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Inspiring Visit of Padma Shri Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh to CRRI-CRURRS, Hazaribag Padma Shri Dr. Ashok Kumar Singh, Honourable Chairman (QRT) of ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack and former Director of ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, visited the Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station (CRRI-CRURRS) at Hazaribag on 17 February 2026. During his visit, […]

National Launch of BharatVistaar at Jaipur In the Union Budget 2026–27, the Government of India announced the launch of BharatVistaar, a multilingual AI-based conversational advisory system for the agriculture sector. The platform integrates resources from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, government schemes, the India Meteorological Department, mandi prices, and state systems to provide farmers […]

From Lab to Field: CRRI Trains Fertilizer Dealers to Bring Bio-Revolution to Odisha Farms In a significant push to transform sustainable agriculture across Odisha, ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, organized a two-day intensive training programme for registered fertilizer dealers from Cuttack and Puri districts on February 10 and 11, 2026. The initiative aims to […]

Improving Bioinoculant Supply Chains: Capacity Building for Fertilizer Dealers from Jharsuguda and Bargarh Districts To improve the Bioinoculant supply chain for quality bioinoculants, One-day training programmes on “Developing a Model Supply Chain for CRRI-Quality Bioinoculants” were organised for registered fertiliser dealers from Jharsuguda and Bargarh districts on 6 and 9 February, respectively, by ICAR–CRRI, Cuttack. […]

Rashtriya Karmayogi Large-Scale Jan Seva Programme – Phase II conducted on 10th February 2026 at ICAR–CRRI, Cuttack ICAR–Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, successfully organized the 9th batch of the Rashtriya Karmayogi Large-Scale Jan Seva Programme (Phase II) for its staff on 10th February 2026. With this batch, a total of 260 employees have completed […]

ICAR-CRRI Empowers Fertilizer Dealers in Bhadrak and Koraput districts to Boost Biofertilizer Availability In a move to enhance the distribution network for high-quality bioinoculants, the ICAR-Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack, organized one-day training workshops titled “Developing a Model Supply Chain for CRRI-Quality Bioinoculants” for registered fertilizer dealers from Koraput and Bhadrak districts on 4th […]

Strengthening Bioinoculant Distribution: Training Fertilizer Dealers of Ganjam & Nabarangpur With the objective of strengthening the supply chain of quality bioinoculants, One-day training programmes on “Developing a Model Supply Chain for CRRI-Quality Bioinoculants” were organized for registered fertilizer dealers from Ganjam and Nabarangpur on 2 and 3 February, respectively by ICAR–CRRI, Cuttack. Key sessions covered […]

Rashtriya Karmayogi Large scale Jan Seva Program Phase II conducted from 15th to 30th January 2026 at ICAR-CRRI, Cuttack ICAR–Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) successfully organized a one-day Rashtriya Karmayogi training programme for its employees between 15th January and 30th January 2026. The programme was conducted in eight batches, benefiting a total of 253 participants. […]

Developing a Model Supply Chain for CRRI-Quality Bioinoculants With the objective of strengthening the supply chain of quality bioinoculants, one-day training programmes on “Developing a Model Supply Chain for CRRI-Quality Bioinoculants to the Farming Community of Odisha” were conducted for fertilizer dealers from Jagatsinghpur and Dhenkanal districts on 29 and 30 January 2026, respectively by […]

ICAR–CRRI’s Participation in Official Language Festival and Exhibition 2026 ICAR–Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI), Cuttack actively participated in the two-day Official Language Festival and Exhibition held at the Institute of Physics, Bhubaneswar during 29–30 January 2026. The institute effectively showcased its publications in Hindi on improved rice varieties, advanced production technologies, and climate-resilient farming practices, […]