Know about Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute,Phaltan

Today I came across a News in Times of India regarding an Agricultural research near Pune,India winning a prestigious award.... I searched the net for this particular institute and was really amazed by the findings. It made me deciede what my next post should be on:

Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, Phaltan, Near Pune, India

Before going into details , I want to tell all the people of India once again that we are research ignorant and self sufficient in research.

The way this institute works is what one should be wary of, being a NGO it today raised the eyes of all the researchers in the country about its mission and sustainablility.Its mission is simple , sophisticated research and sustainable rural development.They use the moderns tools and equipment of science and techology for effective rural development. The situation of the institute in the Phaltan Village makes it more rural and villagers friendly. The institute may seem to be small but it is more than sufficient and effective with respect to research and technology.Below you can find some more information from its website

Details
"The Institute is housed in spacious buildings (total covered area is about 3500 m2 ) and has about 40 hectares of farm with year-round irrigation facilities for research purposes. NARI also has well-equipped laboratories with sophisticated analytical instruments and computational facilities, a full-fledged workshop, an animal husbandry laboratory, an A Class Weather station and an excellent chemistry laboratory. Most of the hardware is fabricated in the workshop. The Institute has a small, though well-stocked library with about 6000 books and subscribes to about 60 periodicals (both national and international) in the areas of agriculture, energy and animal husbandry.

The Institute is recognized by Shivaji University, Kolhapur for the purpose of granting Ph.D. in Energy Studies. The Institute actively collaborates with researchers in other organizations and institutes such as NFCL, NCL, BARC, TIFR and BAIF, UF (USA) and UNE (Australia). Recently NARI has signed an MOU with University of Florida (UF), Gainesville, USA to provide internship to students in engineering. Students from US, Europe and Canada come periodically to do their internship in agriculture and rural development. The institute welcomes such interns.
The Institute has staff of about 40 out of which 15 are research personnel including 5 Ph.Ds in the areas of agriculture and engineering. Most of the funding for NARI in the past came from sponsored research projects from Govt. of India agencies like MNES, ICAR, CAPART, ICICI, DSIR, KVIC etc. Recently, international agencies like United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rockefeller Foundation, European Economic Commission (EEC), ACIAR (Australia) , E&Co ( New Jersey) have funded projects at the Institute. NARI also undertakes sponsored research from private companies and organizations in selected areas of agriculture, renewable energy and animal husbandry. "

This institute also provides internship for students and encourages Volunteers for various research activities in the field of Agriculture, Animal husbandry and renewable energy.

There are a few good descriptions and interesting facts about the institute by the past interns, which can be seen in the website. The most inspiring people in this institute are the Admirable Founder, President and Director: B.V.Nimbkar, Dr Nandhini Nimbkar and Anil.K.Rajvanshi. My salutes to their belief systems, dedication and research work carried out till now.
Fact file
Website :http://www.nariphaltan.org/nari/
Founded in 1968
Place : Phaltan a village in Maharastra ,India(100 km from Pune)
Recent Achivement: Won the Prestigious Global Sustainability Research Award in Stockholm.It won the award for its work on developing Lantern cum Stove using 55-60% of water ethanol mixture as fuel.

I hope that my small write up will enlighten some aspiring minds inclined towards the field of research.

by
Indi Proff
http://indiproff.blogspot.com/

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(Note: Some details are taken from NARI website and Times News Paper for sole purpose to provide credible information and not to degrade or disregard their services.If anyone feel objected with this post please report @ indiproff@gmail.com)