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100			_aBorthakur Anwesha
245		0	_aHistory of agricultural research in India
260			_bCurrent Science _c2013
300			_a587-593
520			_aIndia as a predominantly agicultural country attributes a major share of its overall developement to the agriculture sector. Indian agiculture is a miscellaneous and extensive sector involving a large number of stakeholders. India has one of the largest and institutionally most complex agricultural research system in the world. However, such complex research system was not a sudden developement. Instead, historically, it involved a process that started in the second half of the 19th century during the colonial period and eventually led to the establishment of the Imperial(now Indian) Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR). In the present research system, the role of ICAR at the national level in aiding, promoting and coordinating research and education activities across the country is of significant importance. In this article we trace the developement of agricultural research system in India, since the colonial era till today. Various factors influencing the overall developement of agricultural research system in the country are discussed. Although agriculture has been playing the most vital role in Indian economy, during the course of the study, it has been observed that not much emphasis has been given to the history of evolution of agricultural research in India.
650			_aColonial era
650			_aHistory of evolution
650			_aIndian agriculture
650			_aResearch system
700			_aSingh Pradeep
942			_cJS
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