Report of the Working Group on Agricultural Research and Formulation of Eighth Five-Year Plan (1990-1995)

Abstract

For this purpose, it is necessary to set up a Technology Alert and Assessment Centre at the ICAR headquarters for monitoring global trends in agricultural sciences, education and extension. Developments such as the growing trend towards privatisation of agricultural research in developed countries and intellectual property rights should be analysed and interpreted for national action. Similarly, developments in designing environmentally safe or green technologies should be studied. We have a large agricultural research and education infrastructure in terms of State Agricultural Universities (SAUs), Deemed Universities, Central Research Institutes, National Bureauu, National Research Centres, Project Directorates, All-India Co-ordinated Research Projects and a number of professional societies concentrating on all aspects of crop science, animal science, fisheries and forestry.