All India Coordinated Research Project on Spices

ICAR-AICRP on Spices (AICRPS), located at ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode, Kerala, is the largest spices research network in the country linking the ICAR system with State Agricultural Universities and central institutions.

It operates through 40 centers — 19 regular centers, 19 voluntary centers and 2 project mode centers — representing 14 agro-climatic regions across 24 states including North Eastern States and Tribal areas.

Presently, ICAR-AICRPS is working on 18 mandate crops viz., black pepper, small cardamom, large cardamom, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, coriander, cumin, fennel, fenugreek, ajwain, nigella, saffron, kalazeera, mango ginger and black turmeric.