The ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), a Designated National Repository by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, has a mandate to collect, characterize and document the diversity of agriculturally important insects like pests of crops, their natural enemies,...read more
This site attempts to document the introductions of insect parasitoids, predators, and pathogens for biological control in India, primarily for classical biological control of introduced pests. Information is provided mainly on arthropods (insects and mites for biological control of insect pests...read more
Medicinal plants are of great importance not only for their 'green chemistry' but primarily because of their potential 'phytomedicinal' properties used in treating/preventing human diseases of diverse nature. Considering the importance and associated commercial implication,...read more
National Genomic Resources Repository is established as an institutional framework for methodical and centralized efforts to collect, generate, conserve and distribute genomic resources for agricultural research.read more
The ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bangalore, is one of the Designated National Repositories (DNR) for agriculturally important insects, mites and spiders by the Ministry of Environment & Forests (MoEF) as per F. No. 26-15/2007-CSC dated 12th September, 2012....read more
CIMMYT works throughout the developing world to improve livelihoods and foster more productive, sustainable maize and wheat farming. Our portfolio squarely targets critical challenges, including food insecurity and malnutrition, climate change and environmental degradation. Through collaborative...read more