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Welcome to NRC for Orchids Sikkim
The National Research Centre for Orchids was established on 5th October 1996 by the indian council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi to organize program on improvement in productivity, quality and commercialization of orchids. The Sikkim state authorities handed over 22.19 acres of land belonging to Regional Agricultural Centre along witha all other assets to ICAR for establishment of the centre. In October 1997, the centre also took over the CPRS, Darjeeling form CPRI and established a campus for research on temperate orchids.
Upcoming Events
HIGHLIGHTS
- International Yoga Day celebrated on 21st June 2018 at Pakyong campus
- 5 days Training on Cultivation of Orchids (21st-25th May 2018)
- Dr. D.R. Singh Director,ICAR–NRCO Planted sampling of Arecanut Seedlings at Horticulture Farm of Shri. Somnath Poudyal Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture, Govt. of Sikkim on 18.5.2018
- 5 days Training on Cultivation of Orchids (14-18th May 2018)
- Dr. D.R. Singh, Director, ICAR-NRCO Chairman IRC conducted IRC-2018 on 8th May 2018
- Shree Giriraj Singh Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge), MSME, GoI visited ICAR-NRCO on 25th April 2018
- Dr. D.R. Singh, Director, ICAR-NRCO conducted meeting with Addnl. Director MSME, GoI for entrepreneurship development of ICAR-NRCO on 23rd April 2018
- Parliament standing committee on Agriculture visit on 16/04/2018
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