Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute Rice is life..................... Rice research in this part of the sub-continent started in 1910 that got momentum in mid 60s.

Bangladesh, a large deltaic plain formed under the influence of three mighty rivers –Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna with its flat topography, abundant water and sub tropical climate, constitutes an excellent habitat for the rice plant. Rice, as such, evolved as the staple food of the people of the country, and historically has been associated with their culture, rites, and rituals. With time, as t

he population increased at a rapid pace, the gap between rice production and food requirement for the millions widened. To feed the increasing population through radical change in rice production, replacement of the low-yielding traditional varieties and age old production practices of rice by high-yielding varieties and improved production technologies became essential. Realizing the importance of rice in food security and political stability of the country, an autonomous organization in the name of East Pakistan Rice research Institute (EPRRI) was established on 1 October 1970 on 76.82 hectare of land at Gazipur, 36 km north of the capital city Dhaka, which was renamed as the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) after the independence in 1971.

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