Rice is our staple food crops

Rice is our staple food crops. So deeply involved in the country's economy and culture. An increasing population are densely populated, while the homes, factories, markets, roads and highways, and set constantly decreasing amount of arable land due to erosion, etc. There tadapuri drought, floods, tides, salinity, cold flow, and natural disasters such as hail. The odds are that the amount of land given over to rice production to ensure food security of the country is our goal.

Bangladesh rice-producing countries in the world in the fourth, but the average yield of 4.2 tons per hectare. China, Japan and Korea in the yield of 6-6.5 tonnes per hectare. In keeping with the country's growing food requirements of the population there is no alternative but to increase rice yields. The traditional varieties of paddy and antiquated methods of planting impossible to meet the demand. This requires high-yielding (uphasi), rice and comprehensive introduction of modern production technologies.

In 1968, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the first uphasi from varieties (IR-8) began to cultivate the ground. 5-6 tons per hectare of rice in the shape of shorter uphasi (18-21 bighaprati measures) yield. Since then uphasi rice elders' IRRI rice, to be known as.

Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) since its establishment in 1970 uphasi rice varieties and rice production for the season and the environment for the growth of crops, soil, water, fertilizer, etc. The technique has developed.

Source: BRRI 2013, Modern Rice Cultivation, 17th Edition