Central Tuber Crops Research Institute

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ICAR - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram

Type	Research
Established	1963[1]
Director	Dr. Archana Mukherjee
Location	Sreekaryam Thiruvananthapuram , Kerala , India
Campus	48.19 hectares
Affiliations	Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Website	www.ctcri.org

The ICAR - Central Tuber Crops Research Institute, often abbreviated as ICAR - CTCRI, is a constituent institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the only research organization in the world dedicated solely to the research on tropical tuber crops. The Institute established in 1963^[1] with its headquarters at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has with an area of 48.19 hectares. The headquarters of ICAR - CTCRI is located at Sreekaryam at a distance 12 km away from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and 10 km from Thiruvananthapuram Central railway station as well as Central Bus Station Thiruvananthapuram. The Institute has a regional centre at Bhubaneswar, Orissa established in 1976 ^[2] with an area of 20 hectares located 8 km from Bhubaneswar Airport and 7 km from Bhubaneswar railway station to cater the needs of Eastern India.