Technology assessment, transfer of tuber crops technologies and generation of socio-economic and impact information on tuber crops are done by this section. Various means and modes of technology transfer are 1. On farm trials, 2. Front Line demonstrations, Field days, Farmers Seminar, Extension Literature etc. Visitor service is another important work of this section. Development and maintenance of the website of the institute, online agro advisory, cyber extension, bioinformatics, development of statistical applications for tuber crops research, market studies and other economic applications, studies on consumer preferences etc. are some of the other activities going on in the section.

Technology Commercialization

Technology Licensed

• MoA was signed with the Uzhavoor Mythri Farmer Producer Company Limited, Pullickal Kavala, Vazhoor on 01 March 2023 to transfer the technology for commercial production of fried snack foods from cassava for an amount of ₹ 29,500.
• Technology on fried snack foods and fried chips from cassava was licensed to M/s Madappally Block Vanitha Food Processing Industrial Co-Operative Society Ltd. No. S.IND (K) 342, Madappally Block, Changanacherry, Kottayam, Kerala by signing MoA on 12 April 2023 for an amount of ₹ 29,500.
• Technology on fried snack foods and fried chips from cassava was licensed to M/s Dnalife Private Limited, PVR Arcade, Lumbini Avenue, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana by signing MoA on 15 May 2023 for an amount of ₹ 29,500.
• Three bio-formulations with pesticidal action developed from cassava crop residues were commercialized to M/s Green Edge Agri Imports Pvt. Ltd., No.31, Ganapathy Nagar, Ariyamangalam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu by signing MoA on 22 June 2023 for an amount of ₹ 5,90,000.
• ICAR-CTCRI signed MoA with M/s Entryway Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd., MIV CFS Admin Building, Vallarpadam, Cochin, Kerala on 27 July 2023 to transfer the technology of wax coating of cassava tubers to extend shelf life for an amount of ₹ 29,500.
• Technology on Chinese potato foliar micronutrients ‘Micronol’ was licensed to M/s Linga Chemicals, Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 04 September 2023 for an amount of ₹ 1,18,000.

Professional services

Contract research

• MoU was signed with M/s KCM Agri Clinic, Sivanthi Patti Road, Thiagaraja Nagar, Maharaja Nagar, Tamil Nadu for contract research on ‘Development of cassava custard’ on 03 May 2023 for an amount of ₹ 8,26,320.
• A contract research project on ‘Development of value-added products from Mudali (Colocasia esculenta) and Kone (Dioscorea)’ was signed on 22 July 2023 with an NGO, M/s Spudnik Foods, Bengaluru, Karnataka for an amount of ₹ 6,48,174.

Consultancy service

• MoU signed with M/s Xobu Foods and Beverages Private Limited, Bhagyodaya Apartments, Vidya Nagar, Rajahmundry East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh for consultancy service in ‘Development of biofortified sweet potato value chain for industrial production in Telangana, Karnataka & Odisha’ on 28 November 2023 for an amount of ₹ 6,82,720.