Question: The Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute (IGFRI) is situated in which city? (MCAER 2015)
Options:
Jhansi
Karnal
Hisar
Pantnagar
🔑Key Points:
-Indian Grassland and Fodder Research Institute
-It is located in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.
-It was established in 1962.
-It is mandated to conduct basic, strategic, applied and adaptive research; development and training in forage production and its utilization.
-It is under the administrative control of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
-It has three Regional stations to cater to forage related location-specific R&D needs of humid tropics (at Dharwad), semi-arid and arid (at Avikanagar) and temperate (at Srinagar/ Palampur).