The Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, was established in the year 1946, situated in Orissa. The Central Rice Research Institute is a rice, scientific research institute that conducts basic, applied and adaptive research on crop improvement and resource management for increasing and stabilizing rice productivity. The institute not only played a key role in ushering the country of an ear of green revolution heading to self-sufficiency in food grain supply in about 25 years from its inception, but also brought glory to the nation by providing research support in rice.
Facts and Figures of Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack
Founder Director |
Dr. K Ramiah |
Under the control of |
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) |
Number of books in Library |
8400 Books |
Journals |
77000 |
Area of experimental farm land |
117 hectares |
Number of net - houses for conducting experiments |
10 |
Number of Research Sections/ Divisions |
12 |
How to Reach |
7 kilometers to south - east from Cuttack Railway Station |
35 kilometers away from Bhubaneswar airport |
Why to join Central Rice Research Institute, Cuttack?
- Research Stations: The Institute has two research stations – Central Rain fed Upland Rice Research Station (CRURRS), Hazaribagh, in Jharkhand, and the Regional Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Station (RRLRRS), Gerua, in Assam. These research stations were established to tackle the problems of rain fed uplands, and flood prone rain fed lowlands respectively.
- Eminent Scientists: The Institute has well trained and experienced team of Scientists. The research support provided by the institute has helped the nation to become the second largest exporter of rice in the world in the recent years.
- Krishi Vigyaan Kendra: Two Krishi Vigyaan Kendras (KVKs) also function under the Institute and are guided by the DDG (Agril. Extension). These KVKs are located at Santhapur, Cuttack, Jainagar, Koderma.
- Facilities: The Institute has tanks for stimulating different rice growing situations to support basic and strategic research needs.
- ISO Certified- The CRRI is an International Standard Organization (ISO) 9001:2008 certified institute.