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The '''ICAR'''-'''Central Potato Research Institute''' (also called '''ICAR'''-'''CPRI Shimla''') is India's public [[Nonprofit organization|non-profit]] [[potato]] research institute located in [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh, India]]. It is an autonomous institute under the [[Indian Council of Agricultural Research]], [[Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare]] of the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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The incumbent director of ICAR-CPRI Shimla is Dr. Brajesh Singh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Present Director |url=https://cpri.icar.gov.in//Content/Index?qlid=2074&Ls_is=7118&lngid=1 |website=ICAR-CPRI Shimla}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
ICAR-CPRI was established in August 1949 at [[Patna|Patna, Bihar]] on the recommendation of the then-Agricultural Advisor to the [[Government of India]], [[Sir Herbert Stewart|Sir Herbert Steward]] with the objective of developing varieties of potato, expansion of potato cultivation and the cultivation techniques suitable as per local conditions. In 1956, the institute was shifted to [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] in order to facilitate [[Hybrid (biology)|hybridization]] work in potato breeding and maintain seed potato health.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About ICAR-CPRI Shimla |url=https://cpri.icar.gov.in//content/Index/?qlid=2061&Ls_is=7115&lngid=1 |access-date=15 June 2023 |website=ICAR-CPRI}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Potato Research Institute |url=https://arch-india.org/institution/central-potato-research-institute |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=ARCH-India |language=en}}</ref><br />
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It was transferred to the ICAR in April 1966.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Regional stations ==<br />
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* Regional Station, Modipuram, [[Meerut]], UP<br />
* Regional Station, [[Jalandhar]], Punjab<br />
* Regional Station, [[Gwalior]], MP<br />
* Regional Station, [[Patna]], Bihar<br />
* Regional Station, [[Shillong]], Meghalaya<br />
* Regional Station, [[Ooty]], Tamil Nadu<br />
* Regional Station, [[Kufri, India|Kufri-Fagu]] Unit, Shimla, HP<br />
* Regional Station, Rajgurunagar, Pune, Maharashtra<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://cpri.icar.gov.in/ Official website] of CPRI Shimla<br />
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