National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) (Urdu: قومی مرکز برائے تحقیقِ زراعت) is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
Research institutes[edit]
- Crop Sciences Institute (CSI)[1]
- Horticulture Research Institute (HRI)[2]
- Agricultural Engineering Institute (AEI)[3]
- Honeybee Research Institute (HBRI)[4]
- Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI)[5]
- Institute of Plant & Environmental Protection (IPEP)[6]
- Food Sciences Research Institute (FSRI)[7]
- Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI)[8]
- Animal Sciences Institute (ASI)[9]
- Crops Diseases Research Institute (CDRI)[10]
- Climate Energy & Water Research Institute (CEWRI)[11]
- Bio Resources Conservation Institute (BCI)[12]
- National Institute of Genomics & Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB)[13]
- Rangeland Research Institute (RRI)[14]
Events[edit]
- In 2015, Chief Justice of Pakistan intervened and took notice on a land issue that involved converting land owned by National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) into a residential housing society scheme.[15]
- In October 2019, World Food Day was observed at an event at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad. This event was organized by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for 2019 was – 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ "Pakistan Agricultural Research Council".
- ^ Chief Justice of Pakistan takes notice of NARC land issue Dawn (newspaper), Published 9 March 2015, Retrieved 31 December 2019
- ^ Experts call for action to make healthy food accessible to all The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 17 October 2019, Retrieved 31 December 2019
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