The Indian Society of Pulses Research and Development (ISPRD), with its headquarters at the ICAR- Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), Kanpur was founded in 1987 to promote research and development on pulses and establish close association among pulse workers and dissemination of research results by publishing a quarterly periodical journal – Journal of Food Legumes. http://www.isprd.in

The Indian Institute of Pulses Research (IIPR), located at Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India is involved in the development of high yielding varieties and appropriate production and protection technologies, production of breeder seeds, demonstration and transfer of technologies, and strategic coordination of pulses research through wide network of testing centres across the country. The Institute was established as National Institute by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for basic, strategic and applied research on major pulse crops. https://iipr.icar.gov.in

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 111 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world.https://icar.org.in