Indian Council of Agricultural Research

Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchICAR

www.icar.org.in

Projects sponsored by ICAR

Jan 2019Dec 2020

Methane emission and its mitigation

Objective To study the effect of long term supplementation (rotational) of proven methane ameliorating agents on enteric methanogenesis and rumen microbial population Developing and testing of slow release nitrate sources with/without sulfur combination to study their efficacy on rumen methane...

Jan 2020Dec 2020

Improvement of basal feed resources through multi-dimensional crop improvement and application of spin-off technologies from second-generation biofuel

Objective Disseminated rice cultivars with high grain yield and high straw quality identified in phase 1 Explore genomic region that are associated with rice straw fodder quality traits Develop a strategy for targeted further concomitant genetic enhancement of grain and straw traits in rice Develop...

Jan 2020Dec 2022

Genome-wide association study in indigenous poultry breeds and varieties

Objective To assess diversity of Indian breeds in comparison with tropically adapted exotic chicken breeds To identify Indian breeds specific candidate signature of selection for adaptive and productivity traits To design and develop SNP chip for Indian chicken breeds Methods For conducting...

Jan 2019Dec 2022

Assessment of economic impact of priority animal diseases and their control in India

Objective Estimating the economic losses due to priority animal diseases in India Estimating the cost of national control strategies for priority diseases and benefits from disease control interventions Methods Estimation of economic losses due to diseases using official government data Estimation...

Better livelihoods through improvement of livestock production and marketing in North East India

The main agricultural activity of farmers in Northeast India is the mixed crop-livestock system characterized with low inputs and outputs, making poor farmers suffer from decreasing sustainability. Livestock, especially pig and poultry, is a key livelihood among the farming rural families and...

Jan 2008Dec 2010

Improving productivity reducing poverty and enhancing equity in mixed crop--livestock systems in the Indo-Gangetic Basin

The project covers the semi arid areas of the Indo-Gangetic River Basin to the South and West of the Ganges, including the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and Haryana. Research sites are generally dependent on rain fed farming with ground water based supplementary...