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AGRICULTURE & PRODUCTIONS & RESEARCH CENTRES


Agricultural statistics
Total agricultural land in the world --7.5%
Total agricultural based population in the world is --54%
Highest agricultural based population country - malavi ( AFRICA)-- 92%
LOWEST agricultural based population country -- UK -- 6%
India agricultrual population -- 64%
India agriculture contributes almost 4% of gdp
Total agricultural land -- out 100% -- food crops --74% , cash crops --26%
Food crops -- rice , wheat , maize , bazra
Beverage crops -- coffee , tea
Fiber crops-- jute, cotton
Oil seeds -- groundnuts , sunflower
Narcotic crops -- tobacco
Plantation crop -- tea , coffee, rubber
Sugar crops -- sugarcane , beet root
Spice crops -- mirchi , turmeric, ginger , pepper
Horticultural crops -- all types of fruits

FOOD CROPS
1. RICE -- world wide china tops -- next india , in india -- wbengal , AP , UP , PUNJAB
2. WHEAT -- top -3 China, india, USA , IN india --- up , punjab, harayana
3. JOWER -- top -- USA , CHINA ,, in india -- maharastra , karanatka , mp
4. MAIZE -- top -- USA , Mexico , India , in india -- AP (andhra) , Karnataka
5. BAJRA -- IN india -- rajasthan , maharastra , gujrat
6. RAGI -- top -- karanataka , tamilnadu , andhrapradesh
7. Barley -- TOP -- UP , Rajasthan
8. PULSES -- MP, UP
9. Ground nut /Oil seeds -- AP, GUJARAT ,T NADU
SPICE CROPS
1. Pepper -- indonesia, india , in india --kerala
2. cardmom -- india , indonesia , in india --kerala
3. cloves -- tanzania , in india -- kerala
4. Turmeric -- india top in the world , in india -- Guntur
5. Saffron -- india 1st place , in india -- Jammu & kashmir
6. Ginger -- india top in the world , in india -- kerala

PLANTATION CROPS
1. TEA -- TOP -3 -- india ,china ,srilanka , in india -- Assam , westbengal , tamilnadu
2. COFFEE -- top-3 . SANTOOS , COLOUMBIA , ECUDOR , india --5th , in india --
karanataka
3. RUBBER -- TOP -3 -- thailand , indonesia. india , in india -- kerala, tamilnadu ,
karnataka
4. COCONUT -- top -3 , indonesia , philliphines , india -- in india -- kerala , taminadu ,
karnataka

1.GREEN REVOLUTION
Food gain production
first time statred in --1966-67
first adopted ludiana (punjab) , west godavari (A.P), TANJAVURU( TAMIL NADU)
used crops in green revoultion -- wheat , rice, jower , maize
green revolution --phase-2 --1983
father of green revolution --"Norman borlang" --USA
father of indian green revolution --"M.S.swaminathan" --INDIA
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green revolution "word" COINED by ---" william s.goud" --UK


"EVER GREEN REVOLUTION " started in the year --2010

2.YELLOW REVOLUTION
Oil seeds production
OIL SEEDS, EDIBLE OIL , ESPECIALLY MUSTARD AND SUNFLOWER.
Father of Yellow Revolution " Sam Pitroda "
india occpied first place in groundnuts

3.WHITE REVOLUTION
Milk & milk products
Father of white revolution -- "VARGHESE KURIEN "
MILK MAN OF INDIA-VERGHESE KURIEN
india ocupies world wide -- 1st place -- butter , ghee , cheese

4. BLUE REVOLUTION
FISHES AND MARINE PRODUCTS
fish production blue revolution started -- 1960
FATHER OF BLUE REVOLUTION-"DR.ARUN KRISHNAN".
fish & sea foods production WORLD WIDE --- CHINA 1ST place
india -- 2nd place --
in india -- 1st place -- west bengal , 2nd --gujarat , 3rd -- kerala
fresh water fish production -- top -2 -- westbengal , andhrapradesh
salt water fish production -- top-2 -- gujrat , kerala
fish most usage state -- westbengal

5.PINK REVOLUTION

PRAWN ,ONIONS,PHARMAUTIECALS
FATHER OF PINK REVOLUTION--"DURGESH PATEL"
FATHER OF INDUCED BREEDING--"PROF.HIRLAL CHAUDRI"
leading producer of pharchemicals -- Switzerland, Germany,USA
india ranks --6th place

6.GREY REVOLUTION
Fertilizers
7. BROWN REVOLUTION
COCOA, LEATHER
INDIA placed first in leather industries
india occupies first in -- number of cows , sheeps
Top beef exporting countriesTOP --> India -- 240 mn tonnes ,Brazil , USA
8. SILVER REVOLUTION
EGG (POULTRY)
FATHER OF SILVER REVOLUTION-INDIRA GANDHI.

9.VIOLET REVOLUTION _
woolen products
australia -- 1st position in wollen prodcution
india occupies -- 7th position , in india --punjab
10.BLACK REVOLUTION _
Crude oil & non conventional energy
11.RED REVOLUTION- MEAT & TOMATOES_
FATHER OF RED REVOLUTION-VISHAL TEWARI.
12.ROUND REVOLUTION - POTATO_
Russia occupies first place in potatoes

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india 2nd position , in india --Uttarpradesh


13.GOLDEN REVOLUTION
HONEY, HORTICULTURE
FATHER OF GOLDEN REVOLUTION-NIRPAKH TUTEJ

14.GOLDEN REVOLUTION
FIBER-JUTE

15.ORANGE REVOLUTION _
Citrus & fruits production
China occupies first postion in fruits
India 2nd place in fruits production
In India -- maharastra occupiies 1st followed by andhrapardesh

16.RAINBOW REVOLUTION- FRUITS (CONSIDERED AS 2ND GREEN REVOLUTION).

17.EVER GREEN REVOLUTION __


Started in 11th plan (2007-2012)
Especially for north eastern states
target to reach -420 m tonnes of all agricultural products
* Now -- present production --250 m tons

Agricultural University in india

1. Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Hyderabad


2. Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Hyderabad
3. Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem, West Godavari District
4. Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati
5. Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad,
6. Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat
7. Bihar Agricultural University, Bhagalpur
8. Rajendra Agricultural University, Samastipur
9. Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Raipur
10.Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi
11.Anand Agricultural University, Anand
12.Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh
13.Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari
14.Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Banaskantha
15.Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar,Haryana
16.Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar,Haryana
17.National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal,Haryana
18.Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur
19.Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan
20.Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu, Jammu
21.Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir,
Srinagar
22.Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke,Jharkhand
23.Kerala Agricultural University library
24.University of Agricultural Sciences and technology, Bangalore
25.University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad
26.University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur
27.University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot
28.Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Bidar
29.University of Agricultural and horticultural sciences, shimoga
30.Kerala Agricultural University, Vellanikkara, Thrissur

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31.Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi


32.Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Wayanad
33.Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, Jabalpur,Madhya Pradesh
34.Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior,Madhya Pradesh
35.PDKV Akola Agricultural University
36.Dr. Balasaheb Sawant Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth, Dapoli,Maharashtra
37.Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola,Maharashtra
38.Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University,Maharashtra
39.Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri,Maharashtra
40.Vasantrao Naik Marathwada Agricultural University, Parbhani,Maharashtra
41.Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai
42.Central Agricultural University, Iroisemba,Manipur
43.Nagaland University,Nagaland
44.Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar,Odisha
45.PunjabUniversity, Ludhiana
46.Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana
47.Desh Bhagat School of Agriculture Sciences Desh Bhagat University, Mandi Gobindgarh
48.Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
49.Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
50.Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture University, Jobner
51.Agriculture University, Jodhpur
52.Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
53.Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Madhavaram, Chennai, India
54.Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India
55.Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
56.Chandra Shekhar Azad University of Agriculture and Technology, Kanpur
57.Manyawar Shri Kanshiram Ji University of Agriculture and Technology, Banda
58.Narendra Dev University of Agriculture and Technology, Faizabad
59.Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad
60.Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Meerut
61.Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
62.Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
63.Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly
64.Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya
Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura
65.Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith University, Varanasi
66.Chaudhary charan singh university, Meerut
67.G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
68.Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya
69.Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Cooch Behar
70.West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata
71.Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan

Agriculture research centres in india

1. Pulse research centre -- kanpur


2. sugar cane research centre -- lucknow
3. grass research centre -- jhansi
4. potatoe research centre -- shimla
5. ICRISAT -- Hyderabad
6. rubber board --kottyam
7. spice board -- kochin
8. indian instuite of horticulture -- banglore
9. indian agricultural research instutiute -- new delhi
10. milk research instuitie -- karnal

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11. wheat research instuitie -- karnal


12. National Institute of Nutrition --Hyderabad
13. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)--New Delhi
14. All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)-- Mandi Himachal Pradesh
15. All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH)--Mysore
16. Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences --Nainital
17. Birbal Sahni Institute of Palaeobotany--Lucknow
18. Bose Institute--Kolkata
19. Central Drug Research Institute --Lucknow
20. Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute--Pilani
21. Central Food Technological Research Institute--Mysore
22. Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI)--Kolkata
23. Central Institute for Cotton Research--Nagpur
24. Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering--Bhopal
25. Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture--Chennai
26. Central Institute of Educational Technology--New Delhi
27. Central Institute of Fisheries Education --Mumbai
28. Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and Engineering Training--Kochi
29. Central Institute of Fresh Water Aquaculture--Bhubaneswar
30. Central Institute of Indian Languages--Mysore
31. Central Institute of Plastics Engineering & Technology--Hajipur
32. Central Institute of Psychiatry--Ranchi
33. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants--Lucknow
34. Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT)--Pune
35. Central Leather Research Institute--Adyar, Chennai
36. Central Institute of Technology, Kokrajhar (CIT)--Kokrajhar
37. Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Limited--Ranchi
38. Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture--Hyderabad
39. Central Sheep and Wool Research Institute---Avikanagar
40. Central Soil Salinity Research Institute--New Delhi
41. Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)--New Delhi
42. Centre for Development Studies--Thiruvananthpuram
43. Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences --Mumbai
44. College of Defence Management--Secunderabad
45. Film and Television Institute of India--Pune
46. Fluid Control Research Institute--Kanjikode
47. Foreign Service Institute--New Delhi
48. Harcourt Butler Technological Institute--Kanpur
49. Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI) --Allahabad
50. Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)--New Delhi
51. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science (IACS)-- Kolkata
52. Indian Diamond Institute--Surat
53. Indian Institute of Architects---Mumbai
54. Indian Institute of Astrophysics--Bangalore
55. Indian Institute of Chemical Biology (IICB)--Kolkata
56. Indian Institute of Chemical Technology --Hyderabad
57. Indian Institute of Ecology and Environment--New Delhi
58. Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST)--Shibpur
59. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT)--New Delhi
60. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM)--Bhopal
61. Indian Institute of Forestry Research and Education--Dehradun
62. Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) --Gwalior
63. Indian Institute of Information Technology--Allahabad
64. Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management--Gwalior
65. Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) --New Delhi

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66. Indian Institute of Petroleum--Dehradun


67. Indian Institute of Plantation Management--Bangalore
68. Indian Institute of Pulses Research--Kanpur
69. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS)--Dehradun
70. Indian Institute of Science (IISc)--Bangalore
71. Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management--Kolkata
72. Indian Institute of Soil Science--Bhopal
73. Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST)-- Thiruvananthpuram
74. Indian Institute of Spices Research--Kozhikode
75. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research --Lucknow
76. Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management--Gwalior
77. Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology --Pune
78. Indian Institute of Natural Resins and Gums --Ranchi
79. National Institute Of Technical Teachers Training and Research --Chennai
80. International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)--Mumbai
81. Indian School of Mines ---Dhanbad
82. Indian Statistical Institute--Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi
83. Indian Veterinary Research Institute--Bareilly
84. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research--Mumbai
85. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)---Kalpakkam
86. Institute for Studies in Industrial Development-- New Delhi
87. Institute of Defence Studies and Analyses--New Delhi
88. Institute of Economic Growth--New Delhi
89. Institute of Food Security--Gurgaon
90. Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB)---New Delhi
91. Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)--Chennai
92. Institute of Physics (IOP)--Bhubaneswar
93. Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)--Gandhinagar
94. Institute of Rural Management--Anand
95. Institute of Secretariat Training and Management---New Delhi
96. Institute for Studies in Industrial Development --New Delhi
97. International Institute for Population Sciences --Mumbai
98. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR)--Bangalore
99. Kendriya Hindi Sansthan--Agra
100. Lakshmibai National University of Physical Education (LNIPE)--Gwalior
101. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies--Kolkata
102. Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga--New Delhi
103. National Academy of Agricultural Research Management--Rajendranagar
104. National Academy of Agricultural Sciences--New Delhi
105. National Academy of Construction--Hyderabad
106. National Academy of Customs, Excise and Narcotics (NACEN)--Kolkata
107. National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI)--Lucknow
108. National Brain Research Centre (NBRC) --Manesar
109. National Civil Defence College--Nagpur
110. National Dairy Research Institute--Karnal (Haryana)
111. National Defence College of India--Delhi
112. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute --Nagpur
113. National Hub for Healthcare Instrumentation and Development--Chennai
114. National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management--Hyderabad
115. National Institute of Agricultural Marketing--Jaipur
116. National Institute of Construction Management and Research --Mumbai
117. National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science --New Delhi
118. National Institute of Design--Ahmedabad
119. National Institute of Disaster Management--New Delhi
120. National Institute of Homoeopathy--Kolkata

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121. National Institute of Hydrology Belgaum--Roorkee


122. National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences --Bangalore
123. National Institute of Open Schooling--Noida
124. National Institute of Oceanography (NIO)--Goa
125. National Institute of Ocean Technology --Chennai
126. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research--Mohali Ahmedabad
127. National Institute of Rural Development--Hyderabad
128. National Institute of Science Communication (NISCOM)--New Delhi
129. National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources-Delhi
130. National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER)--Bhubaneswar
131. National Institute of Urban Affairs--New Delhi
132. National Institute of Water Sports--Goa
133. National Museum Institute--New Delhi
134. National Power Training Institute--Faridabad
135. National Sugar Institute--Kanpur
136. National Tuberculosis Institute--Bangalore
137. Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports (NSNIS)--Patiala
138. Physical Research Laboratory (PRL)--Ahmedabad
139. PEC University of Technology (PEC)--Chandigarh
140. Raman Research Institute (RRI) --Bangalore
141. Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics--Kolkata
142. Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences--Lucknow
143. S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS)--Kolkata
144. Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences--Srinagar
145. State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development --Agartala
146. Sant longowal institute of Engineering and technology(SLIET)--Sangrur
147. Sant longowal institute of Engineering and technology(SLIET)--Sangrur
148. Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute--Kolkata
149. Tata Institute of Social Sciences--Mumbai
150. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)--Mumbai, Hyderabad
151. V. V. Giri National Labour Institute--New Delhi
152. Directorate of Forest Education (DFE)--Dehradun
153. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA)--Dehradun
154. Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIBR) --Goa
155. Indian Institute of Hotel Management --Goa
156. National Institute of Animal Welfare--Faridabad
157. National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology(NIFFT)--Ranchi
158. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre--Kolkata

international agricutrual reserach centres

1. International agricultural centre -- nehterlands


2. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center--Mexico
3. International Center For Tropical Agriculture-- coloumbia
4. The Center for International Forestry Research-- indonesia
5. International Potato Center--peru
6. International Center For Agricultural Research In The Dry Areas--syria
7. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics -- india
8. International Food Policy Research Institute--usa
9. International Institute of Tropical Agriculture --nigeria
10. International Livestock Research Research Institute-- kenya
11. International Rice Research Institute --laguna
12.International Water Management Institute--srilanka
13.Africa Rice Center (WARDA)--Benin, africa
14.Bioversity International--Rome, Italy

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15.Centro
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)--coloumbia
(CIAT)
16.Center
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)--Indonesia
(CIFOR)
17.Centro
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz Y Trigo (CIMMYT)-- --MEXICO
18.Centro
Centro Internacional de la Papa (CIP)--Lima,
(CIP) Peru
19.International
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)---Beirut,
(ICARDA)-
Lebanon
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)--USA
20.International (IFPRI) USA ,wahsington
21.International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)--nigeria
(IITA)
22.International
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)--USA
(ILRI) USA ,wahsington
23.International
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)--USA
(IWMI) USA ,wahsington
24. WorldFish Center (ICLARM)--
(ICLARM) malaysia

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