CRIDA

Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture

Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) is a National Research Institute under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
(ICAR) established in 1985 with a mandate to carry out basic and applied research in rainfed farming.  The Institute also undertakes National /
International Collaborations and Consultancy Projects.   All India Coordinated Research Programmes (AICRPs) of ICAR on Dryland Agriculture and
Agrometeorology with 25 partners each are in CRIDA. This is the lead Institute and the National Nodal point for the National Innovations in
Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) which is being implemented at large number of Research Institutes of ICAR, State Agricultural Universities
and 100 KVKs.

 
Brief about CRIDA

CRIDA was established during 1985 by upgrading the  All India Coordinated Research Project for Dryland
Agriculture (AICRPDA), Hyderabad centre to work on development of suitable technologies to enhance the
productivity in rainfed areas. CRIDA, along with two  All India Coordinated Research Projects namely on Dryland
Agriculture and Agrometeorology  with about 25 centres each located in different parts of the country, strives
towards development and popularisation of location specific rainfed technologies for productivity enhancement.   
 
CRIDA is a constituent organisation of Indian  Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), an autonomous body of
Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. 
The Institute is one of the major organisations with in the Natural Resource Management Division of ICAR ,
responsible for carrying out the research for improvement of rainfed areas through resource management .  

 The mandate of the Institute  as follows :

 Basic and applied for sustainable and climate resilient agriculture  in rainfed
areas.

 Co-ordinate network research for generating location-specific technologies in

rainfed areas.

 Centre for capacity enhancement in natural resource management in

drylands.