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Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

This page describes about Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) of Delhi.

About Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

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Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) was established in 1905. It's original name before 1947 was Imperial Agricultural Research Institute. After the Independence the name was changed to Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Since Independence IARI, is a premier institute for Agricultural Research, education and extension.

The campus was originally located in Pusa, Bihar and was shifted to PUSA in New Delhi after the Bihar earthquake of 1934. It is financed and administered by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The IARI was responsible for the research leading to the "Green revolution" of the 1970s.

The Institute has all along been adjusting and improving its policies, plans and programmes to effectively respond to tshe needs and opportunities of the nation. Besides basic research, applied and commodity research gained great importance resulting in the development of several popular high yielding varieties of almost all major crops and their associated

management technologies, which brought about an unprecedented increase in the national food and agricultural production.

Contact Address:
Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Library Avenue, Pusa, Delhi-110012
India
Telephone: (011)25843367
Fax: +91 (11) 25846420
Official Website: www.iari.res.in



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