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The ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) is supported and provided government linkage and service by DARE (The Departments of Agriculture Research and Education), Ministry of Agriculture. DARE is also responsible for organizing research and development actions in the concerned field of agriculture, fisheries and husbandry.

ICAR is an acme national association for organizing and carrying out research and development programs in the field of agriculture including fisheries and animal husbandry. The Organization undertakes research and provides solutions to troubles regarding the management and conservation of productivity improvement of crops, resources, fisheries and animals. The council plays an essential role in developing innovative technologies in the area of agriculture and allied sectors. It also fulfills the purposes of induction and probe of the plant genetic resources and that of fisheries and animals.

With numerous institutes and research centers spread throughout the country a spectrum of education, research and extension programs are conducted by the ICAR. The various fields in which programs are conducted and several plans taken up by the organization include:

Crop Sciences
Horticulture
Natural Resource Management
Agricultural Engineering
Animal Sciences
Fisheries
Agricultural Education
Agricultural Extension
National Agricultural Innovation Plan
National Fund for Basic and Strategic Research
Research for Hill and Tribal Regions

Once it was the Green Revolution that changed the phase of Indian Agriculture and now with these types of research and development programs another similar type of revolution is bound to occur.

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