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ICAR-NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SECONDARY AGRICULTURE The emblem of ICAR-National Institute of Secondary Agriculture (NISA) has a gear wheel with thick black outline housing the motifs of a pod, trifoliate stem, flower, stem with pollens, and two supporting hands and its name in Devanagari and English with its year of inception. The motifs represent the secondary agricultural produces like gum, resins and aqua produces and the gear wheel represents the processing and converting into usable products for consumption.

AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY, JODHPUR Agriculture University, Jodhpur (AUJ) was established on September 14, 2013 by the Government of Rajasthan under Agriculture University, Jodhpur Act 21 of 2013 to focus on holistic development of arid and semi arid regions of the state covering the districts of Jodhpur, Barmer, Nagaur, Pali, Jalore and Sirohi. The predominantly green circular emble of the university has a rising sun from the sand dunes supported by a pair of ears of corn. WIthin this it holds an open book, microscope, a tractor and a pair of gear wheels. The name of the university is written along the circular border in Devanagari and English. The year of its formation is written below the circle. Its motto in Sanskrit ‘कृषि वृत्ति अभीष्टपूर्णा’ meaning ‘Agricultural Endowment is Ideal’ is written on a golden banner at the bottom. The sand dunes denote the geography of the locale; the sun life, energy, power, positivity and clarity; the open book denotes education, knowledge and w

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CROP PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY The Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (Formerly Paddy Processing Research Centre) is a pioneer Research and Development Institute under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, Government of India. The Institute has its origin way back in 1967 when it was started as research and development laboratory in the Modern Rice Mill complex of Thanjavur Co-operative Marketing Federation (TCMF) at Tiruvarur, Tamilnadu, India under the dedicated leadership and the able guidance of late Dr. V. Subrahmanyan, an eminent scientist and founder Director, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore. The Institute was later upgraded as a national laboratory with the name Paddy Processing Research Centre - PPRC in 1972. Ministry of Food Processing Industries strengthened and upgraded the PPRC as a National Institute in February 2008 and was called as Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology (IICPT). The Institute is located at

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION PROJECT The  National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) is to facilitate accelerated and sustainable transformation of Indian agriculture in support of poverty alleviation and income generation by collaborative development and application of agricultural innovation by the public research organizations in partnership with the farmer’s groups, the private sector, the civil society organizations and other stakeholders. The emblem has glowing sun in the backdrop. NAIP’s objective is to  facilitate an accelerated and sustainable transformation of the Indian agriculture so that it can support poverty alleviation and income generation through collaborative development and application of agricultural innovations by the public organizations in partnership with farmers’ groups, the private sector and other stakeholders. Its logo has the same stem of the cereal as in ICAR’s logo surrounded by a five-pointed multi-coloured star supported by collaborating hands

DIRECTORATE OF RICE RESEARCH Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) formerly All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project - AICRIP, was established by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research - ICAR in 1965 with its national headquarters at Hyderabad to organize and coordinate multi-location testing of genetic lines and technologies for crop production and protection generated across the country. The Project was elevated to Directorate of Rice Research in 1975 with an added mandate of research in the thrust areas of irrigated rice. The Directorate continues its multi-location All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Programme (AICRIP) with active partnership of 47 funded cooperating centers affiliated to State Agricultural Universities, State Department of Agriculture and other Research Institutes of ICAR. Besides, over 50 voluntary centers participate in this multi-location testing program. DRR has contributed significantly in overall rice production front which has ensured food secur

INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education - DARE, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 97 ICAR institutes and 47 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technolog