The ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region (ICAR RC NEH) was established on 9th January, 1975 under the aegis of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
This is the first of its kind set up by ICAR, which encompasses all the disciplines of agriculture, horticulture, animal sciences, agricultural engineering, agroforestry, fishery
and social sciences to cater to the research needs of the tribal areas of NEH Region including Sikkim. The headquarter (HQ) of the institute is located in Meghalaya (Barapani), while
its regional centres are located at Basar (Arunachal Pradesh), Imphal (Manipur), Kolasib (Mizoram), Jharnapani (Nagaland), Lembucherra (Tripura) and Gangtok (Sikkim). The institute has
20 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) attached to different centres and HQ for providing on/off campus training to the practicing farmers, school dropouts and farm women in the field of agriculture
and allied sectors.
THRUST AREAS
- • To evolve sustainable integrated farming systems for jhum improvement and restoration of degraded lands
- • To increase the overall productivity of different crops through research in cereals, pulses, oilseeds, horticultural crops including temperate horticulture, agroforestry, fisheries and other economical crops.
- • Development of feed and fodder resources from locally available fodder for livestock.
- • Improvement of citrus plantation to reinvigorate the citrus industry
- • Animal health coverage and improvement of livestock production system including trans-boundary diseases.
MANDATE
- 1. To develop and improve sustainable farming systems for different agro-climatic and socio-economic conditions of NEH region, including organic agriculture.
- 2. To improve crops, horticulture, livestock and fishery and to impart training for development of local competence for efficient management of resources.
- 3. To collaborate with state Departments for testing and promotion of improved farming technologies.
Quality policy
We at the Central Laboratory, ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya, shall endeavour for total satisfaction of our customers, by providing quality testing services which are reliable, accurate and timely.
We are committed to our quality policy by:
- • Maintaining highest ethical standards competence and professionalism
- • Complying to the best testing practices
- • Acting Impartially and confidentially
- • Communicating effectively and promptly
- • Meeting the applicable safety, statutory and regulatory requirements
- • Implementing, maintaining, reviewing and improving the management system related to quality as per the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standard
- • To earn confidence of the customer
- • To ensure that the tests are always carried out in accordance with established methods with highest standards.
- • To provide reliable service to the customer
- • Maintaining impartiality and confidentiality in all aspects of analysis.
- • It shall be the responsibility of all personnel in the laboratory that they familiarize themselves with the documents, policies and procedures and implement them in true spirit.
The Central Lab belongs to the ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Umroi Road, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya. It is supported by the Government of India. It provides analytical services in NPK, micronutrients and soil pH testing in soil samples. Detailed scope of the product is mentioned separately
| INSTRUMENTATION FACILITIES AVAILABLE AT (CENTRAL LABORATORY OF) ICAR-NEH | ||
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 | FOURIER TRANSFORM IR SPECTROPHOTOMETER (FTIR) (BRUKER/ALPHA II ) |
 | TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER (TOC) (ELEMENTAR/VARIO 10C) |
 | ULTRASONIC WATER BATH (ARC LABO/ARC-UC6) |
 | MICROPROCESSOR FLAME PHOTOMETER (COSLAB/CAI-671) |
 | UV VISIBLE SPECTROPHOTOMETER (SHIMADZU/UV-1900) |
 | HIGH PRECISION ANALYTICAL BALANCE (SARTORIUS/QUINTIX 125D-10IN ) |
 | N-DISTILLATION AND DIGESTION ESTIMATION (KJELTRON/KJELDIST AF ) |
 | LYOPHILIZER (SCANVAC/COOLSAFE 100-9 PRO) |
 | REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE (REMI/C-24 PLUS) |
 | DEEP FREEZER (CELFROST/BFS 350) |
 | REFRIGERATOR (SAMSUNG/TWIN COOLING) |
 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY (GC) THERMO/TRACE GC 800) |
 | HPLC PHOTO DIODE ARRAY DETECTOR (WATER/2998,1525) |
 | ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETER (AAS) (THERMO/ICE 3000) |
 | PH METER (ESAW/MICRO PROCESSOR BASED -2.00 TO 16.00) |
 | VORTEX MIXTURE (BP LABSOL DC MOTOR) |
 | INDUSTRIAL OVEN (ESAW HAO-250) |
 | WATER BATH (ESAW WB-18L) |
 | DIGITAL ROTARY SHAKER (ESAW BENCH TOP RS-200) |
 | DIGITAL CONDUCTIVITY METER (ESAW DCM-854) |
 | REFRIGERATED CENTRIFUGE (EPENDDROF/5428NL741796) |
 | RECIPROCAL MECHANICAL SHAKER (ESAW) |
 | FLAME PHOTOMETER |
 | UV SPECTROPHOTOMETER (SHIMADZU UV 1900I) |
 | N- DISTILLATION |
 | DIGITAL HOT AIR OVEN |
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