The Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) was established in the Ministry of Agriculture in December, 1973.
The DARE coordinates and promotes agricultural research & education in the country. It has the following six organisations (1 Attached Office, 4 Autonomous Bodies and 1 Central Public Sector Enterprise) under its administrative control:
- Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board (ASRB), New Delhi
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi
- Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal, Manipur
- Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU), Samastipur, Pusa, Bihar
- Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (RLBCAU), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
- M/s Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn), New Delhi
DARE provides the necessary government linkages for the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), the premier research organisation for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 113 institutes and 74 Agricultural Universities spread across the country making ICAR as one of the largest national agricultural research systems in the world.
Apart from ICAR, DARE has three more statutory autonomous bodies viz. the Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal, Manipur; Dr Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU), Samastipur, Pusa, Bihar and Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University (RLBCAU), Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh and one Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) i.e. M/s Agrinnovate India Limited (AgIn), New Delhi under its administrative control. The Central Agricultural Universities (CAUs) are wholly financed by the Government of India.
DARE is the nodal agency for International Cooperation in the area of agricultural research and education in India. The Department liaises with foreign governments, UN, CGIAR and other multilateral agencies for cooperation in various areas of agricultural research. DARE also coordinates admissions of foreign students in various Indian agricultural universities/ ICAR Institutes.
