AVA focuses on development and dissemination of innovative technologies and products to boost sustainability in agriculture and allied sectors. These innovations coupled with indigenous traditional knowledge (ITK) systems help the farming community to protect the environment, expand the earth’s natural resource base and maintain and improve soil fertility in addition to Increase in farm income, enhancing quality of life for farm families and communities and increasing production for human food and fiber needs. Picture We are providers of products and technologies to agriculture and allied sectors based on combination of advanced scientific methodologies and traditional knowledge systems. Our motto is to work on developing broad spectrum of methodologies to minimize the use of external inputs, avoiding the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, which aim at achieving optional agro eco systems that are socially, ecologically and economically sustainable.