Contribution of ICAR- All India Coordinated Research Projects in Natural Resource Management

摘要

Post-independent India has made remarkable progress on agricultural front which is evident from 5.4 times increase in production of food-grains,10.1 times in horticultural produce,15.2 times in fish,9.7 times in milk and 48.1 times in eggs since 1950-51.March of a nation from the’ship to mouth’situation to over flowing granaries has been an impressive journey.A remarkable growth in agricultural research and development played pivotal role in increase in agriculture production and productivity.With 101 institutes of Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR)and 71 agricultural universities spread across the country,India has one of the largest national agricultural research systems in the world.