Country Profile - India

 

 

 

 

Researchers

Category

Supervising agency

Executing agency

Research focus

Head count

FTEs

Year

Federal government

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Central Institute for Cotton Research (CICR)

Cotton

64

 

64

 

2003

Crop Science

 

Central Research Institute for Jute and Allied Fiber (CRIJAF)

Jute

91

 

86.45

 

2003

 

 

Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI)

Rice

91

 

81.9

 

2003

 

 

Central Tobacco Research Institute (CTRI)

Tobacco, post-harvest

48

 

48

 

2003

 

 

Directorate of Maize Research (DMR)

Maize

20

 

18

 

2003

 

 

Directorate of Oilseeds Research (DOR)

Oilseeds

30

 

30

 

2003

 

 

Directorate of Rice Research (DRR)

Rice

50

 

45

 

2003

 

 

Directorate of Wheat

Research (DWR)

Wheat

42

 

42

 

2003

 

 

Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)

Crops, natural resources

477

 

381.6

 

2003

 

 

Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI)

Pastures, forage, agro-forestry

109

 

98.1

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR)

Pulses

54

 

54

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research (IISuR)

Sugarcane

81

 

81

 

2003

 

 

National Bureau of Plant and Genetic Resources (NBPGR)

Crops

103

 

87.55

 

2003

 

 

National Centre for Integrated Pest Management (NCIPM)

Crops

20

 

20

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Groundnut (NRCGr)

Groundnut

21

 

21

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre on Sorghum (NRCSor)

Sorghum, post-harvest

29

 

29

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre on Soybean (NRCSoy)

Soybean

37

 

37

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology (NRCPB)

Crops

29

 

20.3

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Rapeseed-Mustard (NRCRM)

Mustard

21

 

21

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate of Biological Control (PDBC)

Crops

22

 

19.8

 

2003

 

 

Sugarcane Breeding Institute (SBI)

Sugarcane

58

 

55.1

 

2003

 

 

Vivekanand Parvatiya Krishi Anusandhan Shala (VKAS)

Crops, natural resources, socio-economics

37

 

37

 

2003

Horticulture

 

Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture (CISH)

Horticulture

36

 

36

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH)

Horticulture

5

 

5

 

2003

 

 

Central Plantation Crops Research Institute (CPCRI)

Plantation crops

68

 

68

 

2003

 

 

Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI)

Potato (other crops?)

107

 

107

 

2003

 

 

Central Tuber Crops Research Institute (CTCRI)

Tuber crops, post-harvest

52

 

52

 

2003

 

 

ICAR Research Complex for Goa (ICARRCG)

Crops, livestock, fisheries, socioeconomics

0

 

0

 

2003

 

 

ICAR Research Complex for Eastern Region (ICARRCER)

Crops, livestock, natural resources, socioeconomics

46

 

46

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)

Horticulture

142

 

142

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Spices Research (IISpR)

Spices

32

 

28.8

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR)

Vegetables, post-harvest

26

 

26

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute for Arid Horticulture (CIAH)

Horticultural crops

25

 

22.5

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB)

Banana

15

 

15

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Cashew (NRCCas)

Cashew

14

 

14

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Citrus (NRCCit)

Citrus

19

 

19

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Grapes (NRCGra)

Grapes ,

13

 

13

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Litchi (NRCL)

Litchi, post-harvest

3

 

3

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Mushroom (NRCMu)

Mushroom

14

 

11.2

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Oilpalm (NRCO)

Oilpalm

11

 

11

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (NRCMAP)

Medicinal plants

16

 

16

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Onion and Garlic (NRCOG)

Onion, garlic, post-harvest

9

 

8.55

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Orchids (NRCO)

Orchids, natural resources

8

 

7.6

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Seed Spices (NRCSS)

Spices

3

 

3

 

2003

Natural Resource Management

 

Central Agricultural Research Institute (CAgRI)

Crops, livestock, fisheries

35

 

35

 

2003

 

 

Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

107

 

107

 

2003

 

 

Central Research Institute for Dry land Agriculture (CRIDA)

Natural resources

63

 

63

 

2003

 

 

Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute (CSWCRTI)

Soils, water

92

 

82.8

 

2003

 

 

Central Soil Salinity Research Institute (CSSRI)

Soils

6

 

5.4

 

2003

 

 

ICAR Research Complex for NEH Region (IRCNEHR)

Crops, livestock, forestry, fisheries

142

 

142

 

2003

 

 

Indian Institute of Soil Sciences (IISS)

Soils

32

 

32

 

2003

 

 

National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning (NBSSLUP)

Soils, natural resources

93

 

88.35

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Agro forestry (NRCAF)

Agro-forestry

18

 

16.2

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Weed Science (NRCWS)

Weeds

21

 

14.7

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate of Cropping Systems Research (PDCSR)

Cropping systems

29

 

29

 

2003

 

 

Water Technology Centre for Eastern Region (WTCER)

Water, natural resources

27

 

27

 

2003

 

 

National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Micro Organisms (NBAIM)

Micro organisms.

 

4

 

2003

Agricultural Engineering

 

Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE)

Engineering

71

 

71

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology (CIRCOT)

Cotton, post-harvest

31

 

27.9

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET)

Post-harvest, socio-economics

37

 

37

 

2003

 

 

Indian Lac Research Institute (ILRI)

Lac

31

 

31

 

2003

 

 

National Institute on Jute and Allied Fibers Technology (NIRAJAFT)

Jute

31

 

31

 

2003

Animal Science

 

Central Avian Research Institute (CAvRI)

Poultry

42

 

38.64

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute for Research on Buffaloes (CIRB)

Buffalo

25

 

25

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute for Research on Goats (CIRG)

Goats

38

 

34.2

 

2003

 

 

Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute (CSWRI)

Sheep, goats, pasture

69

 

69

 

2003

 

 

Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI)

Veterinary sciences

266

 

199.5

 

2003

 

 

National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR)

Livestock

30

 

30

 

2003

 

 

National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI)

Dairy, post-harvest

188

 

141

 

2003

 

 

National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP)

Livestock, natural resources

30

 

24.3

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Camel (NRCCam)

Camel

17

 

17

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Equines (NRCE)

Equine

18

 

18

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Meat (NRCMe)

Meat production

6

 

6

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Mithun (NRCMi)

Mithun

6

 

6

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Yak (NRCY)

Yak, post-harvest

18

 

18

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate on Animal Disease Monitoring and Surveillance (PDADMS)

Veterinary sciences

1

 

1

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate on Cattle (PDC)

Cattle

31

 

31

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate on Foot and Mouth Disease (PDFMD)

Veterinary sciences

4

 

4

 

2003

 

 

Project Directorate on Poultry (PDP)

Poultry

11

 

11

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Pig (NRCPig)

Pig

2

 

2

 

2003

Fisheries

 

Central Inland Capture Fisheries Research Institute (CICFRI)

Fisheries

65

 

65

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Brakishwater Aquaculture (CIBA)

Fisheries

46

 

46

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)

Fisheries, post-harvest, socio-economics

58

 

34.8

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT)

Fisheries, post-harvest, socio-economics

74

 

70.3

 

2003

 

 

Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA)

Aquaculture

52

 

46.8

 

2003

 

 

Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)

Fisheries

124

 

99.2

 

2003

 

 

National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR)

Fisheries

24

 

22.8

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre on Coldwater Fisheries (NRCCWF)

Fisheries

12

 

12

 

2003

Others

 

Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute (IASRI)

Statistics

48

 

33.6

 

2003

 

 

National Centre for Agricultural Economics and Policy Research (NCAP)

Socio-economics

15

 

15

 

2003

 

 

National Academy for Agricultural Research Management (NAARM)

Socio-economics

23

 

16.1

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for Women in Agriculture (NRCWA)

Socio-economics

13

 

13

 

2003

 

 

National Research Centre for DNA Finger Printing (NRCDEP)

DNA

9

 

9

 

2003

Other Federal

Council of Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR)

Regional Research Laboratory

Crops

20

 

20

 

2003

 

 

Institute of Himalayan Bioresearch Technology

Crops, natural resources

48

 

48

 

2003

 

Ministry of Environment and Forest, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)

Forest Research Institute (FRI)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI)

Forestry

 

 

2003

 

 

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Institute of Forest Productivity (IFP)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Himalayan Forest Research Institute(HFRI)

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Tropical Forest Research Institute

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

Ministry of Environment and Forest

Indian Institute of Forest Management

Forestry

na

na

2003

 

 

Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI)

Forestry, post-harvest

24

 

12.0

 

2003

 

BAIF Institute for Rural Development-Karnataka (BIRD-K)

Crops, socio-economics

106

 

21.2

 

2003

 

Defense Agricultural Research Organization (DARO)

Defense Agricultural Research Laboratory (DARL)

Crops

29

 

29.0

 

2003

 

Department of Biotechnology

National Center for Plant Genome Research (NCPGR)

Crops, genetic resources

13

 

13.0

 

2003

 

Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment

Kerala Forest Research Center (KFRI)

Forestry, natural resources

58

 

58.0

 

2003

Higher education agencies

State Agricultural Universities (SAU)

Assam Agricultural University (AAU)

Crops

557

 

306.35

 

2003

 

 

Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU)

Crops, livestock

1304

 

652

 

2003

 

 

Birsa Agricultural University (BAU)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

163

 

53.79

 

2003

 

 

Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidalaya (BCKVV)

Crops, natural resources

287

 

86.1

 

2003

 

 

Central Agricultural University (CAU)

Crops, livestock

103

 

25.75

 

2003

 

 

C.C.S Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU)

Crops, livestock

1005

 

512.55

 

2003

 

 

C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology (CSAUAT)

Crops

359

 

161.55

 

2003

 

 

Gujarat Agricultural University (GAU)

Crops

na

na

2003

 

 

G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

485

 

242.5

 

2003

 

 

Indira Gandhi Krishi Viswa Vidalaya (IGKVV)

Crops, livestock, forestry

258

 

136.74

 

2003

 

 

J. L. Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidalaya (JNKVV)

Crops, natural resources

na

na

2003

 

 

Kerala Agricultural University (KAU)

Crops, livestock, socio-economics

659

 

329.5

 

2003

 

 

Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth (KKV)

Crops, fisheries

270

 

94.5

 

2003

 

 

Marathwada Agricultural University (MAU)

Crops

393

 

216.15

 

2003

 

 

Mahtama Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth (MPKV)

Crops, livestock

522

 

234.9

 

2003

 

 

Narendra Deva University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT)

Crops, forestry, fisheries

250

 

127.5

 

2003

 

 

Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)

Crops, livestock

426

 

191.7

 

2003

 

 

Punjab Agricultural University (PAU)

Crops, livestock

1187

 

605.37

 

2003

 

 

Dr. Punjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV)

N.A.

732

 

329.4

 

2003

 

 

Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT)

Crops, livestock, socio-economics

329

 

164.5

 

2003

 

 

Rajasthan Agricultural University (RhAU)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

460

 

266.8

 

2003

 

 

Rajendra Agricultural University (RdAU)

Crops, livestock, post-harvest

273

 

150.15

 

2003

 

 

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Shalimar Campus (SKUAST_Sh)

Crops, livestock

20

 

103.8

 

2003

 

 

Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Jammu and Kashmir (SKUAST_J&K)

Crops, livestock, natural resources

184

 

93.84

 

2003

 

 

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)

Crops, natural resources, socio-economics

947

 

606.08

 

2003

 

 

Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TNAVSU)

Veterinary sciences, Livestock, fisheries

442

 

167.96

 

2003

 

 

University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi KVK Campus (UAS-Gh)

Crops, livestock, fisheries

822

 

353.46

 

2003

 

 

University of Agricultural Sciences, Krishinagar (UAS-Kr)

Crops, natural resources, agricultural engineering

706

 

409.48

 

2003

 

 

West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences (WBUAFS)

Livestock, fisheries

123

 

49.2

 

2003

 

 

Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (YSPUHF)

Horticulture, forestry

266

 

146.3

 

2003

 

 

Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture & Technology (SVBAPUAT)

Crops, buffalo

107

 

53.5

 

2003

 

 

Chudhary Sarwan Kumar Himal Pradesh Krishi Vishavidyalaya (CSKHPKV)

Crops, livestock, post-harvest, socio-economics

289

 

153.17

 

2003

 

 

Uttar Banga Krishi Vishavidyalaya (UBKV)

Crops

85

 

28.05

 

2003

 

 

Animal and Fishery Sciences University (MAFSUM)

Livestock, fisheries

192

 

72.96

 

2003

Other

Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD)

Faculty of Agricultural Science AMU, Aligarh

Crops

33

 

9.9

 

2003

 

 

Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University (AAIDU)

Crops, forestry

324

 

162.0

 

2003

 

Rajasthan State Government

National Center for Agricultural Economics & Policy Research (NCAP)

Socio-economics, post-harvest,

na

na

2003

 

Banara Hindu University (BHU)

Institute of Agricultural Science, B.H.U, Varanasi

Crops

24

 

4.8

 

2003

 

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture & Research Institute, Karaikal (PAJANCOA&RI)

Crops, natural resources, socio-economics

104

 

31.2

 

2003

 

University Grant Commission (UOC)

Ranjeet Singh Memorial (P.G) College, Dhampur

Crops, socio-economics

35

 

5.3

 

2003

 

Department of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development

Anand Niketan College of Agriculture

Crops

27

 

5.7

 

2003

 

Rajasthan Agricultural University

Faculty of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amristar

Crops

27

 

5.4

 

2003

 

Dayanand College-Agriculture Faculty

Wheat

19

 

1.0

 

2003

 

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Adhiparasakthi Agricultural College

Crops

87

 

8.7

 

2003

 

Nagaland University

School of Agricultural Science & Rural Development (SASRD)

Crops, livestock, forestry, socio-economics

80

 

24.0

 

2003

 

CCS University

CH. Shivanath Singh Shandilya (P.G.) College MAchhra, Meerut

Crops, socio-economics

14

 

5.6

 

2003

 

Maharashtra State Ministry of Agriculture

Shri Shivaji Agricultural College, Amravati

Socio-economics

38

 

3.8

 

2003

 

Ch. Charan Singh University

Amar Singh College, Lakhaoti

Crops

53

 

5.3

 

2003

 

University of Calcutta

Institute of Agricultural Science, Calcutta University

Crops, post-harvest, natural resources

43

 

15.1

 

2003