ICAR inks MoU with Patanjali Bio Research Institute, Haridwar

1^st March, 2020, New Delhi

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Patanjali Bio Research Institute (PBRI), Haridwar at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex, New Delhi today.

The MoU was signed in the presence of  Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare; Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Shri Kailash Choudhary, Union Minister of State for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare.

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Highlighting the various milestones achieved by the ICAR in the different arenas of agriculture, Shri Tomar emphasized that the venture will provide a new opportunity to include new arena to work for both the organizations. The Minister also urged for promoting the practices of organic farming across the country.

Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) and Shri Acharya Balkrishna, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Patanjali & Managing Director, PBRI inked the MoU on the behalf of their respective organizations.

Acharya Shri Balkrishna regarded the venture between the ICAR and PBRI as a landmark programme that will open new vistas of collaboration between both the organizations.

As per the MoU, the specific work plans will be developed to work on the collaborative research programmes in the areas of national interest related to sustainable agriculture development suitable to different agro-ecologies of the country. Under the MoU, the ICAR and PBRI will collaborate in mutually identified areas of training and education where the Post Graduate students of Deemed Universities & Research Institutes of ICAR may undertake internships in various areas of specialization with PBRI.

The ICAR will support PBRI in technology demonstration, capacity building, seed production for scaling up of the popular varieties developed by the ICAR and transferring them among the farming community of the country.

The MoU aims to foster the close interaction in research, capacity building, seed production, entrepreneurship and skill development.  

(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, New Delhi)