Overview

Overview

The Crop Sciences Division of ICAR provides leadership and coordination in all aspects of crop research, education, and technology dissemination in India. Established to strengthen India’s food and nutritional security, CSD plays a pivotal role in planning, monitoring, and evaluating research programs across national institutes, State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), and Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs). CSD leads the way in creating a sustainable agricultural future for India. With a demonstrated history in innovation focused on farmers, a nationwide network for research, we stand out in our ability to merge science, policy, and practice into practical solutions.

2. Mandate

• Harness conventional and modern scientific knowledge, tools, and cutting-edge of science for development of improved crop varieties/hybrids suited to diverse agro-ecologies and situations, and efficient, economic, eco-friendly and sustainable crop production and protection technologies; promoting excellence in basic, strategic and anticipatory crop science research;
• Refinement of seed-production technologies and production of breeder seed with added emphasis on hybrid cultivars;
•  Conservation and sustainable use of genetic resources of plants, insects and other invertebrates, and agriculturally important microorganisms and
•  Providing knowledge-intensive advisory and consultancy in crop-science.

2a. Vision

• Generating science-based knowledge to develop innovative technologies and varieties/products for ensuring sustainable food, nutritional and livelihood security

2b.  Mission

• To Make India hunger and malnutrition free