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Research CollaborationsWorld Bank through NAIP hasfunded twenty research projects(with an outlay of Rs. 34 crores)in Consortium Mode whereinNDRI is either a Lead Instituteor a Consortium Partner. Thesupport from NAIP and other fundingagencies has encouraged scientiststo work on stem cell, buffalo cloning,transcriptone, embryogenesis,biosensor, nanotechnology,abiotic stress in farm animals,nutraceuticals and functional foods.The scientific competence and excellence of pastperformance in conducting various researchprogrammes has attracted funds from variousNational and International organizations/agencies. The Institute had linkages withseveral International organizations such asWorld Bank, IAEA, UNDP, IDF, DAAD,Volkswagen Foundation, AvH Foundationand several leading institutions in UK, USA,Canada, Germany, Netherlands and Australia.Currently, many of the research programmeshave Inter-institutional linkages with Dept.of Biotechnology (DBT), Dept. of Scienceand Technology (DST), National Bureau ofAgriculturally Important Microorganisms(NBAIM), National Communication to UnitedNations Framework Convention on ClimateChange (NATCOM-UNFCC), Ministry ofResearch Funding from External sourcesFood Processing Industries, State AgriculturalUniversities (SAUs) and State DevelopmentDepartments.At present, research support through externalfunding from 47 extramural research projectsis the highest ever in the history of NDRI.Network Project with an outlay of rupees9 crores is being implemented at NDRI toaddress the burning issue of impact adaptionand vulnerability of Indian Agriculture toclimate change. To strengthen research furtheron climate change, NDRI has received grant ofRs.20.86 crores from Prime Minister’s specialfund. There projects worth Rs. 1.7 crores underNational Fund for Basic, Strategic and FrontierApplication Research have also been sanctionedfor NDRI.