Conceptualization, execution, and evaluation of academic and scientific research projects. Setup and management of specialized laboratories, including molecular studies, tissue culture, and phytochemistry. KEY DELIVERABLES i. Research and technical consultancy. ii. Laboratory setup and scientific protocol development. iii. Establishment of experimental field reserves for research purposes. iv. Set up of suite of screenhouses for breeding, micropropagation and other purposes. Milestones: i. Set up of an integrated multi-disciplinary yet local-content–compliant suite of laboratories: central laboratory; molecular laboratory; tissue culture laboratory; ethnobotanical/ethnomedicinal laboratory; microbiology laboratory; biochemistry laboratory.