Established by the Bank, in accordance with the provisions of the NABARD Act 1981, the Research and Development (R&D Fund aims at acquiring new insights into the problems of agricultural and rural development through in-depth studies and applied research and trying out innovative approaches backed up by technical and economic studies. The R&D Fund is utilised for formulating policies on matters of importance to agricultural operations and rural development, including facilities for training, dissemination of information and promotion of research by undertaking techno-economic studies and other surveys in the fields of agriculture, rural banking and rural development.
NABARD has started publishing Occasional Papers (OPs) since 1994-95, to generate and disseminate information on policy issues related to agricultural and rural development. Full papers are available under the publications section of this website.
NABARD Chair Professor Scheme
NABARD revived its Chair Unit Scheme during the year 2010. Unlike the earlier scheme where institutions were identified first, in the present scheme, candidates with proven track record are recruited. The tenure of NABARD Chair Professors is for a period of three years. The list of four Chair Professors appointed and their area of work are given below:
