Central Agricultural Research Institute Port Blair

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[Arun Vats]

With the realization of the importance of agriculture establishment of Central Island Agricultural Research Institute (CIARI) in the year 1978 by merging regional stations of IARI, IVRI, CPCRI and CMFRI is done.

Facilities:
Labs
Research Farm
Equipments
Guest House

Divisions and sections:
Natural Resource Management
Animal Section
Fisheries
Social Science
Horticulture
Field Crops

Some of the Ongoing institute funded projects:
Post harvest management and value addition of spices in the island
Dr. Sachidananda Swain

Augmenting rice productivity through varietal purification of popular land races
Dr. R.K. Gautam

Development of biotic stress resistant lines in brinjal (Solanum melongona L.)
Dr. Naresh Kumar

Genetic improvement of pulses for Andaman and Nicobar island conditions
Dr. Awnindra Kumar Singh

Survey, propagation and molecular characterization of soft endosperm (Macapuno) coconuts in Bay Islands
Dr. K. Devakumar

Development of dwarf and high yielding varieties in coconut for Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Dr. M. Sankaran

Development of production technology for ornamental crops in Bay Islands
Dr. V. Baskaran


Rejuvenation and Improvement of endangered Nicobari fowl through collection, propagation, selection and conservation
Dr .A. Kundu

Dietary supplementation of micronutrient to improve the productivity of livestock
Dr .M.S. Kundu

Development of therapeutics & supplements by using indigenous herbs and beneficial microorganisms for livestock health and production
Dr. Jai Sunder

Development of enriched chicken egg and meat
Dr .T.Sujatha

Contact detail:
Central Agricultural Research Institute
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands ‎
Phone No : 03192- 250341 (O)
Mobile No :9434281647

Map:
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