National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Established 1990
Officer in charge
 Dr. S. Ayyappan
Location Pusa, New Delhi, Delhi, India
28°04′48″N 77°07′12″E / 28.080°N 77.120°E
Campus NASC Complex
Nickname NAAS
Website Official Web Site
Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)[1] is a Government of India funded agency, established in 1990, is a research platform in the fields of crop husbandry, animal husbandry, fisheries and agro-forestry. It acts as a research base for agro-scientists to formulate their advice to the policy makers in discussion with the agricultural and agro industrial communities.[2][3] The Academy is located at the National Agricultural Science Centre Complex,[4] Pusa, in New Delhi, India.

Profile

Mission[5]
To gain recognition as a credible think tank to provide views of the scientific community on all agriculture- related policy issues, to encourage talent and promote excellence in science, making it a powerful instrument for the growth of national economy with a vibrant farm sector.
Objectives[6]
  • promote ecologically sustainable agriculture,
  • recognize and promote excellence of individual scientists in the field of agriculture,
  • promote interaction among research workers in different institutions and organizations within the country and with the world scientific community,
  • publish specific studies including those intended for policy-makers for the advancement of agricultural research and development, and
  • carry out such activities as are relevant to the accomplishment of the above goals.

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) owes it origin to the vision of the late Dr. B. P. Pal, noted Indian agricultural scientist, who first put forth the idea of setting up a back-end chat room for assisting the decision makers on policies aimed at the development of agriculture in India. Tailing his advice, the Academy was formed in 1990 to assist research in agricultural and related sciences, to provide a forum for agricultural scientists for deliberations, and to organize seminars, congresses and conferences for the propagation of the philosophy of agriculture, which it has been carrying out since inception.[2][3] It also maintains a Corporate Membership scheme for the corporate sector.

Projects

The Academy undertakes several projects, planned in advance, every year. The major projects selected for research for the year 2014 are:

Regional chapters

NAAS spreads its activities across the country through fifteen regional chapters, located at various agriculturally important places in India. The regional offices are mandated to create public awareness through lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops, publish magazines, journals and other print media methods and prepare databases of agricultural scientists region wise and generate interest among aspiring scientists. The regional offices are located at Bangalore, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Imphal, Jodhpur, Karnal, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Nagpur and Patna.

Awards

NAAS encourages research in Agricultural, environmental and nutrition Sciences, by way of awards and medals bi-annually.[7]

Further, the Academy has put in place five research fellowships of three year tenure, NAAS –TATA Young Scientists’ Research Fellowship, aimed at supporting young scientists working in various research centres, State agricultural universities and other Indian Council of Agricultural Research organizations. The fellowships are funded by Sir Dorabji Tata Trust.

Publications

NAAS has published several books, journals and reports, of which some of the notable ones are:

In addition, the Institute has been publishing NAAS Year Book'[8]' since 1994, NAAS News, a quarterly journal, Agricultural News, a journal based on agricultural news on dailies, Policy Papers and Year Planners.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "acronym". Allacronyms. 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "conference". Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "conference 2". Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "NASC". ICAR. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Mission". NAAS. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Objectives". NAAS. 2004. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "awards" (PDF). Retrieved July 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "NAAS yearbook". NAAS. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

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