{"id":324,"date":"2026-03-24T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T10:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/?page_id=324"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:53:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T10:23:47","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/hi\/profile\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"324\" class=\"elementor elementor-324\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36abbe02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"36abbe02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58efba43 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"58efba43\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae09a53 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae09a53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c80a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31c80a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u0907\u0924\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0938<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54634d6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"54634d6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f44c3bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f44c3bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Home &#8211; Profile &#8211; History<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f1cd4b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4f1cd4b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-347119b0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"347119b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f21e46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65f21e46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2e86f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2e86f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">History of NRC Makhana, Darbhanga<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98fecba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"98fecba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2660b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2660b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1222\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/nrcmakhana.org.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/image6.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e05bb63 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e05bb63\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e68ffae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e68ffae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The I<strong>CAR\u2013National Research Centre<\/strong> for <strong>Makhana<\/strong> was established at <strong>Darbhanga<\/strong>, <strong>Bihar, on 28 February 2002<\/strong> in recognition of the historical, cultural and economic importance of makhana in the Mithila region. The Centre was created to undertake scientific research on makhana cultivation, improve productivity and develop better processing and value-addition technologies for farmers and entrepreneurs.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Since its establishment, NRC Makhana has played an important role in transforming traditional makhana cultivation into a more scientific and productive agricultural activity. The Centre developed improved production practices, field-based cultivation systems, integrated makhana\u2013fish farming models and crop-management technologies that helped reduce water requirements, increase productivity and improve farmers\u2019 income.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">A major milestone was achieved in 2013 with the development of <strong>Swarna Vaidehi<\/strong>, the first improved makhana variety, with significantly higher production potential than traditional varieties. The Centre has also trained thousands of farmers, processors and entrepreneurs, contributing to the rapid expansion of makhana cultivation in Bihar and several other states.<\/p><p>In 2023, the Centre\u2019s mandate was expanded to include research on lotus, water chestnut, fish and other aquatic crops with nutritional, medicinal, industrial and economic importance. 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The Centre was created to undertake scientific research on makhana cultivation, improve productivity and develop better processing and value-addition technologies for farmers and entrepreneurs.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Since its establishment, NRC Makhana has played an important role in transforming traditional makhana cultivation into a more scientific and productive agricultural activity. The Centre developed improved production practices, field-based cultivation systems, integrated makhana\u2013fish farming models and crop-management technologies that helped reduce water requirements, increase productivity and improve farmers\u2019 income.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">A major milestone was achieved in 2013 with the development of <strong>Swarna Vaidehi<\/strong>, the first improved makhana variety, with significantly higher production potential than traditional varieties. The Centre has also trained thousands of farmers, processors and entrepreneurs, contributing to the rapid expansion of makhana cultivation in Bihar and several other states.<\/p><p>In 2023, the Centre\u2019s mandate was expanded to include research on lotus, water chestnut, fish and other aquatic crops with nutritional, medicinal, industrial and economic importance. 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