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{{Short description|Cotton research institute in India}}
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'''Central Institute for Cotton Research''' '''(CICR)''', is a central research institute established in 1976 by the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]] to promote long-term research efforts in cotton production and provide support and conduct applied research on cotton with the active involvement of State Universities. The research efforts of CICR fall under the [[All India Coordinated Cotton Improvement Project]] (AICCIP), initiated by the Council in 1967. Its headquarters are located in Nagpur and the other two regional units are located at [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]] and [[Sirsa, Haryana]].

==Campuses==
CIRS has two campus at Nagpur in Maharashtra and Sirsa in Haryana.

===Nagpur Campus===
'''Central Institute for Cotton Research, Nagpur''' ('''CICR, Nagpur'' or ''CICRN'') in collaboration with the [[Government of Maharashtra]], implemented a pilot project in the [[Vidarbha]] region (highly prone to farmer suicides), based on a Brazilian model to enhance the per-acre [[crop yield|yield]] of cotton while reducing its per-acre cultivation cost. The Brazilian model is based on straight cotton crops while Indian government's model promotes the use of [[Bt cotton]] crops.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://videos.livemint.com/2012/06/20221928/Maharashtra-govt-to-test-Brazi.html?atype=tp | title=Maharashtra govt to test Brazilian model in Vidarbha | publisher=LiveMint | accessdate=21 June 2012 | author=Makarand Gadgil}} {{dead link|date=July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/lens/item/33683-indian-government-still-%E2%80%98flip-flopping%E2%80%99-on-gm-trials.html |title=Indian government still 'flip flopping' on GM trials |date=28 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026063753/http://www.nation.lk/edition/lens/item/33683-indian-government-still-%E2%80%98flip-flopping%E2%80%99-on-gm-trials.html |archivedate=2014-10-26 }}</ref>

===Sirsa Campus===
'''Central Institute for Cotton Research, Sirsa''' ('''CICR, Sirsa'' or ''CICRS'') was established at [[Sirsa]] city in collaboration with the [[Government of Haryana]]. It is located across the [[Chaudhary Devi Lal University]] on [[National Highway 9 (India)|NH9]].

== Activities ==
CICR is a [[center of excellence]] for cotton research and development in India. It focuses on developing crops, production methods, technologies, products, and services to farmers, industries and other research and development organizations.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-04-09 |title=Not worried if Monsanto quits India: CICR |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/not-worried-if-monsanto-quits-india-cicr/articleshow/51749326.cms |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mandate – Central Institute for Cotton Research |url=https://cicr.org.in/about-us/about-cicr-mandate-duplicate-1/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Studies ===

==== Socio-economic impact assessment of Bt cotton in India ====
CICR conducted survey of farmers found that cotton production increased by over 9% with the use hybrid Bt cotton seeds, helping India become a net exporter of cotton.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2012-06-07 |title=Cotton output rises by over 9 percent due to Bt seeds |url=https://www.firstpost.com/business/economy/cotton-output-rises-by-over-9-percent-due-to-bt-seeds-335648.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref> The study on also highlighted that area under cotton has increased by 4.91% in the last 10 years. The survey was done in nine-cotton growing states of Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat.<ref name=":0" /> The survey also indicated to have recorded a zero [[Suicide in India|suicide]] figure in Karnataka where the figure varied between 1-4 per cent.<ref>{{cite news |date={{date|2012|06|20}} |title=Bt Cotton farmers record zero suicide rate in Karnataka |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Bt-Cotton-farmers-record-zero-suicide-rate-in-Karnataka/articleshow/14303043.cms |accessdate=21 June 2012 |newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref>

=== Projects ===
[[Maharashtra|Maharashtra Government]] in collaboration with CICR, implemented a pilot project in Vidarbha region, highly prone to farmer suicides; based on a [[Brazil]]ian model to enhance the per-acre yield of cotton while reducing its per-acre cultivation cost. However, Since the Brazilian models are based on straight cotton crops while Indian government promotes the use of [[Bt cotton]] crops, there seemed to arise a contradiction in the policies followed.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gadgil |first=Makarand |date={{date|2012|06|20}} |title=Maharashtra govt to test Brazilian model in Vidarbha |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/xzwX0qkz9zSYBp9IHHfwHM/Maharashtra-govt-to-test-Brazilian-model-in-Vidarbha.html |access-date={{TODAY}} |work=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]}}</ref>

In 2024, CICR sponsored a pilot project to leverage [[Artificial intelligence|artificial-intelligence]] (AI) methods for real-time pest monitoring to control pink bollworm infestation of cotton crops.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shagun |date=2024-07-15 |title=AI to the rescue: Cutting-edge tech to help cotton farmers fight pink bollworm |url=https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/ai-to-the-rescue-cutting-edge-tech-to-help-cotton-farmers-fight-pink-bollworm |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Down To Earth |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of think tanks in India]]
* [[Central Cotton Research Institute|Central Cotton Research Institute, Multan (Pakistan)]]

==References==
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== External links ==

* [https://www.researchgate.net/institution/Central-Institute-for-Cotton-Research List of publications from CICR]
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[[Category:Indian Council of Agricultural Research]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Haryana]]
[[Category:Research institutes in Nagpur]]
[[Category:Research institutes established in 1976]]
[[Category:Cotton organizations]]
[[Category:Sirsa, Haryana]]
[[Category:Agricultural research institutes in India]]
[[Category:Cotton industry in India]]
[[Category:1976 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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