Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

1. Sustainable agricultural practices.
2. Technology and global best practices on agriculture and horticulture.
3. Crop residue management.
4. waste management

1. Identifying and addressing jointly the possible areas for cooperation in promotion of Organic farming/Natural farming/Agro ecological practices/PGS certification.
2. NCONF would also provide advisory services for on farm bio input production, package of practices for increased input efficiency and mitigating adverse effect of climate change.
3. Special focus will be accorded to the promotion of Start-up enterprises to enhance the incomes and strengthen the livelihoods of the SHGs/NGOs/FPOs.

1. Developing and implementing, as appropriate, joint programs and projects in mutually identified areas.
2. Organizing International/Regional/National workshops, seminars and meeting jointly.

1. Promoting successful programmes for promotion of organic/natural certification, enhancing livelihoods of collectives/cooperatives.
2. Human Resource Development and Institutional capacity building.

1. To promote interdisciplinary research in the food, nutrition and health.
2. To promote PG research activities in the -collaborative work.
3. To promote research in the area of environment and other social areas.

• Engagement of experts such as agronomists, entomologists, and crop scientists to deliver lectures/talks during field level farmers camp in each district.
• Support in conducting a farmer’s training at Krishi Vigayan Kendra’s.
• Support in accessing season-specific crop advisories of PAU 39.and KVKs to CIPT’s target farmers across 12 districts.
• Exchange of scientific literature, information and methodology

• Exchange of researchs, scientists and technologists
• Student exchange between PAU and SSS NIBE.
• Exchange of knowledge in the mutual areas of interest such as industrial fermentation, ethanol production from biomass, biomass management, thermal conversion of biomass, bio-gas, biochar etc.
• Exchange of scientific literature, field studies from relevant funding agencies. 
• Field evaluation of technologies/solutions developed by both the institutions in the experimental filed stations of PAU and vice versa.
• Use of scientific equipment as available and required in the programme of common interest as may be mutually agreed upon.
• Development and implementation of collaborative teaching research and extensions projects in the identified areas and methodology to be used as mutually agreed upon, subject to IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) clause in Article IV.