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ICAR Varieties, Breeds and Releases - 2026 Tracker
This tracker logs what India's farm-research system released or registered in 2026 - crop varieties, animal breeds, technologies and seed - one line each, newest month first, with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) at its centre. The latest row is the 18 October 2026 government profile of ICAR-CPRI's purple-fleshed Kufri Jamunia potato, whose detail sits on the Biofortified Crop Varieties card.
Last updated 20 October 20264 min read
Latest update
Recast as a month-by-month tracker of ICAR releases: one line per variety, breed or technology, and a cross-reference to the Biofortified Crop Varieties card for ICAR-CPRI's coloured potatoes.
- ICAR
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- crop varieties
- climate-resilient
- biofortified
- Shivraj Singh Chouhan
- agriculture
- Foundation Day
- ICAR-NBAGR
- indigenous breeds
- Kufri Jamunia
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