Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur was established in 1976 to promote long term research efforts in cotton production and conduct applied research on cotton with the active involvement of state universities. The vision is of CICR is improving production and quality of Indian Cotton with reduced cost to make cotton production cost effective and competitive in the national and global market. CICR mission is to develop economically viable and eco-friendly production and protection technologies for enhancing quality cotton production by 2-3% every year on a sustainable basis for the next fifteen years.Facts and Figures of Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur
Establishment Year
1976
Chairperson of the Institute
Dr .K.R. Kranthi
Approval
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)
Campus Strength
Not available
Institutes Under CICR
3
Total Books
3200
Total Periodicals
4000
Total Journals
60
Sports and cultural events
17
How to Reach
15 kms from the Nagpur railway station; 5 Kms from Nagpur airport
Why to Join Central Institute of Cotton Research, Nagpur
- Recognized as the centre for conducting National/Model training courses on cotton production technology by the Gov. Of India
- Periodic International training programmes organized for cotton professionals from other cotton growing countries of south and south-east Asia such as Vietnam, Myanmar, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh etc.
- Well equipped in terms of facilities and faculty for organizing regular national and international training courses in the varied fields of cotton research.
Establishment Year |
1976 |
Chairperson of the Institute |
Dr .K.R. Kranthi |
Approval |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
Campus Strength |
Not available |
Institutes Under CICR |
3 |
Total Books |
3200 |
Total Periodicals |
4000 |
Total Journals |
60 |
Sports and cultural events |
17 |
How to Reach |
15 kms from the Nagpur railway station; 5 Kms from Nagpur airport |