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Indian Institute of Vegetable Research :

Knowledge Hub for Vegetable Growers

ndian Institute of Vegetable Research (IIVR), Varanasi pointed gourd, muskmeleon, bottle gourd, sponge gourd,
is a ield unit of Indian Council of Agricultural Research ridge gourd and cucumber in cucurbitaceous vegetables;
Dr. J S Yadav Dr. Satyender Yadav Dr. Ajay Singh Iunder the aegis of the Department of Agricultural okra in malvaceous vegetables and radish and carrot in
Managing Director (COSAMB) Deputy Director Horticulture Registrar
National Council of State Agriculture Marketing Board Potato Technology Centre Shamgarh Maharana Partap Horticultural University Research and Education, Ministry of Agriculture and root vegetables. ICAR-IIVR, Varanasi functions has been
New Delhi-India Karnal-India Karnal- India Farmers Welfare, Government of India. In view of the divided into their three divisions namely; Division of
importance of vegetables, Indian Council of Agricultural Vegetable Improvement, Division of Vegetable Production
Research (ICAR) established All India Coordinated and Division of Vegetable Protection. There are three KVKs
Research Project on Vegetable Crops (AICRP-VC) in the too KVK Bhadohi, KVK Deoria and KVK Kushinagar.
year 1971 at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute FACILITIES:
(IARI), New Delhi to plan, coordinate and monitor the Centre of Excellence for Training (CET)
research activities on vegetable crops. To give a illip to IIVR is a recognized Center of Excellence for Training on
vegetable research and to meet the emerging challenges, Vegetable Production technology by the Department of
the status of AICRP-VC was elevated to the Project Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), Directorate of
Directorate of Vegetable Research (PDVR) in 1986. North Extension, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. Well
eastern plain being the major vegetable producing area, furnished training facilities and a hostel are available at the
the head quarter of PDVR was shifted to Varanasi in 1992. premises for the bene it of participants of different
To further boost systematic vegetable research in the
Mr. Shmuel Katz Mr. Bhaskar Rao Dr. Bhoopinder Kumar Singh training programs.
Former Indo-Israel Expert Controlled Environment Horticulturist Senior Scientist & Head country a full- ledged Indian Institute of Vegetable
MOSHAV- Beerotayin Hydroponic Expert KVK- Madanapuram, Research (IIVR) was established in 1999 at Varanasi. Seed Processing Unit
Israel Al Ghalia Farms- Bahrain Telangana To supply the seeds to farmers as well as seed producing
AICRP-VC was also continued with its headquarter at IIVR
and a chain of AICRP centres located in different agro- agencies, a well equipped seed processing unit has been
climatic regions of the country. developed with modern equipments i.e. seed drier, air and
screen cleaner, gravity separator, endented cylinder,
MANDATE:
brushing machine, seed treater, colouring and cooling
At present ICAR-IIVR has research programs on altogether machine, pouch making machine, continuous sealing
42 vegetables with major focus on tomato, brinjal and chilli machine, bag closure.
in Solanaceous vegetables; peas, French bean and cowpea
in Leguminous vegetables; cauli lower and cabbage in Greenhouses and Polyhouses
cruciferous vegetables; bitter gourd, ash gourd, pumpkin, The campus houses four well equipped greenhouses, eight

Dr. R K Thakur Dr. Madhu Bala Lt. Cdr (retd) CV Prakash
Honey Bee Expert Floriculture Expert Hydroponic Expert
Project Coordinator AICRP Punjab Agricultural University Farmer-in-Chief- The Pet Bharo Project
IARI New Delhi-India Ludhiana-India Bangalore-India

Dr. Kanak Bala Dr. Nagin Chand Dr Ashok Yadav
Entomology Expert Food Processing Expert Plant Breeding (Scientist)
Visiting Scientist Principal Scientist (Rtd.) IHBT- Palampur Indian Ins tute of Vegetable Research at Varanasi
Canada CFTRI- Mysore-India (Himachal Pradesh)-India

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