National Agricultural Research Centre

National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) is a research institution of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) based in Islamabad, Pakistan. It works in collaboration with Ministry of National Food Security and Research.

Research institutes

 * Crop Sciences Institute (CSI)
 * Horticulture Research Institute (HRI)
 * Agricultural Engineering Institute (AEI)
 * Honeybee Research Institute (HBRI)
 * Social Sciences Research Institute (SSRI)
 * Institute of Plant & Environmental Protection (IPEP)
 * Food Sciences Research Institute (FSRI)
 * Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI)
 * Animal Sciences Institute (ASI)
 * Crops Diseases Research Institute (CDRI)
 * Climate Energy & Water Research Institute (CEWRI)
 * Bio Resources Conservation Institute (BCI)
 * National Institute of Genomics & Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB)
 * Rangeland Research Institute (RRI)

Events

 * In 2015, Chief Justice of Pakistan intervened and took notice on a land issue that involved converting land owned by National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) into a residential housing society scheme.
 * In October 2019, World Food Day was observed at an event at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) in Islamabad. This event was organized by the United Nations Food & Agriculture Organization, Pakistan's Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the World Food Programme (WFP). The theme for 2019 was – 'Our actions are our future: healthy diets for a zero hunger world'.