National Agricultural Research Centre

National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) () is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research.

Research institutes

• Crop Sciences Institute (CSI)
• Horticulture Research Institute (HRI)
• Agricultural Engineering Institute (AEI)
• Honeybee Research Institute (HBRI), started by Rafiq Ahmad
• Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI)
• Institute of Plant & Environmental Protection (IPEP)
• Food Sciences Research Institute (FSRI)
• Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI)
• Animal Sciences Institute (ASI)
• Crops Diseases Research Institute (CDRI)
• Climate Energy & Water Research Institute (CEWRI)
• Bio Resources Conservation Institute (BCI)
• National Institute of Genomics & Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB)
• Rangeland Research Institute (RRI)

Events

• In 2015, Chief Justice of Pakistan intervened and took notice on a land issue that involved converting land owned by National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) into a residential housing society scheme.
• In October 2019, World Food Day was observed at an event at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad. This event was organized by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for 2019 was – 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.

References

External links

• NARC-PARC official website