ICAR Assam – Institute

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam

Advancing Agricultural Research & Education for North-East India

Empowering Farmers, Nurturing Innovation, And Driving The Next Green Revolution Through Research, Education, And Outreach.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the ceremony to lay the Foundation Stone for Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), at Gogamukh, Assam on May 26, 2017.
The Governor of Assam, Shri Banwarilal Purohit, the Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Shri Radha Mohan Singh and the Chief Minister of Assam, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal are also seen.

About Our Institute

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam

ICAR-IARI Assam was established at Gogamukh, Dhemaji, to address the specific agricultural needs of North-East India a region rich in biodiversity and agricultural potential, but one where the Green Revolution largely did not reach. The institute was announced in the Union Budget 2014–15 and its foundation stone was laid by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India on 26th May, 2017.

Today, the institute conducts research across crop science, natural resource management, and animal and fishery sciences, runs undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in agriculture, and actively engages with farming communities through training, demonstrations, and outreach working towards a second Green Revolution in North-East India.

Established 2017,
587 Acres Campus.

Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao

Director

ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam

Message from the Director's Desk

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the official website of the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Assam.

The North-Eastern region of India is endowed with immense agricultural potential — diverse agro-climatic conditions, rich biodiversity, and vast natural resources that remain largely untapped. It was with the clear vision of harnessing this potential and addressing the long-standing gap in agricultural research and education in this region that ICAR-IARI Assam was established at Gogamukh, Dhemaji, Assam.

Since the laying of the foundation stone by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India in May 2017, the institute has made significant progress in establishing itself as a centre of excellence for agricultural research, postgraduate education, and outreach in the North-Eastern region. We have developed a modern campus spanning 587 acres, established well-equipped research laboratories, commenced undergraduate and postgraduate academic programmes in agriculture, and built an active research portfolio of more than 32 projects — all anchored in the specific needs of North-East India.

I invite students, researchers, farmers, partner institutions, and all stakeholders to engage with our work, explore the resources on this website, and join us in advancing the cause of sustainable agricultural development in North-East India.

Our mandate is to promote high standards of agricultural education, undertake need-based and innovative research, and generate effective extension models for the farming communities of the region. In pursuit of this mandate, our scientists are engaged in research on acid soil management, climate-resilient crop varieties, water resource utilisation, integrated fish farming, underutilised horticultural biodiversity, and livelihood diversification — work that is directly relevant to the agricultural conditions and challenges of this region.

The institute currently has 141 students enrolled in its B.Sc. (Agriculture) and M.Sc. (Agriculture) programmes from more than 20 states across India, reflecting the national character and reach of this institution. Their presence, alongside a young and dedicated team of scientists and staff, gives us confidence in the future that this institute will build.

Objectives of the Institute

IARI Assam is unique in its structure, functioning, mandate and objectives. It is one of its kind in the country, established in the North-Eastern region with aims and objectives that are specific to the North-Eastern states

Post Graduate Education

Promote excellence, foster high-standard research for holistic agrarian development and orient the educational programme towards future needs and opportunities in South-East Asia
Strengthen formal and non-formal training to promote entrepreneurial skills for commercialisation of agriculture in the region through diploma courses in the line of Polytechnique’s

Research

Conservation and utilisation of biotic resources of North-East India for higher farm productivity and industrial uses
Acid soil management vis-à-vis development of crop varieties and technologies suitable for acidic soil of North-East India
Productive utilisation of water resources through multi-disciplinary research on excess water management through drainage, water harvesting, micro-irrigation etc., for enhancing Water Use Efficiency (WUE) and higher factor productivity
Develop appropriate cropping systems to attain multiple cropping for increasing productivity with long-term sustainability in the North-Eastern states
Develop integrated farming system models through appropriate recycling of bio-resources to promote organic agriculture, keeping in view the specific requirements of the region
Develop horticulture and animal husbandry-based diversified farming system modules to promote rural entrepreneurship
Effective post-harvest management and value addition using appropriate food engineering protocols to enhance farm income and promote agribusiness
Market and policy research to augment income of different stakeholders in agriculture

Outreach

Generate innovative extension models, dovetail them to developmental models, and disseminate them through KVKs, state agricultural universities and state agricultural extension departments of North-East India
Promote client-oriented on-farm research and technology assessment, refinement and transfer through participatory approaches on convergence mode
Foster development in communication research and linkages with rural development programmes, and strengthen micro-planning through inter-departmental and participatory approaches