Question: ‘IRRI’ is an international research institute for …
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Barley
(d) Sunflower
Ans: (a)
- On July 12, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the establishment of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), South Asia Regional Center (ISARC) at campus of National Seed Research and Training Center (NSRTC) in Varanasi.
- Under the proposal, a Centre of Excellence in Rice Value Addition (CERVA) will be set up in Varanasi.
- This will include a modern and sophisticated laboratory with capacity to determine quality and status of heavy metals in grain and straw.
- The Centre will also undertake capacity building exercises for stakeholders acrossthe rice value chain.
- This Center will be the first international Center in the eastern India and it will play a major role in harnessing and sustaining rice production in the region.
- ISARC will help in utilizing the rich biodiversity of India to develop special rice varieties. This will help India to achieve higher per hectare yields and improved nutritional contents.
- ISARC will operate under the governance of the IRRI Board of Trustees who will appoint an appropriate IRRI staff member as Director.
- For setting up of the Centre, a memorandum of agreement (MoA), will be signed between Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare, government of India and IRRI, Philippines.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=167355