NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION MANAGEMENT, HYDERABAD

The National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, known as MANAGE, is an autonomous extension and agribusiness management institute located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Its goal is to instill managerial and technical skills in Extension Officers, managers, scientists, and administrators working in the agricultural economy, enabling them to provide support and services to farmers and fishermen for practicing sustainable agriculture. The institute was established in 1987 as the 'National Centre for Management of Agricultural Extension at Hyderabad' by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, as an autonomous institute, from which its acronym MANAGE is derived. In 1992, its status was elevated to that of a National Institute, and it was re-christened with its present name, the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE). More recently, MANAGE Hyderabad received the "Education Leadership Award" as part of the Telangana Education Leadership Awards - 2018. The institute is also noted in the list of business schools in Hyderabad, India.