What National Academy of Agricultural Sciences does

The National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) is a non-profit apex body founded in 1990 in New Delhi, India, operating within the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) ecosystem. Its President concurrently serves as Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of ICAR, embedding NAAS at the center of India's formal agricultural research architecture. NAAS functions as a think tank and recognition body, providing policy inputs to planners and decision makers, evaluating scientific publications, and convening the agricultural science community across eight sectional committees covering Crop Sciences, Horticulture, Animal Sciences, Fisheries, Natural Resource Management, Plant Protection, Agricultural Engineering, and Social Sciences.

The academy's core products and services include the peer-reviewed Agricultural Research Journal, NAAS News newsletter, policy papers, status/strategy papers, policy briefs, study reports, an annual yearbook, and a suite of awards and memorial lectures. Its proprietary technology is the NAAS Journal Scoring System, which rates scientific journals (6.00 plus Clarivate Impact Factor, capped at 20.00) to evaluate Fellowship and Associateship nominees. It also operates the NAAS-YUVA youth engagement initiative, regional chapters across India, and conference facilities (Lecture Hall for 145 and three committee rooms) available for science-oriented meetings, and has launched corporate-co-branded awards with Dhanuka Agritech Limited in 2026.

Commercially, NAAS is a member-funded non-profit with no publicly disclosed revenue. Pricing is modest and facility-oriented: conference halls rent at Rs. 30,000-75,000 per booking tiered by organization type (ICAR/SAUs, Central/State/Autonomous bodies, International/NGOs/Private), with 20% concession for institutional members. Revenue mechanics therefore rest on membership dues, facility rentals, and select corporate sponsorship (notably Dhanuka Agritech for the 2026 extension awards), supplemented by co-sponsored international workshops and MoU-based partnerships such as the one with the Crop Science Society of America signed in 2022.

Name

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Legal name

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Website

https://naas.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NAAS is a non-profit apex think tank founded in 1990 in New Delhi that advances agricultural sciences through Fellowship elections, peer-reviewed publications, policy papers, awards, and conferences for India's agricultural scientific community.

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Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

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B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NAAS is a non-profit apex organization that advances agricultural sciences in India by recognizing scientific excellence through Fellowship, Associateship, and Awards programs, publishing peer-reviewed journals, policy papers, and strategy documents, and convening brainstorming sessions and international workshops to provide evidence-based policy inputs to planners and decision makers. It also offers conference facility rentals at its New Delhi premises and maintains a youth engagement initiative (NAAS-YUVA).

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agricultural Research Journal
• NAAS News
• Policy Papers
• Memorial Lectures
• NAAS Fellowship Program
• NAAS-YUVA
• NAAS Year Book
• Conference Facilities

Quantifiable outcome

• Policy Paper on FPOs recommending institutional procurement from Railways, Military, and FCI
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Dhanuka Agritech LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2026Dhanuka Agritech Limited and NAAS jointly presented the NAAS-Dhanuka Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Extension-2026 during NAAS's Annual General Meeting in New Delhi. The awards honored Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs), Agricultural Technology Application Research Institutes (ATARIs), and Extension Scientists for contributions to sustainable farming practices and farmer engagement. The event emphasized public-private collaborations in advancing agricultural development and food security across India.
• Crop Science Society of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2022NAAS signed an MoU with the Crop Science Society of America. The meeting discussed organizing an interaction meeting with all Academies to discuss possible areas for collaborative activities.

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Recent moves7 records

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Others

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR): ICAR is the parent ecosystem in which NAAS operates; its DG concurrently serves as NAAS President. ICAR is a government research council, while NAAS is the apex learned society — institutionally distinct but functionally tightly coupled, making ICAR an enabling peer.
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) - Food Technology Division: BARC's Food Technology Division is an Indian scientific organization that addresses food and agricultural science from a research perspective. A broader Indian scientific institution with adjacent research-policy influence, but not a direct peer in the apex-society category.
• International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT): ICRISAT is an international agricultural research organization whose DG (Himanshu Pathak) serves as NAAS's Immediate Past President. Comparable as a senior agricultural science institution with strong policy and research influence in India and adjacent geographies.
• International Rice Research Institute (IRRI): IRRI is an international agricultural research organization with strong India presence. Comparable as a globally influential agricultural science organization working in research, policy, and capacity building, though focused on rice rather than the broader agricultural scope NAAS covers.

Direct peers

• American Society of Agronomy: ASA is a U.S.-based scientific society for agronomy professionals, comparable to NAAS in convening scientific communities, publishing peer-reviewed journals, and recognizing excellence through awards and fellowships. The international equivalent of an agricultural apex scientific body.
• Indian National Science Academy (INSA): INSA is India's apex science academy, directly comparable to NAAS as a learned society that elects fellows, publishes journals, advises government on scientific policy, and convenes national scientific events. Both operate as autonomous apex bodies providing peer recognition and policy advocacy.
• Crop Science Society of America (CSSA): CSSA is a scientific society for crop scientists that signed an MoU with NAAS in 2022. Both serve professional crop science communities through publications, awards, and conferences, with CSSA being an international counterpart to NAAS's sectional committees.
• Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS): TAAS is an Indian agricultural think tank that jointly organized the 2025 felicitation with NAAS. Both serve as policy advocacy and thought-leadership bodies in Indian agriculture, with overlapping stakeholder networks in ICAR/ICRISAT circles.
• National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI): NASI is another India-based apex science academy, comparable to NAAS in running fellowship programs, journals, policy inputs, and an annual meeting calendar. NASI's broader (non-agricultural) scope makes it a peer in the apex-science-society category.

Emerging players

• World Food Prize Foundation: The World Food Prize Foundation is an internationally recognized agricultural science recognition body that recently partnered with NAAS-YUVA on the Global Youth Institute. Comparable as an agricultural recognition and policy-influence organization operating at a global level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

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