Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Its work covers crop varieties, gene-edited rice and animal vaccines. It has released more than 150 biofortified crop varieties, with adoption in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.[1] source: The Hindu BusinessLine It has developed and field-validated an indigenous live attenuated African Swine Fever vaccine for pigs.[2] source: The Hindu BusinessLine Agrinnovate India Ltd is described as an ICAR arm,[3] source: The Hindu BusinessLine and ICAR-Indian Sugarcane Research Institute (ICAR-ISRI) is one of its institutes.[4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine

On September 24, 2026, Pidilite Industries, Venkateshwara Hatcheries and Everest Instruments signed MoUs with Agrinnovate India to support CSR-backed initiatives in sustainable agri-food systems, climate resilience, technology transfer and rural livelihood development.[3] source: The Hindu BusinessLine In August 2026, ISMA and ICAR-ISRI announced an ₹80 crore advanced sugarcane seed-production centre in Lucknow, funded on a 50:50 investment sharing basis.[4] source: The Hindu BusinessLine In August 2026, The Hindu BusinessLine reported that ICAR was nearing a licensing MoU with Corteva for Pusa DST Rice 1, a gene-edited rice recommended across 13 Indian states. Two of the three required approvals had been received, and 2 tonnes of seed were available.[5] source: The Hindu BusinessLine

Corteva, ISMA and Agrinnovate India are the partners named. The Corteva report also names the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, the Indian Institute of Rice Research and ICRISAT.[5] source: The Hindu BusinessLine