ICAR-All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices (AICRPS), located at ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala has 38 centers (19 regular centers, 11 co-opting centers and 8 voluntary centers) representing 14 agro-climatic regions in 24 states including North Eastern States and Tribal areas. ICAR-AICRPS plays an important role in the development of varieties suitable to different agro-climatic regions and address the problems faced by the farming community on crop diseases, crop management practices during adverse and aberrant weather conditions. Presently, ICAR-AICRPS is working on 17 mandate crops viz., black pepper, small cardamom, large cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, ajwain, nigella, saffron, kalazeera and mango ginger.