Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University

Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University is a public state university headquartered in Lam, Guntur, with a statewide, field-oriented research and education mission. Its distributed research network includes 27 research stations, six of them regional, while 13 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 13 district advisory and technology-transfer centres connect university work with farmers and local conditions across Andhra Pradesh. Advisory councils bring together state departments, farmers and industry representatives; on-farm trials, demonstrations, training and farmer-scientist meetings provide practical channels for evaluating and sharing technologies. Research funding has included ICAR, RKVY, NABARD, DBT and DST, alongside government and industry-funded projects. The university’s Poshan Incubator at its Tirupati research station offers startup incubation and technical support.