National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
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| Established | 1990 |
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Officer in charge
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Dr. S. Ayyappan |
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Pusa, New Delhi, Delhi, India 28°04′48″N 77°07′12″E / 28.080°N 77.120°E |
| Campus | NASC Complex |
| Nickname | NAAS |
| Website | Official Web Site |
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| Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi | |
The National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) is a Government of India funded agency, established in 1990, is a research platform in the fields of crop husbandry, animal husbandry, fisheries and agro-forestry. It acts as a research base for agro-scientists to formulate their advice to the policy makers in discussion with the agricultural and agro industrial communities. The Academy is located at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex,Pusa, in New Delhi, India.
The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) owes it origin to the vision of the late Dr. B. P. Pal, noted Indian agricultural scientist, who first put forth the idea of setting up a back-end chat room for assisting the decision makers on policies aimed at the development of agriculture in India. Tailing his advice, the Academy was formed in 1990 to assist research in agricultural and related sciences, to provide a forum for agricultural scientists for deliberations, and to organize seminars, congresses and conferences for the propagation of the philosophy of agriculture, which it has been carrying out since inception. It also maintains a Corporate Membership scheme for the corporate sector.
The Academy undertakes several projects, planned in advance, every year. The major projects selected for research for the year 2014 are:
NAAS spreads its activities across the country through fifteen regional chapters, located at various agriculturally important places in India. The regional offices are mandated to create public awareness through lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops, publish magazines, journals and other print media methods and prepare databases of agricultural scientists region wise and generate interest among aspiring scientists. The regional offices are located at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Nagpur and Patna.
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