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Aligning with this year's landmark theme, "Reflecting on 98 Years. Reimagining Agriculture for Viksit Bharat @2047," the institute restates its core commitment to empowering farming communities.
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#ICARFoundationDay
#ViksitBharat2047
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Celebrating the 98th Foundation Day of ICAR at Krishi Pranali Sansthan!
Today, July 16,2026, ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research, Modipuram, Meerut proudly joins the nation in celebrating the 98th Foundation Day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).

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Aligning with this year's landmark theme, "Reflecting on 98 Years. Reimagining Agriculture for Viksit Bharat @2047," the institute restates its core commitment to empowering farming communities.
#ICAR,
#ICARFoundationDay
#ViksitBharat2047
@icarindia

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𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟗𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐢 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧!
Today, July 16, 2026,𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐦, 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐭

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Meerut proudly joins the nation in celebrating the 𝟗𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 (𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑).

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Concluding his remarks, the Chairman emphasized that all future scientific outcomes and past activities reviewed during the session must be intentionally oriented to contribute directly to the national vision of a self-reliant Viksit Bharat@2047. @officialicarindia

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𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑-𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝟑𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲,𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟖 𝐭𝐨 𝟏𝟒, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

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He directed that all new and ongoing research initiatives must be strictly aligned with the targets outlined in the new EFC. He also suggested the immediate integration of VKSA recommendations into the core research programmes to maximize field-level impact.

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Additionally, he participated in a plantation drive under the "Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam" campaign, reinforcing environmental sustainability.

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Sh. Gyanendra Dev Tripathi, Additional Secretary (DARE) and Secretary (ICAR), visited the ICAR-Indian Institute of Farming Systems Research (IIFSR), Modipuram, on July 04, 2026.

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Significantly, Sh. Tripathi suggested assessing the campus's carbon potential to achieve neutrality or negative neutrality, advising the team to work on carbon credit valuation of production systems to earn credits for ICAR farms.

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and provide year-round employment. The meeting also featured strategic, farmer-centric research presentations from ICAR-CIRC and CPRI-RS, mapping out institutional roadmaps to transform the agricultural landscape ahead of 'Viksit Bharat @ 2047'.

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𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐑 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐭

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In an impactful partnership with NABARD, 39 of these bankable models have been made publicly available, demonstrating the incredible potential to increase farmers' income by two to five times, cut chemical fertilizer reliance by up to 60%, lower greenhouse gas emissions,