BAIF Development Research Foundation
（重定向自BAIF）
The BAIF Development Research Foundation is an award-winning charitable organisation based in Urali Kanchan near Pune in Maharashtra, India that pioneers agricultural development. It was founded in 1967 by Manibhai Desai as the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation. The Organisation's main activity early in its history was breeding of high yielding cows. This involved cross breeding European cattle varieties with Indian ones. Some critics of the project argue that the emphasis on imported breeds of cattle has been instrumental in the decimation of Indian breeds. Foreign breeds give higher yields, but require more feed and are not suited to Indian conditions.