IARI Protected Cultivation

Can you please give me some information about the Centre for Protected Cultivated and Technology of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)? Also tell me is there any recruitment for any post in the Centre for Protected Cultivated and Technology of IARI?

I want to get the details of Centre for Protected Cultivation and Technology of IARI so will you please provide me?

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The Centre for Protected Cultivation and Technology was established in the year 1998-99 a project undertaken jointly by the government of India, through Department of Agricultural Research & Education (DARE) & ICAR and the Government of the State of Israel, through the Centre of International Cooperation (MASHAV) & CINADCO.

The centre was established to act as a nodal centre of R&D work, training and transfer of technology on the above aspects.

The project was established to demonstrate peri-urban, high technology methods of growing flowers, vegetables and fruits.

The project farm was aimed to demonstrate different technologies for intensive and commercially oriented peri-urban cultivation of horticulture crops for improved quality and productivity.

The centre has progressed considerably and diversified into various kinds of protected structures and production technologies of several crops including high tech nursery management have been standardized.

The centre currently is mandated on the following objectives:

To conduct R&D work to evaluate different protected cultivation technologies and make them adaptable for different categories of farmers.

To conduct training programs for HRD and technology transfer.

To demonstrate different technologies appropriate for intensive and commercially oriented peri-urban cultivation of horticultural crops for improved quality and production.

The infra-structure at the centre includes climate controlled & naturally ventilated greenhouses for vegetables and flower crops, net houses, nursery facilities, open fields, drip irrigation system and packaging cum training hall.

Contact-

Dr. Neelam Patel
Incharge, Principal Scientist
Phone: 011-25841063
FAX: 011-25842481
E-mail: head_cpct[at]iari[dot]res[dot]in