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Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture
AbbreviationNIFA
FormationApril 26, 1982; 42 years ago (1982-04-26)
TypeIndustrial and Scientific research
Legal statusInstitute
PurposeAgriculture Industrialization and Food irradiation
HeadquartersLocation
Location
Official language
English and Urdu
Director
Dr. Ihsanullah
AffiliationsPakistan Atomic Energy Commission
Website[1]

The Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture, known as NIFA, (جوہری ادارہ برائے خوراک و زراعت) is one of four agriculture and food irradiation research institute managed by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The institute is tasked to carry out research in Crop production and protection, soil fertility, water management and conservation and value addition of food resources, employing nuclear and other contemporary techniques.

NIFA was the brainchild of Ishrat Hussain Usmani, bureaucrat and chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, however due to economic difficulties, the plans were not carried out until the 1980s. In 1982, Munir Ahmad Khan led the establishment of the institute and its first director was Abdul Rashid who revolutionized the institute.

The NIFA administers cobalt-60 radiation source, Laser absorption spectrometer and Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Near-infrared spectrometer and Ultraviolet–visible spectroscopy.

A library was opened in 1990, and recently, the institute has acquired 75 acres of land at CHASNUPP-I site.

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