About ANGRAU
Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) was established under the name of Andhra Pradesh Agricultural University (APAU) on the 12^th of June 1964 through the APAU Act, 1963. Later, it was renamed as Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University on the 7^th of November, 1996 in honour and memory of the noted Parliamentarian and Kisan Leader, Acharya N. G. Ranga. At the verge of completion of the Golden Jubilee Year of ANGRAU, it has given birth to a new State Agricultural University namely Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University with the bifurcation of the state of Andhra Pradesh as per the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014. The ANGRAU at LAM, Guntur is serving the students and the farmers of 13 districts in the new State of Andhra Pradesh with renewed interest and dedication.

ABOUT REGIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION, TIRUPATI [RARS]
Regional Agricultural Research Station (RARS), Tirupati is the headquarters of the Southern Zone, located in Tirupati. It was established in 1979 with a mandate to conduct research on groundnut and groundnut-based cropping systems, soil and water management as the main functions, and on Pulses, Watershed management, and fodders as verification functions. Institute of Frontier Technologies of RARS, Tirupati with modern infrastructure and state-of-the-art lab facilities supports research in advanced technologies viz., Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, Biocontrol, and Soil and Water quality analysis. This institute is acclaimed to have the best-functioning labs in the university as well as in Tirupati. Now, as a new initiative to promote Agri-innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors, a project funded by RKVY-RAFTAAR, ANGRAU Agri Innovations and Entrepreneurship Development (AIED) Cell was established in June 2019.