Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute or BSRI, is an autonomous national research institute that carries out research on
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks ...
and other related plants. It is located in
Ishwardi Upazila
Ishwardi ( bn, ঈশ্বরদী, Urdu: ایشوردی, ''Ish-shordi)'' is an upazila of Pabna District in Rajshahi Division. It is the westernmost upazila of Pabna district. Containing railway divisional headquarters, this city is a very i ...
,
Pabna,
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
.
It falls under the
Ministry of Agriculture.
History
In 1931 the Sugarcane Seedling Testing Station was established in Dhaka. It was changed to the Sugarcane Research Station on 1953 and placed under the Department of Agriculture.
Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation
Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation or BSFIC, is a government owned corporation in Bangladesh that is charge of sugar production.
History
Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation was established on 1 July 1976. AKM Delwar ...
was placed in charge of the institute in 1973. In 1996 Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute was made an autonomous institute by an act of parliament.
It supports the cultivation of date palms and sugarcanes.
References
1931 establishments in India
Organisations based in Pabna
1996 establishments in Bangladesh
Sugar organizations
Agricultural organisations based in Bangladesh
Agriculture research institutes in Bangladesh
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