Way
back in 1930s, the role of poultry in uplifting rural economy and alleviation
of malnutrition was recognized and on the recommendations of Royal Commission
on Agriculture (1927), a separate Poultry Research Section at the Imperial (now
Indian) Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar (UP), Bareilly was
created on March 11, 1939, which was later on upgraded to Poultry Research
Division (PRD) in the mid 50s and continued to play a significant role in
growth and development of the Indian Poultry sector under the valiants like Mr.
MacDonald (1939-1947), Dr. S.C. Iyer (1949-1955), Dr. S. Bose (1958-1968), Dr.
B. Panda (1969-1979) and others thereafter. The PRD made remarkable progress
during 70’s and became the biggest poultry research unit in India. During 1971,
an All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Poultry Breeding was
initiated in this Division with its 14 centres in different parts of the
country. Later, it drew the attention of United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and a Center of Excellence in Poultry Science was established in
the Division to train people needed for research and development in poultry
sector in the country. Realizing the significance of avian research in the
country and in order to provide all round support to the progress of poultry
production in India, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) merged
the PRD and the AICRP on poultry breeding and established the Central Avian
Research Institute (CARI) at Izatnagar on the 2nd November 1979 which over the
years has emerged as the premier Institute of poultry research in the Country.
Presently, its main campus is located in the heart of the North Indo-Gangetic
Plains between latitude 28 degree and longitude 78-79 degrees in the Campus of
IVRI, Izatnagar, Bareilly (U.P.), which is about 250 km South-East of New
Delhi. Spread over an area of 54 acres, the institute has an administrative
building, conference hall, museum, library, four blocks accommodating the
laboratories of various disciplines, eight experimental farms, a hatchery, a
feed processing unit, a semi-automatic poultry processing-cum-rendering unit,
and trainees’ hostel-cum guest house, etc. A Regional Centre of the institute
at Cuttack (Odisha) was established on 26th July, 1992 and was subsequently
shifted to Bhubaneswar during October, 1998. The Regional Centre is wholly
dedicated to duck research. The Centre was
shifted under the administrative control of DPR. Hyderabad. Vide Office Order
No.: AS/5/26/2018-IA.I dated July 23, 2020. However, the administrative
control of the Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar has once again been restored to
ICAR-CARI, Izatnagar vide order F. No. AS5/26/2018-IA-1 (e-33656) dated
3.8.2026 keeping in view the mandate of the Institute which covers all diverse
poultry species including ducks.
The Institute envisions to establish CARI as a
self-reliant and globally recognized institute driving excellence in poultry
research, sustainability, innovation, and inclusive rural development. Towards
its attainment, the institute is implementing its R&D agenda with a mission to conduct
pioneering research in poultry science, develop innovative technologies, and
effectively transfer knowledge for improving productivity, farmer welfare, and
rural prosperity and to provide the necessary research, education, training
and technology transfer support in all areas of Poultry Science. The institute
has been reorienting and updating its research and development (R&D) agenda
to address the present problems and future demands / expectations of the
poultry sector. Besides undertaking research in different disciplines of
Poultry Science, the institute offers Post-Graduate education leading to
National Diploma in Poultry Husbandry (NDPH), Master’s (M.V.Sc.) and Doctoral
(Ph.D.) degrees in collaboration with the IVRI Deemed University, Izatnagar.
Mandate (Proposed to be revised)
- Enhancement of productivity and health of diversified poultry species.
- Development of climate-resilient and precision poultry production systems.
- Human Resource and poultry entrepreneurial development.
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