CSIR Floriculture Mission

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Floriculture Mission will be implemented in 21 States and Union Territories of India.
Efforts are being made to take the agro-technologies, new varieties and value addition technologies with the CSIR institutions to the farmers and entrepreneurs.
It is being implemented in collaboration with Directorate of Floriculture (ICAR); KVIC; APEDA; TRIFED; Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), and Universities.
The convergence of Floriculture with Apiculture has been envisaged.
Mission’s focus - Commercial floral crops, seasonal/annual crops, wild ornaments and cultivation of flower crops for honey bee rearing.

Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

It was established by the Government of India in September 1942 as an autonomous body.
It comes under the Ministry of Science & Technology.
It is known for its cutting-edge research and development knowledge base in diverse science and technology areas.
It has been ranked 1st in the Nature Ranking Index 2020.
- The Nature Index provides close to a real-time proxy of high-quality research output and collaboration at the institutional, national and regional levels.

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