Bangladesh Rice Research Institute

BRRI or Bangladesh Rice Research Institute is an agricultural research institute in Bangladesh, located in Gazipur. It is one of the demand driven research centres of Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute was established on 1 October 1970 named East Pakistan Rice Research Institute (EPRRI) at Gazipur and renamed as Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) after the independence of Bangladesh. The mission of the institute is the development and dissemination of high yielding rice varieties along with appropriate rice production technologies to the farmers' level so that food security is ensured, which has led to the vision to development of rice varieties and associated technologies suited to favourable and unfavorable environments and to produce breeder seed which eventually, produce more rice ensuring desired quality at lower cost. Its research planning is done in such a way that biodiversity is conserved, insect-pests and diseases are skilfully managed as well as water and land resources are best used for the present and future generation. Moreover, it aims to improve institutional capacity for advance research to develop new innovations for the reduction of poverty and hunger in Bangladesh.

The Director General (DG) is the head of the organisation. In addition to the headquarters and central station at Joydebpur, the institute is supported by nine regional stations at Barisal, Bhanga, Satkhira, Kushtia, Rajshahi, Rangpur, Habiganj, Comilla and Sonagazi. There are 19 research divisions to take care of different disciplines: Plant Breeding, Hybrid Rice,Genetic Resources and Seed, Biotechnology, Grain Quality and Nutrition, Agronomy, Soil Science, Irrigation and Water Management, Plant Physiology, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Rice Farming Systems, Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Economics, Farm Management, Farm Machinery and Post Harvest Technology, Workshop Machinery and Maintenance, and Adaptive Research and Training. Research activities are operated under seven programme areas which include varietal development, crop-soil-water management, pest management, rice-based farming systems, farm mechanisation, socioeconomics and policy, and technology transfer. The overall management of the institute is vested on a 13-member Board of Management chaired by the Director General. The DG is assisted by two directors, one is for research and the other for administration and finance.

The major achievements of BRRI has been the development of 72 high yielding modern variety (MV) along with four hybrid rice variety strains adaptable to different ecosystems since its establishment. Thirteen of these MV rices are suitable for cultivation in both the Boro and Aush seasons, seven in the Boro season and five in the Aus season, and twelve in the transplanted Aman (T Aman) season. With appropriate management, and under favourable soil conditions, these MV rices may yield 5–6 m tons/ha in the Boro, 3–4 m tons/ha in the Aus, and 4–5 m tons/ha in the T Aman seasons.

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