New Rice (Oryza sativa L.) for 2nd Green Revolution and 21st Century Food and Nutrition Security
I am Anisar Rahman, Senior researcher and Chairman of Bio-innovators Bangladesh from Bangladesh. I have completed MS in Biotechnology from Bangladesh Agricultural University. I was a “program scientist” at ACI Agribusiness limited from September 2014 to July 2015 and “research fellow” of IRRI-STRASA project in Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture from January 2013 to September 2014. I have trade license and Seed Dealer Certificate and Seed certification license from Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh. I have already applied in Ministry of commerce, Bangladesh to convert it into a fully commercial research and Development Company, which entitle is “Bio-innovators Bangladesh Limited (under processing)”.
At present Bio-innovators Bangladesh is working for the farmers of Bangladesh by arranging free farmers training program, foundation seed production and marketing. Although it has completed its license in 2015 but I have started, its rice research and Biopresticides research activities from 2010. This institution is carrying on a combined modern and conventional technology based rice-breeding project under the title of “New Rice (Oryza sativa L.) for 2nd green revolution and 21st century food and Nutrition security”. The work plan of this project was prepared by taking concern of following drawback and benefits of previous breeding program and concept.
World food security was ensured by the first green revolution in 1976 whose pioneer was Sir Norman Borlaug. Agriculturist (especially rice scientist) from all over the world has developed new rice varieties for Asian and African people. The yield standard of Phase II super rice (12 t haP-1P) was achieved in 2004. The yield target is 13.5 t/ha was achieved by 2010 in a limited country like china, India and Japan. However, it is insufficient to feed on more mouths comparable with rapid population growth rate.
According to Dr. Gurdev Khush estimation, the world population will have swollen to around 8 billion by 2020 where 5 billion will be rice consumers. Today, only around 3 billion people consume rice. Various unique and single breeding method like NPT, Super hybrid, GMOs and Green Super rice approach have been applied by IRRI, China, India, Japan, Indonesia to enhance the rice yield. No single method can overcome this food and nutrition security problem.
Therefore, it is time to develop an effective technology and combined rice breeding method to feed the future growing population. By considering above mention issue and problem, I have already developed 20 inbreeding advanced rice lines which yield performance is 15.5 tons/hac in dry session 2014-2015, 15 tons/hac in wet session 2015. Where its theoretical yield is 26 tons/hac. These rice lines are tolerant to biotic and abiotic stress tolerant.
It also contain high rate of Zinc (Zn) about 58 ppm/mg and Iron (Fe) about 46 ppm/mg rice. It can grow and perform equally in both all the rice-growing environment and session. Most of the rice lines are short duration (125-135 day) genotypes. They cannot damage and lodging under 100 Kilometer/hour cyclone (May 2015, Bangladesh) and other natural disaster.
But, this company is running its research activities to achieve highest yield limiting (18-20 tons/hac) rice varieties. We have already rent 1 hectors farmers field and signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wirh Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University and University of Dhaka to share molecular laboratory facilities. This project is headed and monitored by the senior researcher and Chairman (Anisar Rahman) of this company. We have 2 breeders, 2 molecular biologist, 2 field technician and 5 farmers.
Based on the mostly published newspaper news in Bangladesh, Rice breeders and scientist from Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Institute, some private company and farmers from every Agricultural Economical Zone in Bangladesh visited my research field to observe the yield performance of this new rice. Farmers expressed their opinion to release these varieties as soon as possible.
I believe in a proverb “Impossible is nothing”. I am very hopeful about my new promising rice lines to feed the future world and breaking past yield record. All the research activities are being continued in my own initiative and funding since 2010. Now I am seeking research funds and facilities for large scale trial and intensive molecular study like sequencing and fingerprinting of these promising rice lines.
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Nice work. How will this research change the current rice we are consumimg
Thanks for your question. It will meet the Iron and Zinc demand of all age people. Its yield standard is 15-17 tons per hectors.Where present rice yield standard is 12 tons per hectors. It will add extra 3 tons/ hectors rice. Its main advantage is it can grow at any biotic and abiotic condition.
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This is a tremendous work, please will you link me with Anisar Rahman-I want to learn and share with him more on his work via my e-mail
Thanks for your interest. I am Anisar Rahman. You can Ask your question. I will try to my best.
Good proposal to improve rice genome structure for future generation….Go ahead brother.
Thanks. I also think like you. It will bring the great change in nationwide food production
Great initiative…..
Thanks brother for your co-operation
Promising start….hope for the better….
Thanks for your inspiration………..
Dear/ friend-
Very good work. Forget about quitting And think only about winning.
Keep running no matter what.
Belief and courage is all you need.
Go ahead and do it,
I bet you‘ll be the winner.
Best of luck to you!
You are right. pray for me……….
Moving on to a new stage in life can be a challenging process. We wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavors, you will be great!
I think, i can do this if you with me
great work vaiyaaa…
congrats
go a long way with research program
I hope you will also take better initiative then me to feed the world
nice work
thanks brother
nice to read it, wish you best of luck in your future more variety developmental research in agribusiness
thanks
Nice to read it
Great work.go ahead
Thanks. if you with me, I will try my best
go ahead
Thanks sir, Pray for me
Interesting working of you and I think Bangladesh will be benefited by you Insha-allah.
Yes, it is the time of Biotechnology and innovation. so try your best
Interesting matter.
Good
Thanks
How will be the productivity of this that you will hope??
This is highly productive. present yield is 14.5 tonnes per hectors. which will add extra 5000 taka/ 33 decimal. on the other hand it minimize 1000 taka cultivation cost per 33decimal for our farmers.
nice work. go ahead
Pray for me
now that’s been really a great initiative by you , proud of you dear brother, praying for your further success.
Think i will give a good news for Bangladeshi and others world people
well done bro …
Thanks ……….
Good Job Friend. Carry On. We don’t want to be hungry. I don’t want to back on ’76. That was horrible. Thanks for your hard work to make world better.
I also hopeful like you. Near future i will feed the world people.
Great job.. We appreciate and proud of your research.
Thanks. pray for me
What a great job this is! Please give me your email link. I want to know more about your research and innovation.
Thanks for your interest. You can contact with me through the email or blog account
It is a great achievement. Keep it up. We r proud of u…
his is highly productive. present yield is 14.5 tonnes per hectors. which will add extra 5000 taka/ 33 decimal.
Good job brother. we are waiting for better one. Go ahead.
I have another 2 year to fully publish my theory and research result.
Great initiative for future generation.In-Sha-Allah your hard job will get success in future.Proud for you as a district mate.
This is highly productive. present yield is 14.5 tonnes per hectors. which will add extra 5000 taka/ 33 decimal. on the other hand it minimize 1000 taka cultivation cost per 33decimal for our farmers.
Appreciating proposal. Carry on. Best of luck.
I think this is like a game changer. What about you?
Nice
Thanks
excellent research…. hope and carry on vaia… fiamanillah…
excellent research vaia… i hope u will better in future… fiamanillah
congratulations,,,,I hope your research will play a vital role in feed the world people.
We are proud of you uncle. Go ahead,,,,,,and want your golden success. May allah help you. (Ameen)
Nice work brother. Wish u all the best. Keep it up.
It is a great achievement. congratulations .
thanks.
Impressive……
Thanks
Good job, carry on bhai….
I think you should participate this job……
Its really a very nice endeavor Anis….keep it up….
Apu, Pray for me
Its really a very nice endeavor Anis….keep it up….
Good job. Proud of you. Go ahead….
Great initiative to improve rice genome structure and expecting that researcher will be benefited from it.
Thanks for taking new initiative that will be helpful for our country in future and the young scientist will be interested to do something that will be different from others…………….. wish you best of luck.
Great achievement….. Congratulations !!!
Its a wonderful contribution to the research community as a young researcher and seems to be a good prospect for the world population as well. We hope for your better success.
Dear Anis, congratulations. Best wishes for you. Go ahead.
Nice to read it.its a great work.go ahead