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Overview and Marketing Concept of BRRI Hybrid Rice Seeds Across the Country

Dr. F I M Golam Wahed Sarker
Principal Scientific Officer
Agricultural Economics Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Dr. Md. Jamil Hasan
Principal Scientific Officer
Hybrid Rice Division, BRRI, Gazipur

Biswasjit Karmaker
Senior Scientific Officer
ARD, BRRI, Gazipur

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Hybrid rice varieties due to its heterosis effects could increase yield by 15-20% over inbred varieties as experienced in China where at present hybrid rice was planted to 17 million hectares comprising 58% of the total national rice area, encouraged other countries like, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam Philippines and Indonesia for adoption of hybrid rice technology since 1990s. The Hybrid rice research at BRRI is started from ARMP contract research project, 1999-2001 and PETRRA funded project, 2002-04. After PETRRA, GOB project "Research and Development of Hybrid Rice in Bangladesh" started in the year 2006. Up to 2013-14, 115 rice hybrids approved by National Seed Board (NSB) for cultivation. Of them, 5 are public breed (4 from BRRI and from BADC) and rest 110 from private companies and NGOs. Major part (83%) imported from China, 13% from India and rest 4% from Bangladesh. In 2013, total rice area was 10.43 million hectares of which 0.80 million hectares were under hybrid rice and seed requirement varies between 10,00 to 12,500 MT yearly. But at present sale volume of BRRI developed hybrid seed is nil. Initially BADC try to sale BRRI hybrid but when they able to make registration of their own hybrid fro NSB, showing less interest about BRRI hybrids. Presently, BADC supplied 20% inbred rice seeds and 6% hybrid rice seeds among farmers. The rest 94% hybrid seeds marketing are controlled by big seed companies because seed production and importation requires huge investment.

Keywords: Overview, Hybrid rice, Research, Production

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Program Area: Socio-economic and Policy

Non-commodity: Market analysis

Objectives:

To identify the constraints for expansion of BRRI developed hybrid rice at farm level;
To strengthen hybrid rice research at BRRI; and
To find out the path to promote BRRI developed hybrid rice at farmers' field.

Methodology:

A study group was formed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) authority to review the scenario of marketing concept of BRRI hybrid rice seeds across the country. The team gone through literature related to origin and systemic research and development hybrid rice home and abroad. They also reviewed the hybrid rice activities and scenario at BRRI, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), private and NGOs levels and marketing channels of hybrid rice.

Source of Information: Report on Overview and Marketing Concept of BRRI Hybrid Rice Seeds Across the Country, BRRI, Gazipur. March 2015. pp.1-24.

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1. Government

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Achievement/Findings:

At present, public sector (BRRI and BADC) developed hybrid rice are not able to compete with big hybrid seed production and importer companies and NGOs. Hybrid rice research and development should be strengthen with qualified scientific and technical manpower. In this regard, emphasis should be given to stress tolerant, short duration and good eating quality hybrid rice. Increased private sector participation in research and development as well as seed dissemination and marketing could rapidly increased the hybrid rice area and total rice production. Develop a strong interface between the public sector and private seed sector for popularization of the technology. and thus may helped to ensure food security in the country.

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