National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) (Urdu: قومی مرکز برائے تحقیقِ زراعت) 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 Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine