Development of Breeding and Water Management Technologies for Safe and Nutritious Rice Production
Prof. Md.
Rafiqul Islam
People's Republic of Bangladesh
The University of Tokyo / The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) / Akita Prefectural University
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) / Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) / Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) / Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE)
FY 2021
5 Years
Lay the foundations for breeding high nutritional value/low arsenic content rice and develop cultivation technology
Bangladesh is one of the world’s leading growers and consumers of rice. This means that health damage caused by ingesting a poisonous element (arsenic) via rice consumption is a major social concern, as are deficiency diseases (hidden hunger) caused by the low levels of trace nutrients (iron and zinc) in rice. In this project, we are aiming to use breeding and water management technologies to establish technologies for the production of safe rice with a low arsenic content and rice with high nutritional value containing high levels of iron and zinc.
Making safe, healthy rice the norm!
Establishing technologies for breeding and cultivating safe, highly nutritious rice and encouraging their adoption in Bangladesh will improve the health of the population. The technologies obtained in the course of this project can also be used in other regions of the world facing similar problems.
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
Department of International Affairs
SATREPS Group
TEL : +81-3-5214-8085
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