• Developing high yielding varieties of bidi and chewing tobacco with appropriate production technologies.

• Breeding tobacco varieties for less health risk factors.

• Development of genotypes with high seed yield potential with appropriate agro techniques for oil purpose.

• Developing cropping systems.

• Developing suitable technologies for the management of diseases and insect-pests.

• Production and distribution of pure seeds and seedlings of tobacco varieties.

• Transfer of tobacco production technologies to the farming community.