Bangladesh Rice Research Institute
Formation1970
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteBangladesh Rice Research Institute

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (বাংলাদেশ ধান গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট) is an agricultural research institute in Bangladesh, located in Gazipur. Mr. Md. Shahjahan Kabir is the current head of this institution. It is an autonomous institution run under The ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh. It specializes in the research of rice production.[1][2][3]

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

History

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute was established on October 1, 1970.[4] As of June 2019, the institute had developed 41 varieties of Aman rice.[5] Besides the headquarters at Joydebpur, 36 km north of Dhaka, where the main research programmes originate, BRRI has set up nine regional stations to conduct location-specific research at Barishal, Comilla, Bhanga, Habiganj, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Sonagazi, Shatkhira and Kushtia.[4] In 2019, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation commiitted to grant approx. USD 4 million over a five year horizon, to this institute, with a goal of sustainably increasing the rate of genetic gain delivered in smallholder farmers' fields, in the form of nutritious, resilient, and market-preferred varieties.[6]

2nd building of the institute

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh Rice Research Institute". Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Why Bangladesh sees golden rice as a threat". www.downtoearth.org.in. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ↑ "Aman paddy of farmers of 250 upazilas will be bought through the app • Star Duniya". Star Duniya. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 "ABOUT BRRI" (PDF). Bangladesh Rice Research Institute. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "BRRI develops seven high-yielding Aman paddy varieties". Dhaka Tribune. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh Rice Research Institute". Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 1 January 2024.


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