"The foundation stone of the campus of IARI will be laid by the Prime Minister on June 28 at Goriya Karma village in Barhi," said an official release issued by the Agriculture Ministry.
The institute, which will offer post graduate and doctoral courses, will have three major schools focusing on natural resources management, crop improvement and protection and horticulture and forestry, it said.
The institute will give thrust on research and extension programmes for addressing major regional challenges, the statement added.