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Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam
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Agricultural Research Station, Anakkayam is a research Station under the Central Zone of Kerala Agricultural University at Anakkayam in Malappuram district of Kerala, India. It was established in 1963 as a cashew research station and has an area of 9.92 ha under it. ARS Anakkayam maintains 216 hybrids of 18 parental combinations. Anakkayam - 1, Dharasree and Mrudula are the three cashew cultivars released for cultivation from this station.
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The station will get more opportunities to conduct research programmes once it gets the Centre of Excellence status from The Government of Kerala.[1]
A delegation led by Dubai’s agriculture minister visited the station in 2012.[2][3]