The Indian Institute of Horticulture Research(IIHR) situated in Hessaraghatta, near Bengaluru with 263 hactare of land has an Agriculture Technology Information Centre, which is a single window agency for dissemination of information and technologies developed by the Institute. AIR Bengaluru Correspondent informs that the research institute has remained active in disseminating information and transferring technology undeterred by the challenges posed by the pandemic.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”AIR Correspondent reports that All the technological products and popular publications developed by the Institute are sold to the farmers and interested public through the agricultural technology information centre. The institute has 150 scientists, 218 technical staff and other supporting structure to work towards empowering the farmers.<br />”&nbsp;<br />”<span style="color: #222222;">The Director of the Institute Dr. M R Dinesh spoke to AIR on activities taken up by the institute to help the farmers during this testing time of pandemic. The high yielding, disease resistant varieties of fruits and vegetable varieties developed by the institute have helped farmers improve their income and cut the input cost.</span><br />