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NRRI Rice Varieties Dedicated to the Nation by Hon’ble Prime Minister On August 11, 2024, Hon’ble Prime Minister dedicated 109 biofortified, high-yielding, and climate-resilient crop varieties to the nation as part of the Government of India’s plan to revitalize agriculture and enhance food security. Among these, three rice varieties developed by ICAR-NRRI namely, CR Dhan […]

Awareness and demonstration of NRRI-liquid biofertilizers at Dhenkanal District Benefits of adaptation and practice of NRRI-liquid biofertilizers in rice were demonstrated to the farmers at Kalada and Kirtanpur villages of Dhenkanal district on 09 August 2024. A total number of 45 farmers and the project staff have participated in this programme. The programme was coordinated […]

Workshop on Genome Editing in Plants Held at ICAR-NRRI The ICAR-National Rice Research Institute (ICAR-NRRI), Cuttack, successfully organized a workshop titled “Hands-on Training on Genome Editing in Plants for Basic Biology and Crop Improvement” from August 1-8, 2024. Sponsored by the DST-Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, […]

Demonstration of NRRI-liquid bio-fertilizers at Kusunpur, Cuttack A Demonstration of liquid bio-fertilizer NRRI-EndoN along with NRRI-Tech Decomposer and Trichoderma was organized at Kusunpur village of Cuttack district on 07 August 2024 under the project entitled “Production, Popularization and Supply of Quality Bio-inoculants for Rice-based Cropping and Farming System of Odisha (Bio-ପୋଷକ)”. Coordinated by Dr. Biswajit […]

An ATMA sponsored 5-day training programme inaugurated at ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack The inaugural function of a 5-day training programme on “Improved Rice Production Technologies” sponsored by the ATMA, Madhubani, Bihar was held this morning at the ICAR – National Rice Research Institute (NRRI), Cuttack. The function was attended by 28 participating farmers and 2 Agricultural Officers […]

Inauguration of Custom Hiring Center at KVK, Koderma Dr. A.K. Nayak, Director, ICAR-NRRI, Cuttack visited KVK, Koderma on 31 July 2024, for the inauguration of custom hiring center, accompanied by Dr. N.P. Mandal, Head ICAR-CRURRS, Hazaribag and other officials. The center will provide agricultural equipment for rent, benefiting both small and large-scale farmers by improving […]

ICAR-NRRI organized a high end workshop on GC-MSMS from 22-31 July, 2024 ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack organized a high end workshop on “GC-MSMS for quantification of pesticides and profiling of metabolites” during 22-31 July, 2024. The workshop has been sponsored by Accelerate Vigyan Scheme of Science and Engineering Research Board, India. Thirty number of […]

Deputy Director General (Crop Science) visited Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station Dr. Tilak Raj Sharma, Deputy Director General (Crop Science) visited Central Rainfed Upland Rice Research Station, Regional Station of ICAR-National Rice Research Institute at Hazaribag, Jharkhand on 31 July 2024. Hon’ble DDG reviewed the work progress and visited the laboratories, farm and interacted […]

Successful Demonstration of NRRI-liquid bio-fertilizers at Ganjam District A demonstration of liquid bio-fertilizer NRRI-Endo N along with NRRI-Tech Decomposer and Trichoderma was organized at Ranajhali & Paliama villages of Ganjam district on 30 July 2024 as part of the E-CHASI & Bio-ପୋଷକ projects. A total of 54 farmers along with project staff, participated in this […]

Demonstrating Sustainable Agriculture: NRRI-Endo N Bio-fertilizer Showcased in Bhadrak District A demonstration of liquid bio-fertilizer NRRI-Endo N was organized at Rajualibindha & Sahada villages of Bhadrak district on 29 July 2024 as part of the E-CHASI & Bio-ପୋଷକ projects. A total of 52 farmers along with project staff, participated in this programme guided by Dr. […]