Agriculture History
1788: First attempt at cotton crop improvement in Bombay province
1827 :First agricultural society at Calcutta
1864 :First model agricultural farm at Saidapet, Tamil Nadu
1871: Department of Agriculture created
1878 :Higher Education in Agriculture at Coimbatore
1880 :First Report of Famine Commission (Famine during 1876-77)
1889: Imperial Bacteriological Laboratory, now Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Pune
1893: Second report of Famine Commission
1901 :Third report of Famine Commission
1901: First Irrigation Commission
1902 : Introduction of large scale cultivation of groundnut
1904 :Introduction of Cambodia cotton
1905: Imperial Agricultural Research Institute at Pusa in Bihar
1912: Imperial Sugarcane Breeding Station at Coimbatore
1926: Royal Commission on Agriculture
1929 :Imperial (Indian) Council of Agricultural Research at Delhi
1936 :IARI shifted to Delhi
1942 :Grow More Food Campaign
1946 :Central Rice Research Institute
1947 :Fertilisers and Chemicals, Travancore
1956 :Project for Intensification of Regional Research on Cotton, Oilseeds and Millets (PIRRCOM)
1957 :The concept of the All-India Co-ordinated Research Project (AICRP) introduced, and the first AICRP on maize started by Dr. B.P. Paul
1958: Status of Deemed University accorded to IARI
1959 :CAZRI, Jodhpur
1960 :The first State Agricultural University (SAU) at the Pantnagar established on the pattern of the Land Grant Colleges of the USA
1960 :Intensive Agriculture District Programme (IADP)
1960 :IRRI, Philippines
1962 :IGFRI, Jhasi
1963 :National Seed Corporation
1963: CTCRI, Trivandrum (Tuber crops)
1964 :The ICAR became the apex organization for all the agricultural research and education in the country, with the functions of financing and guiding research and its co-ordination
1965: Intensive Agriculture Area Programme (IIAP)
1965: National Demonstration Programme
1965 :All India Coordinated Rice Improvement Project, Hyderabad
1966 :Various agricultural research institutes under the Ministry of Agriculture, placed under the purview of the ICAR
1966: Placement of different agricultural research institutes under the purview of ICAR
1966 :HYV Programme
1966 :Multiple Cropping Schemes
1969 :CSSRI (Central Soil Salinity Research Institute) at Karnal (Haryana)
1970 :Drought Prone Area Programme
1970 :Release of first cotton hybrid in India
1970 :CPCRI at Kasargod (Kerala) (Plantation crops)
1971 :All India Coordinated Project for Dryland Agriculture
1972 :ICRISAT
1973 :Minikit Trails Programme
1973 :Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) created in the Ministry of Agriculture Director-General, ICAR, given the status of Secretary, DARE, and Chairman of the Governing Body of the ICAR
1974 :Established first Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) at Pondicherry
1974 :Command Area Development
1975 :An All-India Agricultural Research Service (ARS) established. Also, Agricultural Scientists’ Recruitment Board (ASRB) established to recruit scientists for the ICAR institutions
1976 :Report of the National Commission on Agriculture published National Seed Project (NSP) launched for production of breeder’s seed, with financial assistance from the World Bank Seven Trainers’ Training Centres (TTCs) established
1976 :Report of National Commission on Agriculture
1976 :Integrated Rural Development Programme (IRDP)
1977 : Training and Visit (T&V) System
1979 : The Lab-to-Land Programme and the National Agricultural Research Project (NARP) launched
1982 : National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
1986 : Establishment of Technology mission on oilseeds
1984: A separate Division of the Agricultural Extension, headed by the Deputy Director-General (DDG), created in the ICAR
1985 : NAEP (National Agricultural Extension Project)
1987 : Separate Divisions for Horticulture and Fisheries, headed by DDGs, carved out of the Crop Science and Animal Science Divisions, respectively
1988 :GVK Rao Committee, constituted to review infrastructure, personnel policies and functional role of the ICAR, submitted its report. Also the Agricultural Engineering Division, headed by a DDG, carved out from the Natural Resource Management Division Created senior-level research management positions at the ICAR headquarters in the post-harvest management, home science, policy and perspective planning, Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues and Agricultural Research Information System
1989 :The ICAR was bestowed with the King Baudouin Award for its valuable contribution in ushering in the Green Revolution
1993 :Release of First rice hybrid in India
1995: Institution-Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) launched for technology assessment, refinement and transfer with farmers’ participation. Also launched an Agricultural Human Resource Development (AHRD) Project with financial assistance from the World Bank
1996 :National Gene Bank, with a holding capacity of more than 1 million seed-samples at – 20°C and 25,000 samples at -150°C to – 196°C in liquid-nitrogen, established for ex-situ conservation of agro-biodiversity Establishment of National Gene Bank at New Delhi
1998: Launched National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP), funded by the World Bank, to improve efficiency of the organization and management systems of the ICAR, to enhance the performance and effectiveness of the priority research programmes and also of the scientists; and to develop models that will improve effectiveness and financial sustainability of the technology dissemination system 3.2 Institutional Growth.
2004: Again awarded King Baudouin Award for research and development efforts made under partnership in Rice Wheat Consortium.
2005: National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP)
2006 :NAIP (National Agricultural Innovation Project)
