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Komal gupta

05/02/22 13:20 PM IST

Source: PIB

ICRISAT

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The Prime Minister addressed the 50th anniversary of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Patancheru, Hyderabad.

About the Institute:

  • ICRISAT is an international organisation that conducts agricultural research for the development in Asia & sub-Saharan Africa.
  • It was founded in 1972 by a consortium of organisations convened by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations.
  • Its charter was signed by the FAO and the UNDP.
  • It is managed by a full-term Director-General functioning under the overall guidance of an international governing board.
  • It assists farmers in the improvement of crop varieties and hybrids.
  • It is headquartered in Patancheru in Hyderabad with several regional centres at Bamako, Nairobi, Niamey, Kano, Addis Ababa.
  • Ever since its inception, India has granted the institute a special status as a UN Organisation operating in the Indian subcontinent with immunities and tax privileges.

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