BANGLADESH RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

1. Introduction
Rice, as a staple food, accounts for about 92% of the total food grains produced in the country.
Seventy-five percent of necessary calories and 55% of proteins are met from rice daily. Rice
production employs almost 44% of our labor forces and provides national food security. So, rice
research as initiated in this part of the sub-continent in !9!". #oever, the modem era of rice
research and development started in mid-si$ties of the last century.
%he demand for rice is increasing because of increasing population. So, to meet up the increasing food
demand, an autonomous organi&ation in the name of 'ast (a)istan Rice Research *nstitute +'(RR*,
as established on ! -ctober !9." ith ./.02 hectares of land at 1oydebpur, 2a&ipur3 4/ )m north of
5ha)a. 6fter liberation in !9.!, it as renamed as the 7angladesh Rice Research *nstitute +7RR*,
through the parliamentary act !" in !9.4 +6ct 8 of !9.4,. *n order to bring dynamism in the
management system, an amendment as made by a parliamentary act in !99/ +6ct 9 of !99/,. 7RR*
is an autonomous organi&ation under the :inistry of 6griculture. 6 !4 member 7oard of :anagement
+7-:, headed by the 5irector 2eneral determine polices and its e$ecution for the smooth running of
the institute. %he institute operates ith !9 research divisions and nine regional stations, three support
service divisions and five sections. %otal manpoer of the institute is /./, of hich 24. are scientists.
:ost of them are highly trained professionals ith :S and (h5 degrees.
Achievement of BRRI is summri!ed s fo""o#s
Released /. rice varieties including /4 inbreds and 4 hybrids suitable for
different seasons of 7angladesh,
5eveloped more than 5" improved technologies on soil, ater, fertili&er and
cultural practices of rice, and 49 profitable rice-based cropping patterns for different 6';s,
5eveloped and improved 42 agricultural machineries,
*dentified 42 rice diseases +!" ma<or, and 2// species of rice insect-pests +2"
ma<or,, and developed control measures for the ma<or insects and diseases,
(reserved more than .,""" rice germplasm in the 7RR* 2ene 7an) collected
from home and abroad,
%rained more than /0,5"" scientists, e$tension personnel and progressive
farmers from 2-s and =2-s,
(ublished 259 boo)s, boo)lets, monographs, folders and e$tension materials for
technology dissemination,
6chieved the ability to produce about !"" tons of breeder seed per year, and
supply it to different seed producing agencies for further multiplication and dissemination at the
farm level.
Im$ct
%he impacts of 7RR* are as follos>
5uring the last four decades, rice production has more than tripled
synchroni&ing ith the increase of population.
*n !9.", total rice area as !".4! million ha and clean rice production at that
time as about !" million ton +:%,. *n 2""9-!", total rice area in three seasons reached to about !2
million ha, mainly due to increased cropping intensity, and clean rice production reached to about
44 :%.
6t present, 7RR* varieties cover more than 0"% of rice area and account for
about 9"% of the total annual rice production of the country.
Return rate of one ta)a investment in rice research and development is %) 4/.
7RR* developed !9 rice varieties are cultivated in !4 different countries of the
orld.
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Reco%nition
7RR* prestigious national and international aards for its outstanding contribution to the science and
technology
7angabandhu 6ard in !9.4
(resident?s 2old :edal in !9..
*ndependence 5ay 2old :edal in !9.0
(resident?s 2old :edal in !90"
@6- 7ron&e (laAue in !90"
(resident?s 2old :edal in !904
7egum ;ebunnessa and Ba&i :ahbubullah %rust 2old :edal in !90/
5r :aniru&&aman @oundation 2old :edal in !99!
*ndependence 5ay 2old :edal in !992
*ndependence 5ay 2old :edal in !99.
6griculturists @orum 2old :edal in 2""4
Senadhira 6ard +*RR*, in 2""/
/th 7angladesh :athematical -lympiad in 2""0
#onored by 7angladesh :anobadhi)ar Council, 2a&ipur in 2""0
=ational 'nvironmental 6ard in 2""9
&ision
7RR* visions to reduce poverty and stabili&es rice production in 7angladesh through the use of
modern technology.
'ission
%he mission of 7RR* is to increase rice food security and nutrition of the resource poor farmers in
7angladesh through the development of high-yielding rice varieties and production technologies in an
environmental friendly ay.
(. :ndte of BRRI
Conduct research on all aspects of rice improvement and production,
'stablish research centers and substations in different regions of the country for
conducting research on various problems of rice,
'stablish pro<ect areas for demonstration of ne rice varieties developed by the
institute and organi&e training of farmers for cultivation of these varieties,
%rain agricultural e$tension personnel and progressive farmers on modern
techniAues of rice production,
(ublish annual reports, monographs, bulletins and such other documents
relating to research activities of the institute and
6dvise the government on rice related policy issues.
4. Ntion" reserch $riorit) nd ste$s of BRRI
Research divisions at 7RR* #D and nine regional stations across the country e$ecute the research and
technology development program of 7RR*. :ulti-disciplinary, problem orientated annual research
programs are developed and e$ecuted by involving all levels of scientist. Research at 7RR* is
organi&ed in seven program areas. 'ach of the area is composed of one or more research divisions
called the program performing units +((E,. %he program areas, component research divisions and
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regional stations are shon in %able !. %he scientists of concerned program area ta)e research
activities based on national interest to achieve folloing outputs>
5evelopments of ne plant type, C4 rice super high yielding rice varieties
having !2-!4tFha yield potential and sustainable production technologies,
5evelopment of hybrid rice and its seed production technologies,
5evelopment of transgenic rice and production technologies,
5evelopment of cost-effective production technologies and rice varieties for
unfavorable ecosystems, vi&. tolerant to cold, drought, submergence, salinity and resistant to
insect-pests and diseases and ,
5evelopment of vitamin and iron-dense rice to fight against malnutrition,
5evelopment of e$port Auality fine grain and aromatic rice and production
pac)ages,
5evelopment and refinement of crop, soil, ater and pest management
technologies for high yield targets,
5evelopment, improvement and e$tension of lo cost appropriate farm
machinery,
Strengthening of technology transfer processes to achieve national rice
production target,
Strengthening of socio-economic and policy issues for poverty elimination by
ensuring profits in rice cultivation for small and marginal farmers.
6nnual research program is developed and finali&ed in three stages> a, *ntra divisional meeting3 b,
(rogram area meeting and c, (rogram committee meeting. 6nnual research plans are prepared based
on priority areas and implemented under the folloing ecosystems>
*rrigated loland %ransplant 7oro
Rainfed loland %ransplant 6man
Rainfed upland 7roadcastFdibbling 6us
%idal etlands +salineFnon-saline, Rainfed 6us and %. 6man
5eepater +flood prone, 7roadcast 6man
6fter finali&ation, the research program is e$ecuted by the program performing units at the #D,
regional stations and at the farmers? field. %he concerned heads of the research divisions monitor the
program approved for the e$ecution. *n addition, 5irector +Research, and the 5irector 2eneral
supervise the overall research activities of the institute. %hereafter, results of the e$ecuted program are
presented in the 6nnual Research Revie Gor)shop, here all the scientists of the institute and e$pert
members from other institutions ta)e part as a final evaluation process.
5irector Research is the chief coordinator of all research activities of the institute assisted by a
Coordinator for 6dvanced Studies and Research +C6SR,.
T*"e 1. +ro%rm res nd re"ted divisions for e,ecution of BRRI-s reserch ctivities
+ro%rm Are Com$onent Divisions .++U/
9arietal 5evelopment (lant 7reeding
7io %echnology
2enetic Resources and Seed
2rain Duality and =utrition
Crop-Soil-Gater :anagement 6gronomy
Soil Science
*rrigation and Gater :anagement
(lant (hysiology
(est :anagement 'ntomology
(lant (athology
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Rice @arming Systems Rice @arming Systems
Socioeconomics and (olicy 6gricultural 'conomics
6gricultural Statistics
@arm :echani&ation @arm :achinery and (ost #arvest %echnology
Gor)shop :achinery and :aintenance
@arm management
%echnology %ransfer 6daptive Research
%raining
Reserch Achievement durin% the "st five )ers
5eveloped &inc enriched boro variety, 7RR* dhan/4 and short duration aman variety, 7RR*
dhan/2.
5eveloped a premium Auality boro rice variety, 7RR* dhan/4.
5eveloped a salt-tolerant boro variety, 7RR* dhan/!.
5eveloped three ne$t generation boro varieties, 7RR* dhan50, 7RR* dhan59 and 7RR*
dhan/".
5eveloped to drought tolerant aman varieties, 7RR* dhan5/ and 7RR* dhan5..
5eveloped to submergence tolerant aman varieties, 7RR* dhan5! and 7RR* dhan52.
5eveloped to salt-tolerant aman varieties, 7RR* dhan54 and 7RR* dhan54.
5eveloped to hybrid varieties, 7RR* hybrid dhan4 and 7RR* hybrid dhan4.
5eveloped a moderately salt, cold and drought tolerant aus and boro variety, 7RR* dhan55.
*dentified lo glycemic inde$ #H9 rice varieties, 7R!/ and 7R25, and local variety,
=i&ershail.
5=6 fingerprinting of 5" 7RR* released varieties has been completed and a boo) as
published.
2enetic diversity of !2. 6us genotypes as analy&ed +!2 7RR* released and !!5 6us
landraces, ith the SSR mar)ers.
Agrobacterium mediated rice transformation protocol as established.
7acterial blight resistant pyramided 7RR* dhan29 as developed.
(otential anther culture derived lines ere developed for short duration fine grain variety.
5eveloped salt and drought tolerant putative transgenic lines +%
2
generation,
Collected !,.44 rice germplasm from different parts of 7angladesh and abroad.
Characteri&ed !,../ rice germplasm.
Re<uvenated !",""9 rice germplasm.
Registered !,"4! accessions in 7RR* geneban).
Supplied !4,5.! rice germplasm to 2- and =2- for research purpose.
Screened !,059 rice germplasm against biotic and abiotic stresses.
(roduced /5/ ton breeder seed and sold out 529 tons.
5etermined optimum time of planting for ne rice germplasm for T. Aman and Boro seasons.
5eveloped production pac)age for 7RR* dhan4/ in late planted situation both under direct et
seeded and transplanted conditions.
5eveloped cultural management pac)ages for rice under direct et seeded and 6G5 ater
management conditions.
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*ntegrated fertili&er management pac)ages for premium Auality rice varieties.
'stablished threshold level of ma<or eeds in etland rice cultivation.
5eveloped production pac)ages for salt-tolerant aman rice varieties.
5eveloped seedling production pac)ages for machine transplanter.
Site-specific nutrient management for 7arisal region.
5eveloped location specific seven suitable rice I based cropping systems ith best varieties
combination for different ecosystems.
*ntegrated nutrient management for boro I fallo I %. aman, boro I dhaincha I %. aman, heat
I fallo I %. aman, heat I mungbean I %. aman, bushbean I %. 6us I %. aman and mai&e I %.
aman I potato cropping patterns.
Jo rates of poultry manure +2 t ha
-!
, as a substitute for chemical phosphorus fertili&er for
rice.
%op dressing of potash application for light te$tured soil.
Seedbed covering by polyethylene sheet after 4 I / hours of sun rise during cold spell to
protect seedling damage from cold in<ury.
(lastic pipe, 6G5 and concrete drain for efficient ater use efficiency.
Characteri&ed ne races of bacterial blight and blast for rice. 5etected ma<or genes +pish, pita,
pita2 and pish5, for blast and Xa21, xa13 and xa5 for bacterial blight diseases for rice.
*nnovative control measure, burring floating debris for sheath blight in rice.
Control of sheath blight by potassium top dressing +half of the recommended,.
5eveloped mass screening techniAue for ba)anae disease.
*ntegrated pest management practices for sheath blight disease.
*dentified anti-o$idant rich rice varieties, 7R5 and 7RR* dhan44.
*ntroduced mechanical transplanter, reaper and combine harvester.
Limittions in A%ricu"tur" Reserch
Gide yield gap
Bnoledge gap
*nadeAuate manpoer and fund ith other logistics support
Jimitation of location specific research activities
5epletion of ater table belo lo-lift suction head
5ecreasing surface ater resources
5eclining and degrading land resources
5ecreasing soil organic matter
Climate change vulnerability and increasing natural ha&ards i.e. soil salinity, flash flood,
drought etc.
Geed resistant to herbicide
Resurgence of rice diseases +false smut and bacterial leaf strea),
*ndiscreet use of pesticide
Jo margin from rice production
#eavy metal pollution in rice soils
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Go"s5 Tr%ets5 Activities nd Indictors Costs
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*ncrease
production and
productivity in
the crop sector
Reduce yield gap beteen on-
farm and research station
*ncrease rice production to 4"
million tons by 2"2"
(romotion of use of innovated
varieties and technologies by
farmers through training,
e$hibitions, fairs, rallies,
seminars, or)shops and
publications
'$pand irrigation area
(rovision of '-agriculture
based information services
!. @arm :achinery %echnology
5evelopment and 5issemination
+!st Revised, +7RR* (art,
!,."0.95
2. 'nhancing Duality Seed Supply
+2nd Revised, +7RR* (art,
5,204.""
4. :u<ibnagar *ntegrated
6gricultural 5evelopment
(ro<ect+!st Revised, +7RR* part,
945.""
4.*ntegrated 6gricultural
(roductivity (ro<ect +*6((, +!st
Revised, +7RR* part,
!,9"0.9/
5. *ntegrated 6gricultural
5evelopment (ro<ect in (iro<pur-
2opalgon<-7agerhat +*65((27,
+7RR* (art,
/9!.9!
2.
Strengthening
rice research
and technology
dessimination
*nnovation of high yielding
rice varieties
(romot biotechnology research
5evelop rice production
technologies and
dissemination
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7n4%oin% +ro%rm
!. Strengthening of Research
6ctivities of 7iotechnology
5ivision at 7RR*
224.""
2. Removal of Gater Jogging
from Research (lots at 7RR* #FD,
2a&ipur and Strengthening
Research 6ctivities at Comilla
Regional Station of 7RR*
.42.""
4. (romoting Auality
seed production
*ncrease availability of Auality
seeds for rice
(romot hybrid seed production
(romote increased use of
biotecnologies in seed
development
'$pedite private sector
participation in Auality seed
production and bussiness
Su*4tot" =33.22
+ro$osed +ro8ect>+ro%rm
!. Crop *ntensification %hrough
@allo Jand Etili&ation in 2reater
Sylhet Region +Coordinated
(ro<ect, Jead 6gency- 56',
0"".""
2. :agura-1essore-=arail-Bhulna-
Sath)hira *ntegrated 6gricultural
5evelopment (ro<ect
+Coordinated (ro<ect, Jead
6gency- 765C,
!,4//.""
4. 6daptation and
mitigation of
climate change
(romotion and use of
innovated different climate
4. Strengthening Research
6ctivities of 7angladesh Rice
Research *nstitute +7RR*,
4/,!02.44
/
impact
adapted varieties and
technologies through training,
e$hibitions, fairs, rallies,
seminars, or)shops and
publications
5evelopment of technology to
address climate change
'$pantion of irrigated area
using surface ater
4. 2ermplasm 'valuation and
Conservation of Rice #eritage in
7angladesh
.,2!..""
5. 5evelopment of Short 5uration
6us and 6man Rice 9arieties
!,2/".""
/. Strengthening 2enetic
'ngineering Research in 7RR*
!,!5".""
5. Strengthening
@arm
:echani&ation
7reeding up agricultural
machine industry
Set up standari&ation testing
authority
Strengthing training capability
and repair-maintenance facility
(romotion of machinery
supply and enchancing
utili&ation efficiency
(opulari&ation and
dissemination of farm
machinery
.. Strengthening of *nformation K
Communication %echnology +*C%,
and 5atabase :anagement of
7RR*
!,44!.""
0. Rice 5isease Resistance and
:anagement for 'nhancing Rice
(roduction in the face of Climate
Change
!54.9.
9. =atural 'nemy Conservation
through 'co-engineering and
*ntegrated :anagement of :a<or
Rice *nsect (ests
/5.""
!". Sustainable Gater
:anagement for *ncreasing Rice
(roduction in Enfavorable
'nvironment
5".""
!!. 5evelopment of Soil and
@ertili&er :anagement (ac)ages
for Rice 7ased Cropping (attern
in Saline, #aor and Char Jands
'cosystems of 7angladesh
2"".""
!2. *mprovement of @armersL
Jivelihood %hrough Cropping
Systems Research and
5evelopment in the Central and
Southern Regions of 7angladesh
!,!25.40
!4. '$pedite #ybrid Rice
Research and 5evelopment
%hrough 'stablishing Research
Centre in 7angladesh
9,/9".4.
!4. Ep Scaling of (otential 6us
and %. 6man Rice 9arieties at
Some Selected Jocations of
7angladesh
!,4!".""
!5. 5evelopment and
5issemination of 7RR* @arm
:achinery for :echani&ed Rice
Cultivation
2,5"".""
!/. Strengthening 7reeder Seed
(roduction %hrough Research
@acilities 5evelopment at 7arisal,
Sonaga&i and Sat)hira Regional
Station of 7RR*
99/.""
!.. Rice Research (rogram in #ill
Region
!",""".""
!0. Jocation Specific Rice
%echnology 5evelopment and
5issemination
!5,""".""
!9. 5evelopment of Climate
Smart Rice %echnology
5,""".""
2". 'nhancing @ood Security by
'$ploiting (otentiality of
5"".""
.
Enfavourable 'co-system>
(roduction and :ar)eting System
of Rice in #aor and Charland
6reas in 7angladesh
2!. :anagement of *nsecticide
Ris) to @arm and Rice 'cosystem
5"".""
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+resourcesFpolicy
changes, etc,
-utput indicators
+:easurable,
*mpact indicators
+!, +2, +4, +4, +5, +/,
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*ncrease
production
and
productivity in
the crop sector
Reduce yield
gap beteen on-
farm and
research station
*ncrease rice
production to 4"
million tons by
2"2"
(romotion of use
of innovated
varieties and
technologies by
farmers through
training,
e$hibitions,
fairs, rallies,
seminars,
or)shops and
publications
'$pand
irrigation area
(rovision of '-
agriculture based
information
services
M '$penditure on
agricultural research
M '$penditure on
agriculture by sub-sectors
as percentage of total
public e$penditure
M 'nsure Auality seeds
M protect crop lands from
non-agricultural uses
M*improve land resource
base
M /4 #H9 and 4 hybrid
rice variety developed and
adopted
M =ational 6griculture
(olicy 2"!4
M 'lection :enifesto
2"!4
MRice production
technologies
M Coverage of #H9
rice variety
M %rained farmers
M @ield demonstration
M %echnologies
transferred
M Cropping system as
per ago-ecological
&ones
M per capita
consumption of rice
M agricultural age
rate
M agricultural groth
rate
M household food
security
M employment by
sub-sector,
Mhead-count ratio
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2. Strengthening
rice research
and
technology
dessimination
*nnovation of
high yielding
rice varieties
(romot
biotechnology
research
5evelop rice
production
technologies and
dissemination
M 6llocation of
agricultural research fund
M 6lternative sources of
research fund
M :odern lab for
biotechnology research
M=e #H9 rice
varieties
M 6biotic +Salinity,
drought, ater
submergence, cold,
heat, etc, and biotic
+diseases, insect, etc,
resistant rice varieties
M 9itamin 6 +2olden
rice, and other
mineral enriched rice
varieties
4. (romoting
Auality seed
production
*ncrease
availability of
Auality seeds for
rice
(romot hybrid
seed production
(romote
increased use of
biotecnologies in
seed
development
'$pedite private
sector
participation in
Auality seed
production and
bussiness
M Rice breeder seed
M (rivate sector
involvement in seed trade
M @armers? level Auality
seed production program
M (roduced and
distributed breeder
and %JS seeds
4. 6daptation
and mitigation
of climate
change impact
(romotion and
use of innovated
different climate
adapted varieties
and technologies
through training,
e$hibitions,
fairs, rallies,
seminars,
or)shops and
publications
5evelopment of
technology to
address climate
change
'$pantion of
irrigated area
M '$penditure on
agricultural research
M '$penditure on
agriculture by sub-sectors
as percentage of total
public e$penditure
M 'nsure Auality seeds
M protect crop lands from
non-agricultural uses
M*mprove land resource
base
@allo land ill
come under
cultivation
'nsure food
secuirity
5. Strengthening
@arm
:echani&ation
7reeding up
agricultural
machine
industry
Set up
standari&ation
testing authority
Strengthing
training
capability and
repair-
maintenance
facility
(romotion of
machinery
supply and
'stablish <oint venture
manufacturing industry
*mprove tariff system
'nsure spare parts
supply and governmental
support
5emonstrate model
mechani&ed farming
(romote co-utili&ation of
machine
(rovide financial support
for purchasing
agricultural machinery
Jegislate agricultural
mechani&ation la
%ransplanting and
harvesting machine
ill be available
(er unit production
cost ill reduce and
mitigate labour
shortage
9
enchancing
utili&ation
efficiency
(opulari&ation
and dissemination
of farm machinery
!"