Research Stations

BRRI Station, Barisal

The BRRI Regional Station, Barisal is situated in Barisal city area compring of Sagordi and Char Badna farms. The total area of the station is 40.10 hectares. This is one of the oldest experimental station estiblishe in 1923 and handed over to BRRI as one of its regional station in 1970. The main purpose of this station is to develop rice varieties and the production technologies suitable for growing under tidal submergence (non-saline) condition. The soil p^H of this station is 6.6 and contains 2.6% organic matter. The annual rainfall is about 1800 mm. The station is headed by a Chief Scientific Officer with 8 scientific and 26 non-scientific staff.

BRRI Regional Station, Bhanga

Bhanga station was established in 1986 about one Km to the east of Bhanga upazila. Total land area of this station is 11.13 hectares and its main purpose is to conduct research on Boro and Deepwater rice for Gangetic flood plain that covers the highest floof-prone area of Bangladesh. The station is headed by a Principal Scientific Office with staff strength of 3 scientists and 8 support personnel.

BRRI Station, Comilla

The BRRI Regional Station, Comilla established in 1970 is located at Champaknagar, about 1 km west of Comilla railway station. Of the 28.94 ha of the station area, about 22 ha are used for experimental purpose. The soil is silty clay loam to clay, acidic with p^H 5.8 and is typically suitable for transplanted rice. Organic matter content of the Comilla soils is 1.6%. The annual rainfall at this station is around 2000 mm.

The research focus at Comilla Station is to develop and test rice varieties and the production technologies for favorable ecosystems. The research undertaken at this station is of general purpose and is mainly follow-up of the research conducted at Gazipur with emphasis on local adaptations. The station is run by a Chief Scientific Officer with 6 scientific and 27 non-scientific staff.

BRRI Regional Station, Hobiganj

Established on 33.20 ha in 1934 for deepwater rice research and handed over to BRRI in 1970, the Hobiganj Station is mandated for conducting research on deepwater and Boro rices specially for haor areas of Surma-Kushiara flood plain. The station, known as Nagura farm, is located about 5 Km to the west of Hobiganj town. The soil is highly acidic with p^H 4.5 and contains 3.9% organic matter. The station receives an annual rainfall of *** mm with highest *** mm in the month of July. A Principal Scientific Officer heads the station. The numbers of scientific and support staff are 6 and 25, respectively.

BRRI Head Quarter, Gazipur

BRRI Head Quarter is located in the township of Gazipur 36 km to the north of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. BRRI experimental station at Gazipur was established in 1970 on 76.81 hectares of land. The main focus of the station is to conduct all purpose basic and applied research with particular emphasis on transplanted rice in all seasons: Aus, Aman and Boro. The head quarter is staffed by 190 scientific and 300 support service personnel. The station is equipped with eight laboratories, three green houses, two net houses, a farm machineries workshop, a gene bank and a library

BRRI Regional Station, Kusthia

The Kusthia station was established for conducting research to improve the productivity of Rice-Wheat cropping pattern, the most dominant cropping system of Bangladesh. The station started functioning since 1996 but till now it does not have its own farm land. The land acquisition process for this station is in progress. Housed in a rented building in Kusthia town, the station executes its research programs in farmers’ fields. A Principal Scientific officer is the head of the station and there is 4 scientific and 4 support staff.

BRRI Regional Station, Rajshahi

The Rajshahi Station was established in 1978 on 12.74 ha of land. The research themes of the station are to develop high-yield potential rice varieties and management practices for drought-prone upland ecosystem and to conducts on rice based cropping patterns to bring about economic emancipation of the farmers of the Barind tract of Northern Bangladesh. The soil of Rajshahi station is very poor in organic matter (0.7%) with soil p^H of 8.0. The average annual rainfall of 1400 mm is the lowest among the BRRI regional stations. The station is staffed by 7 scientific and 18non-scientific personnel.

BRRI Regional Station, Rangpur

The BRRI Regional Station at Rangpur was established in 1991 to address mostly the environmental issue of low temperature stress on Aman as well as on Boro rice. The station acquired its farm land of 60.7 hectares in 19** about 7 Km to the west of Rangpur town, and the development of infrastructure and other physical facilities is in progress. A Principal Scientific Officer runs the station with 2 scientists and 8 support staff.

BRRI Regional Station, Satkhira

Satkhira is the youngest Regional Station of BRRI established with the research focus on rice production technologies for coastal saline ecosystem. It was established in 1999 with its first office in Khulna city area and research activities in farmers’ fields. It is now at Satkhira with its office in a rental house in Satkhira town but acquired experimental farm of 18.62 hectares from Benerpota farm of Bangladesh Water Development Board, about 8 Km from Satkhira town. The station is officiated by 4 scientific and 9 support staff and is headed by a Principal Scientific Officer.

BRRI Regional Station, Sonagazi

The Sonagazi Station was established in 1976. It is located at Char Chandia union under Sonagazi upazila of Feni district with a land area of 42.50 hectares. The farm lies outside the costal embankment and the main research focus of the station is to test MV rices for their adaptability in the T. Aman and Aus seasons in the coastal saline ecosystem including char areas. Besides, the station is responsible to conduct research for introducing suitable rice-based cropping patterns for about 0.8 million hectares of saline-affected land in the coastal belt, which is basically a single-cropped T. Aman area and remains almost fallow for about 7-8 months.

The soil is sandy clay loam with p^H value of 7.0 and 1.4% organic matter. The annual rainfall measures 3058 mm. The numbers of scientific and support staff are 6 and 22, respectively.