Indian Agricultural Research Institute

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The Indian Agricultural Research Institute is India’s premier national institute for agricultural research, education, and extension, renowned for its pivotal role in developing high-yielding crop varieties and advancing the Green Revolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf agricultural research institute
deemed university
public research university
academicFocus agricultural economics
agricultural engineering
agricultural sciences
agronomy
entomology
extension education
horticulture
plant breeding and genetics
plant pathology
soil science
affiliation Indian Council of Agricultural Research
alsoKnownAs IARI
Pusa Institute
campus Pusa, New Delhi
conducts applied research in agriculture
basic research in agriculture
extension and outreach programs
coordinatesWith national research centres of ICAR
state agricultural universities
country India
established 1905
formerName Pusa Agricultural Research Institute
foundingLocation Pusa, Bihar
governingBody Indian Council of Agricultural Research
grantedDeemedUniversityStatus 1958
hasDivision Division of Agricultural Economics
Division of Agricultural Engineering
Division of Agricultural Extension
Division of Agricultural Physics
Division of Agronomy
Division of Biochemistry
Division of Entomology
Division of Food Science and Postharvest Technology
Division of Genetics
Division of Horticulture
Division of Microbiology
Division of Nematology
Division of Plant Pathology
Division of Plant Physiology
Division of Resource Management
Division of Seed Science and Technology
Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
hasResearchFacility Zonal Agricultural Research Stations
regional research stations in India
impact food security in India
productivity of major cereal crops in India
knownFor contribution to the Green Revolution in India
development of high-yielding crop varieties
pulses and oilseeds research
rice improvement research
wheat improvement research
languageOfInstruction English
Hindi
locatedIn Delhi
New Delhi
motto Jai Vigyan Jai Kisan
offersProgram M.Sc.
Ph.D.
parentOrganization Indian Council of Agricultural Research
primaryObjective developing improved crop varieties
enhancing agricultural productivity in India
training human resources in agricultural sciences
regionServed India
relocatedTo New Delhi
relocationCompleted 1936
role centre for agricultural education
centre for agricultural extension
national institute for agricultural research
type national institute
postgraduate institution


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