Indian Institute of Millets Research (IIMR) is a premier agricultural research institute engaged in basic and strategic research on sorghum and other millets under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). IIMR coordinates and facilitates Millets research at national level through All India Coordinated Research Projects on Millets, Pearl Millet and Small Millets and provides linkages with various national and international agencies. Sanctioned manpower - 50 scientists (44 in-position)in 17 disciplines supported by 36 technical (22 in-position), 30 administrative (10 in-position) and 18 supporting staff (11 in-position) distributed in its main center at Hyderabad, and the two regional stations at Centre on Rabi Sorghum (CRS), Solapur and Off-Season Nursery, (OSN) Warangal.
Dr. (Mrs) C. Tara Satyavathi, who leads the ICAR-IIMR discusses:
- The significance of millets in sustainable agriculture
- ICAR-IIMR initiatives supporting millet research and promotion
- Innovative strategies for enhancing the agricultural landscape through millet.
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