NNational research organisations such as the Central Arid Zone Research Institute; Central Institute for Research on Goats; Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute; CentralTuber Crops Research Institute; National Bureau of Animal Genetic Research; National Dairy Research Institute; Indian Council for Agricultural Research; and Indian Institute of Spice Research.

National academic/training institutions such as the Acharya N.G. Ranga Agriculture University; Administrative Staff College of India; Indian Institute of Management, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences; Kerala Agricultural University; Orissa University of Agricultural Technology; and the Xavier Institute of Management.

International agencies such as IWMI; Global LEAD Initiative and the Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative (PPLPI) of FAO; ILRI; InfoAgrar (Switzerland) and ETC (Netherlands).