BRRI lauded for transforming rice breeding project related activities

Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Dr Matthew Morell visits Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in Gazipur on Wednesday.
BRRI Director General Dr Jiban Krishna Biswas welcomed Dr Morell and his accompanies at the institute.  He also discussed the ways and means to strengthen collaboration between BRRI and IRRI in an opinion exchange meeting held on the occasion at the BRRI conference room.
Dr Morell’s visit was aimed at exchanging ideas between scientists and policy makers as well as knowledge sharing on issues like collaborating efforts on promoting some frontier technologies and projects such as zinc enriched rice, golden rice and transforming rice breeding etc.
Remembering the impacts of global warming Dr Morell said, ‘Rice cultivation in Bangladesh is on the frontline to face the challenges of climate change and we have to double our efforts to cope with changing climate’.
IRRI DG also lauded BRRI for transforming rice breeding project related activities and expressed satisfaction after getting some latest information about BRRI technologies and their role in helping the resource to poor farmers of the country.  
He also expressed willingness to extend all out cooperation to BRRI.

BRRI lauded for transforming rice breeding project related activities

Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Dr Matthew Morell visits Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) in Gazipur on Wednesday. BRRI Director General Dr Jiban Krishna Biswas welcomed Dr Morell and his accompanies at the institute. He also discussed the ways and means to strengthen collaboration between BRRI and IRRI in an opinion exchange meeting held on the occasion at the BRRI conference room. Dr Morells visit was aimed at exchanging ideas between scientists and policy makers as well as knowledge sharing on issues like collaborating efforts on promoting some frontier technologies and projects such as zinc enriched rice, golden rice and transforming rice breeding etc. Remembering the impacts of global warming Dr Morell said, Rice cultivation in Bangladesh is on the frontline to face the challenges of climate change and we have to double our efforts to cope with changing climate. IRRI DG also lauded BRRI for transforming rice breeding project related activities and expressed satisfaction after getting some latest information about BRRI technologies and their role in helping the resource to poor farmers of the country. He also expressed willingness to extend all out cooperation to BRRI.