National Agricultural Research Centre
National Agricultural Research Centre is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research.
Research institutes
- Crop Sciences Institute
- Horticulture Research Institute
- Agricultural Engineering Institute
- Honeybee Research Institute, started by Rafiq Ahmad
- Social Sciences Research Institute
- Institute of Plant & Environmental Protection
- Food Sciences Research Institute
- Land Resources Research Institute
- Animal Sciences Institute
- Crops Diseases Research Institute
- Climate Energy & Water Research Institute
- Bio Resources Conservation Institute
- National Institute of Genomics & Advanced Biotechnology
- Rangeland Research Institute
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 into a residential housing society scheme.
- In October 2019, World Food Day was observed at an event at the National Agricultural Research Centre 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 and the World Food Programme. The theme for 2019 was - 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.