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| Established | April, 1976 |
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| Director | Dr. K R Kranthi |
| Owner | Indian Council of Agricultural Research |
| Address | Post Bag No.2,Shankar Nagar Post Office, Nagpur Pin Code: 440 010 |
| Location | NH 44 (Nagpur Wardha Road) about 14 km from the Nagpur Railway Station and about 5 km from the Nagpur Airport , , , |
| Coordinates | 21°02′13″N 79°03′18″E / 21.037°N 79.055°E |
| Website | Official Website |
Central Institute for Cotton Research abbr. CICR is central research institute established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research to promote long term research efforts in cotton production and also to provide support and conduct applied research on cotton with active involvement of State Universities. The research efforts of CICR are under All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project (AICCIP), initiated by the Council in the year 1967.
It's headquarters is located in Nagpur and the other two regional units viz., southern and northern located at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and Sirsa,Haryana respectively.
History
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India is the only country to grow all the four species of cultivated cotton viz., Gossypium arboreum , G.herbaceum (Asian cotton), G.barbadense (Egyptian cotton) and G.hirsutum (American upland cotton) besides other hybrid cotton varieties. The importance of cotton production and necessity of research in this field can be felt from the fact that India has the largest acreage (103.29 lakh.ha) under cotton which accounts for 33% of the global cotton area and has the productivity of 517 kg lint/ha and ranks second in production (295 lakh bales) during 2009-10.[1] It contributes to 23% of the global cotton produce.
Feeling the necessity of sustaining pace in national agricultural and economic scenario, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research established the Central Institute for Cotton Research at Nagpur in April, 1976.
Activities
editStudies
editSocio-economic impact assessment of Bt cotton in India
editCotton production increased by over 9% with the use hybrid Bt cotton seeds, helping the country become net exporter of the cash-rich crop, a field study jointly conducted by a research institute 'Council for Social Development' and 'Bharat Krishak Samaj', a farmers organization found. The study on also highlighted that area under cotton has increased by 4.91% in the last 10 years.
The survey was done in nine-cotton growing states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.[2] [3]
The survey also indicated to have recorded a zero suicide figure in Karnataka where the figure varied between 1-4 per cent. [4]
Projects
editImplementation of Pilot Projects
editMaharashtra Government in collaboration with CICR, implemented a pilot project in Vidarbha region, highly prone to farmer suicides; based on a Brazilian model to enhance the per-acre yield of cotton while reducing its per-acre cultivation cost. However, Since the Brazilian models are based on straight cotton crops while Indian government promotes the use of Bt cotton crops, there seemed to arise a contradiction in the policies followed.[5]
Notes
edit- ^ National Cotton Council of America – Rankings. Cotton.org (2011-03-13). Retrieved on 2011-11-27.
- ^ "Cotton output increase by over 9% due to Bt seeds: study". Hindustan Times. New Delhi , June 07, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Cotton output rises by over 9 percent due to Bt seeds". Firstpost. Jun 7, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
- ^ "Bt Cotton farmers record zero suicide rate in Karnataka". The Times of India. Jun 20, 2012, 07.51PM IST. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Makarand Gadgil. "Maharashtra govt to test Brazilian model in Vidarbha". LiveMint. Retrieved June 21, 2012.