The National Grassland Research Institute (NGRI) is a governmental research center responsible for the implementation of basic and advanced research covering fields such as development, management, production and utilization of grassland and forage plants for promoting grassland farming based on the land resources and climatic conditions prevailing in Japan. Main research activities are as follows: 1. Analysis and control of grassland ecosystems. 2. Development and management of grasslands adapted to the natural environment. 3. Breeding of forage plants. 4. Technology for the production of high yield and high quality forages and technology for the management of environment. 5. Processing, storage and evaluation of forages and technolo- gy for the improvement of animal productivity by forages. 6. Feeding and management of cattle under grazing condition. 7. Analysis of production systems on grassland farming and improvement of information researches.
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