National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali

National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI) is the first Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, established in India on 18th February 2010. The institute aims at catalyzing the transformation of the Agri-food sector in India. The institute has the vision to be a nodal organization for knowledge generation and translational science leading to value-added products based on Agri-food biotech innovations. The main research focus of NABI is to harness biotechnological tools in the area of Agriculture Biotechnology, Food and Nutritional Biotechnology so as to provide sustainable and novel solutions towards quality food and nutrition. Activities undertaken at NABI under different areas includes, (i) Agricultural Biotechnology,(ii) Food and Nutritional Biotechnology, (iii) Human Resource Development,(iv) Meeting and Courses, and (v) Technology Transfer and Outreach. The institute has developed strong linkages with National and International organizations and industries. The institute is part of the agri-food cluster in the 'Knowledge City' of Mohali (Punjab) along with its neighboring institutes.