ICAR- National Soybean Research Institute

The Indian Institute of Soybean Research, Indore (ICAR-IISR) is an agricultural research institution located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India, dedicated to basic and strategic research on soybeans. It was established under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), a government agency, originally as the National Research Centre for Soybean in 1987. The center has since been upgraded into a Directorate and now operates as the Indian Institute of Soybean Research. IISR conducts research on soybean breeding, crop improvement, pathology, and value-added uses of soybean. It coordinates and facilitates soybean research nationally through the All India Coordinated Research Project on Soybean (AICRPS), linking various national and international agencies. As a centralized research support organization, it provides basic technologies and breeding material for production system research, and conducts inter-disciplinary, multi-location studies. Its mandate includes disseminating soybean crop technology, capacity building, and training at national and international levels; improving soybean production and quality through research; providing access to information, knowledge, and genetic material, including pest and insect preservation methods; and fostering national and international collaboration on soybean crops. Over the decades, IISR has developed new soybean varieties through its continuous research and development programs.