Abbreviation | NIAB |
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Formation | April 6, 1972 |
Type | Industrial and scientific research |
Legal status | Institute |
Purpose | Agriculture industrialization and food irradiation |
Headquarters | Location |
Location | |
Official language | English and Urdu |
Director | Dr. Tariq Mahmood |
Parent organization | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission |
Affiliations | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission |
Website | www |
The Nuclear Institute for Agriculture and Biology, also known as NIAB, (Urdu: جوہری ادارہ برائے زراعت و حیاتیات) is a Pakistani agriculture and food irradiation national research institute managed by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. It is located in Faisalabad, Punjab. Along with the Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the NIAB reports directly to the Islamabad-based PAEC Biological Science Directorate. The current director is Dr. Muhammad Hamed.