A Short Note on Uttar Pradesh Agricultural Research Institute

If a country or state wishes to achieve comprehensive growth, it must place a high priority on research and development efforts. If appropriate attention is paid to R&D, goods and services will be provided to the targeted group at the lowest cost and in accordance with their needs.

Although Uttar Pradesh is considered to be industrially underdeveloped in comparison to other states in the country, the state nevertheless has 14 cotton textile mills, 32 glass industries, and 60 bangle factories.

Research Institutes in Uttar Pradesh:

In order to advance knowledge in any field or sector, research is required. In fact, research is the finest type of education since it allows facts to be confirmed or established, problems to be solved, and new theories to be produced. In Uttar Pradesh, there are numerous research institutes that do helpful and essential research in a variety of fields.

Uttar Pradesh’s Capital and other cities are known for many research institutes, some of which are listed below.

• Lucknow- 

Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research

Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research

Handicrafts Development & Marketing Corporation Limited

Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture

Biotechnology Park Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh Electronics Corporation Limited

Lucknow State Disaster Management Authority

Pradeshiya Industrial & Investment Corporation 

Institute of Entrepreneurship Development

Uttar Pradesh Export Corporation Ltd

• Other Cities-

National Sugar Institute situated in Kanpur 

Indian Institute of Handloom Technology situated in Varanasi

Indian Institute of Technology situated in Kanpur 

Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute situated in Jhansi 

Laxmipat Singhania Institute of Cardiology situated in Kanpur 

Indian Veterinary Research Institute situated in Izatnagar 

Indian Institute of Vegetable Research situated in Varanasi 

UP Industrial Cooperative Association Limited situated in Kanpur 

Indian Institute of Carpet Technology situated in Bhadohi 

Trade Facilitation Center and Craft Museum situated in Varanasi 

Industrial Development Corporation Limited situated in Kanpur

Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Sciences situated in Saifai

Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre is situated in Kannauj

Uttar Pradesh Council of Agricultural Research (UPCAR): 

The UPCAR is an autonomous apex-state organization registered as a society that plans, coordinates, and supports agricultural and allied science research, teaching, training, and technology transfer.

UPCAR was founded on June 14, 1989, and its headquarters are located in Lucknow. With the active coordination of the State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), ICAR, and CSIR Institutes based in the state, it has established expertise to discover answers to developing problems connected to agriculture and associated sectors in the state over the years.

The Director-General is the UPCAR’s Chief Executive Officer and technical leader. The Council is divided into six technical and administrative wings for efficient operation. Each technical wing is led by a Deputy Director-General, while the administrative and accounting wing is overseen by the Secretary of the Council. All of the wings are strengthened by the support crew. The following are the technical wings:

• Agricultural Engineering and Natural Resource Management
• Agriculture, Dairy, and Fisheries
• Horticulture and Crops
• Agriculture Education and Technology Transfer
• Economics, statistics, and informatics in agriculture
• Coordination and management of research projects

Central Avian Research Institute (CARI): 

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) founded the Central Avian Research Institute (CARI) on November 2, 1979, in Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh to provide all-round assistance to the poultry sector’s growth. 

• This Institute has played an important role in the Indian poultry sector since its inception by providing need-based R&D support for diversified poultry production, processing, and marketing, as well as Post-graduate education, training, and technology transfer activities to increase productivity, production, and profitability. 
• Through the development of cutting-edge technologies that target specific difficulties faced by the poultry industry, the Institute remains sensitive and vigilant to the industry’s ever-changing needs.
• The Institute has been constantly upgrading and reorienting its research and development focus to keep up with worldwide advances and the changing needs of the domestic poultry market.

Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI): 

The ICAR-CPRI is a non-profit scientific institution that focuses solely on the potato crop. Potato growing and use in sub-tropical agroecosystems have become popularised thanks to the institute’s efforts. Potatoes are well known for contributing to global food and nutritional security, particularly in India, while also assisting the rural poor in their efforts to escape poverty. The institute devotes all of its resources to making that belief a reality.

• Coordinate potato research and technology validation through the AICRP.
• Basic, strategic, and applied research to improve potato productivity, quality, and use in the long run.
• Technology transfer, capacity building, and technology impact evaluation
• Potato genetic resources and scientific information are centralized in one place.
• Production of the disease-free nucleus and breeder seed potatoes.

Research’s Institute duty toward farmers:

One of the most essential responsibilities of research institutes and agricultural colleges is to collect, process, and design acceptable packages of practices based on recent research findings and farmer requirements, and then disseminate them through appropriate media and means. Extension workers have found that handbooks on packages of practices are extremely useful.

Conclusion: 

Although research institutes and universities are primarily responsible for the development of enhanced agricultural technology and innovation, they can also play a significant role in the transfer of new technology to farmers. These efforts and programs should be recognized as acceptable functions of research institutes and agricultural colleges, not as a burden.