Important International Institutions on Agricultural Research [JRF, SRF, NET, BHU IBPS, ADO]

Important International Institutions on Agricultural Research [Asked in JRF, SRF, NET]

  • AVRDC - Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre, Taiwan
  • CIAT- Centro International de Agricultura Tropical , Cali, Colombia
  • CIP- International Potato Research Institute, Lima, Peru, South America
  • CIMMYT- International Centre for Maize and Wheat development (Londress, Mexico) [Asked in JRF 2014] 
  • IITA- International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Ibadon in Nigeria, Africa) Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in
  • ICARDA- International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (Aleppo, Syria)
  • ICRISAT- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics, Pattancheru, Hyderabad, India)
  • IIMI- International Irrigation Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka [Asked in JRF 2016, NET 2017]
  • IRRI - International Rice Research Institute (Los Banos, Philippines)
  • ISNAR - International Service In National Agricultural Research, The Hague, Netherlands [Asked in SRF 2017]
  • WARDA - West African Rice Development Association, Ivory coast, Africa Source: https://www.agricoachingdelhi.in
  • IBPGR - International Board for Plant Genetic Resources, Rome, Italy
  • CGIAR - Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, Washington DC
  • FAO - Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome
  • WMO- World Meteorological Organization, Vienna

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