Indian Council of Agricultural Research
Nurturing Nature for Generations
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an apex organization in India that leads agricultural research, education, and extension activities. Its vision for the future, encapsulated in ICAR Vision 2030, aims to drive inclusive and sustainable agricultural growth through innovation.
Indian Council for Agricultural Research
Climate Smart Organic Farming
Nutrient management with organic inputs helps in building the soil heath by improving the soil microflora and amount of soil carbon, which is very important for sustainable agriculture.
Indian Council for Agricultural Research
Transforming Indian Agriculture
"Harness the power of science and education with a human touch for higher and sustainable agrifood production" is the mission of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA)
Facilities provided by CeRA
Access of journals/e-Resources through IP authentication
Document Delivery Request System (DDR)
Access through Remote access facility.
Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (popularly known as CeRA) is an e-Consortium of Agricultural Libraries under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research for National Agricultural Research and Education System (NARES) Libraries. Established in November 2007 under NAIP, the Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) is the first of its kind for facilitating 24x7 online access of select journals in agricultural and allied sciences to all researchers, teachers and students, policy planners, administrators and extension specialists in NARES through IP authentication. The 168 Consortium members consist of ICAR institutes/NRCs/Directorates/Project Directorates/National Bureaus etc. Central Agricultural Universities and State Agricultural Universities. CeRA is now the most sought after online platform by scientists/ teachers in NARES for literature search for their professional pursuit. To put it in a nutshell, CeRA acts like a catalyst to enhance agricultural research, education and extension activities of NARES institutions in achieving excellence and setting high standards in output and service to the society. At present, it is being monitored by Agricultural Education Division (ICAR).
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , 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 111 ICAR institutes and 71 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 technology development that has enabled the country to increase the production of foodgrains by 5.6 times, horticultural crops by 10.5 times, fish by 16.8 times, milk by 10.4 times and eggs by 52.9 times since 1950-51 to 2017-18, thus making a visible impact on the national food and nutritional security. It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in agriculture. It is engaged in cutting edge areas of science and technology development and its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields.
