ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research

The ICAR-Directorate of Groundnut Research (ICAR-DGR), an apex research institution on groundnut was established under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research in 1979 to give a fillip to research for scaling the productivity of groundnut keeping in view its importance in the oilseed crops. Besides, research and extension activities envisaged under ICAR, an umbrella research project in the name of ‘All India Coordinated Research Project on Groundnut’ (AICRP-G) also operates from this Directorate.