The main focus of KSL's research in R&D is to develop need based elite varieties and hybrids that would attract farmers' attention and benefit them because of high yield and quality as well as provide unique selling points (USPs) to the marketing division to ensure competitiveness. This department over a period of time got strengthened with following infrastructure:

10 farms with total area of 278 acres in different agro-climatic zones with identified mandated crops namely .