The Central Potato Research Institute is located at

The Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) is a premier research institution under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). It was established in August 1949 at Patna, Bihar, following the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. However, its headquarters was shifted to Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, in 1956. Shimla was chosen because the high-altitude environment is conducive to producing disease-free seed potatoes, specifically by avoiding aphid infestations that spread viral diseases common in the plains. The institute plays a vital role in potato breeding, crop protection, and developing technologies to improve potato production and storage across India.