CropsBRRI dhan103 yields 6.57 tonnes a hectare in first Khagrachhari farm trial
The first farmer-level demonstration of the high-yielding rice in the hill district gave a promising aman crop: tall plants that resist lodging, with less disease.
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OpinionBRRI dhan115 black rice could pay farmers well, BRRI officer argues
Bangladesh's first high-yielding black rice, BRRI dhan115, averages 7.4 tonnes a hectare; with good seed, training, quality control and market links it can earn farmers money and improve diets, argues BRRI communications officer Dr M Abdul Momin.
OpinionBRRI at 57: 127 varieties, AI pest watch and four times the rice
In a column for Amar Desh, agriculturist and farm journalist Dr M Abdul Momin credits BRRI's 127 rice varieties, salt-tolerant BRRI dhan117, AI-based pest and disease monitoring and 54 farm machines with a more than fourfold rise in rice output.
CropsBRRI varieties and transplanters lift rice yields up to threefold on Khulna's saline land
At the Boyarbhanga technology village in Batiaghata, BRRI dhan103 to 112 and similar varieties raised yields from 7-9 to 18-24 maunds per 33 decimals, and machine transplanting cut costs from Tk 4,500-5,000 to about Tk 1,500.
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Rice scientists are the hidden hands behind food security, secretary tells BRRI workshop
At a Gazipur workshop on the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute's progress and plans, agriculture secretary Md Selim Khan said the government would give talented agricultural scientists their due.
CropsHigh Temperatures Put Boro Rice at Risk: An April Warning to Bangladesh's Farmers
On 9 April 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas warned that heat was disrupting flowering and grain filling in boro rice. Earlier BRRI and DAE advice is to hold 2 to 3 inches of water in the field until the grains harden.
CropsBRRI gets three new rice varieties: salt-tolerant, high-yield Boro and blast-resistant
On 18 June 2025 the National Seed Board approved three new varieties from the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute: salt-tolerant Aman BRRI dhan112, high-yielding Boro BRRI dhan113 and blast-resistant Boro BRRI dhan114.
AgrotechDrum Seeder for Aman Rice: Sowing Sprouted Seed When Rain Ruins the Seedbed
When rain or floods wipe out an aman seedbed, a drum seeder can sow sprouted rice seed straight into puddled mud; in BRRI trials it out-yielded transplanting and matured 10 to 20 days earlier.
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BRRI's Five Decades of Contribution to Food Security
Marking its 50th anniversary, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute describes how its varieties and technologies helped Bangladesh become the world's third-largest rice producer.