ICAR-IARI inks MoU with GBPUAT, Pantnagar for Improved Seed Systems in Uttarakhand

ICAR-IARI inks MoU with GBPUAT, Pantnagar for Improved Seed Systems in Uttarakhand

12 July 2025, New Delhi

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, the seat of green revolution signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology (GBPUAT), Pantnagar, which is one of the pioneers in ushering green revolution in the country, for harnessing agricultural production potential of Uttarakhand at GBPUAT, Pantnagar today. The agreement aims to enhance cooperation in agricultural research, technology development and assessment, scaling up of technologies including seed production, academic collaboration and extension.

ICAR-IARI inks MoU with GBPUAT, Pantnagar for Improved Seed Systems in Uttarakhand

Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao, Director and Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi and Dr. Manmohan Singh Chauhan, Vice-Chancellor, GBPUAT, Pantnagar signed the agreement in a ceremony attended by the ICAR-IARI officials including Joint Director (Research), Dr. Viswanathan Chinnusamy; Head (Genetics), Dr. Gopala Krishnan S; and Seed Production In-Charge Dr. Gyanendra Singh; and GBPUAT university officials including Director (Research ), Dr. AS Nain, Joint Director (Seed Production Center), Dr. AS Jeena, Registrar, and Deans and Directors.

Dr. Rao emphasized on strengthening collaboration for enhancing seed replacement rate through production and supply of quality seeds of varieties developed by ICAR-IARI including popular export quality Pusa Basmati rice varieties, wheat and mutual areas of interest including testing and scaling up of technologies, crop diversification and minimizing post-harvest losses.

Dr. Chauhan commended the flagship role of ICAR-IARI in developing improved crop varieties including its significant contributions in export of Basmati rice worth Rs 52,000 crore and reiterated that the MoU will help in strengthening agricultural development in Uttarakhand special focus on quality seed production, and maize for bio-ethanol production.

(Source: ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi)

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