning to expand to more States a programme which seeks to ensure the availability of good quality planting material of tropical tuber crops.
At present, the Decentralised Seed Multiplier (DSM) programme is being implemented in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha. In the coming days, it will be extended to more States where the CTCRI has centres under the All India Coordinated Research Project on Tuber Crops (AICRP TC).