National Institute of Agricultural Botany
UK plant science research company
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The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is a plant science research company based in Cambridge, UK.
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| Company type | Agribusiness |
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| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1919  |
| Headquarters | , England |
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Number of employees | Approx. 150 |
| Website | www |
NIAB group
The NIAB group consists of:
- NIAB
- NIAB EMR – a horticultural and agricultural research institute at East Malling, Kent, with a specialism in fruit and clonally propagated crop production. Joined the NIAB Group in 2016.[1]
- NIAB CUF – a potato agronomy unit. Joined the NIAB Group in 2013.[2]
- NIAB TAG – the arable group that joined in 2009[3]
- BCPC – promotes the use of science and technology in the understanding and application of effective, sustainable crop production. Acquired by NIAB in 2018.[4]
History
NIAB was founded in 1919 by Sir Lawrence Weaver. The original Huntingdon Road headquarters building was opened in 1921, by King George V and Queen Mary.
Regional centres
NIAB operates 10 regional centres throughout England:[5]
- Cambridge
- Morley (Norfolk)
- East Malling (Kent)
- Sutton Scotney (Hampshire)
- Newton Abbot and Plumber Farm (Devon)
- Callow (Herefordshire)
- Telford (Shropshire),
- Benniworth and Kirton (Lincolnshire)
- Headley Hall (Tadcaster, Yorkshire)
- Dorset (South West)
- Cirencester (Gloucestershire)
