ICAR-Directorate on Onion and Garlic Research

Realizing the importance of onion and garlic in the country ICAR established National Research Centre for Onion and Garlic. The centre has created better facilities for fields and laboratories. The centre has been upgraded to the Directorate of Onion and Garlic Research in December 2008. It also has an All India Network Research Project on Onion & Garlic with 25 participating centres all over the country. Its mission is to promote the overall growth of onion and garlic in terms of enhancement of quality production, export and processing.