Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) was established in October, 1970 in Joydebpur, Gazipur. The Institute has an outstanding contribution to the food security of Bangladesh. So far it has developed 67 high yielding rice varieties including four hybrid ones. Moreover, these varieties are cultivated in about 80 percent of the total rice areas and contribute almost 91 percent of total rice production of the country.
BRRI is a major component of the National Agricultural Research System (NARS) of Bangladesh, dealing with research and development in relation to rice production. Rice research started in this part of the sub-continent in 1910. However, the modern era of rice research and development started in the mid-sixties. The demand for rice was high in the past and it has been increasing because of increasing population size day by day. Realizing the importance of rice in the socio-economy and politics, an autonomous organization in the name of East Pakistan Rice Research Institute (EPRRI) was established on 1 October 1970 with an area of 76.82 hectare at Joydebpur, Gazipur; 36 km north of the capital city-Dhaka of Bangladesh.
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