Central Tobacco Research Institute

Central Tobacco Research Institute, an organization of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), is an apex research body for tobacco in India. Multi disciplinary programmes of CTRI have helped in evolving high yielding cultivars of tobacco, quality up gradation thereby improving the farmers' economics & enhancing tobacco exports.

Address:

Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India

Postal code:

522 004

Phone:

91-863-2358399, 2358499

Web URL:

Central Tobacco Research Institute

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Agriculture, Agricultural Research, Tobacco, Health Effects, Health, Indian Council Of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Andhra Pradesh, Guntur (D)

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