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সর্ব-শেষ হাল-নাগাদ: ৭ ফেব্রুয়ারি ২০২৪
Program
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 International Symposium for the Celebration of 50 Years Glory and Success of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)
24 February 2023
BRRI Auditorium, BRRI, Gazipur-1701 Theme of the Symposium:
“Half a Century of Rice Research at BRRI Ensuring Food Security in Bangladesh” |
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Session and topic
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Resource speaker/presenter
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8:30-9:00
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Registration
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Registration Desk
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| 9:0-9:05 |
Recitation from Holy Quran
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Pess Imam BRRI Mosque
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9:05 -9:15
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Welcome address and inauguration of the symposium
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Dr. Md Shahjahan Kabir
Director General, BRRI
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9:15-9:20
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Introduction of the Session chair and panel member
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MC of the session
MC Committee for the celebration ceremony
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09:20-12:30
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Session- I: Accelerated Genetic Gain: Genomics and Phenomics
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Session chair:
Prof. Dr. Md. Lutful Hassan, Vice Chancellor, BAU, Mymensingh,
Email: lutfulhassan@yahoo.co.uk
Panel Member:
Rapporteur:
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9:20 – 9:45
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Paper 1: Translation of Genetics to Farmers’ Fields: Transformational Progresses and Prospects
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Dr. KM Iftekharuddaula
CSO and Head, Plant Breeding Division,
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute,
e-mail: kiftekhar03@yahoo.com
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9:45 – 10:00
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Paper 2: Application of bioinformatics for crop improvement
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Dr. Andrew Sharpe
Bangabandhu Research Chair in Food Security at GIFS,
Global Institute for Food Security University of Saskatchewan
421 Downey Road, suite 101 Saskatoon,
SK S7N 4L8 Canada
Email: andrew.sharpe@gifs.ca
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10:00-10:15
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Paper 3: Application of cell technologies and genome editing tools for accelerated genomic gain and crop improvement
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Dr. Pankaj Bhowmik
Senior Research Officer and Scientific Support Lead
Sustainable Protein Production (SPP) Program
National Research Council of Canada
110 Gymnasium Palace, Saskatoon SK S7N 0W9, Canada
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10:15 – 10:30
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Paper 4: Resources for enabling efficient MAS in modern rice breeding programs (On zoom)
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Dr. Damien J. Platten
Breeding Innovations and Informatics Unit
Head, Native Trait Discovery and Deployment
International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños,
Laguna 4031, Philippines.
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10:30 -10:45
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Paper 5: Achieving nutritional security through development of healthier rice: progress and prospects (On zoom)
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Dr. BPM Swamy
Senior Scientist, IRRI Philippines
Email: m.swamy@irri.org
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10:45 – 11:00
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Tea Break
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11:00-11:15
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Paper 6: New phenotyping method using crop growth model: Apply to rice-yield big data (On zoom)
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Prof. Dr. Hiroyuki Shimono
Crop Science Laboratory, Iwate University, Agri-Innovation Center, 3-18-8, Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8550, Japan
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11:15-11:30
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Paper 7: The role of bioinformatics in modern rice research
(On zoom)
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Prof Dr. Md. Nurul Haque Mollah
Head of Bioinformatics Lab (dry)
Dept. of Statistics, University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi-6205, BANGLADESH
Email: mollah.stat.bio@ru.ac.bd
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11:30 – 11:40
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Paper 8: CRISPR-based technology for point-of-care disease diagnosis and crop improvement
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Prof. Dr. Md. Tofazzal Islam
Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (IBGE), Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur 1706, Bangladesh
e-mail: tofazzalislam@bsmrau.edu.bd
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11:40 – 12:30
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Panel discussion and Open house
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Session chair & Panel members
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| 12:30 – 14:30 | Lunch and Prayer | |
| 14:30 – 17.25 | Session- II : Accelerated productivity: Policies and Priorities | |
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Session chair:
Pro. Dr. Md Giasuddin Miah
VC, BSMRAU, Gazipur
Panel Members:
Rapporteur:
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14:30-14:55
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Paper 1: Prioritising yield loss components in rice for accelerated productivity
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Dr. Moin Us Salam
Freelance Consultant (Agriculture Sector Development and Modelling)
Email: moinsalam1@gmail.com
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14:55-15:10
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Paper 2: Agricultural Mechanization in Bangladesh: Present Status and Future Strategy
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Dr. Ayub Hossain, CSO, FMPHE, BARI,
Email: ayub.fmpe@bari.gov.bd,
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15:10-14:25
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Paper 3:Transformational footprint of private Seed Sector for enhancing productivity of rice farm lands in Bangladesh
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Mohammad Masum,
Chairman, Supreme Seed Company Ltd
Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh,
e-mail: masum@surovigroup.com |
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14:25-15:40
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Paper 4: Enabling Farmers in Combating Pest and Diseases in Rice Crops: Artificial Intelligence for Food Safety
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Dr. Mohammed Eunus Ali,
Professor and Group Leader, DataLab@BUET
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE)
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. E-mail: mohammed.eunus.ali@gmail.com
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15:40-15:55
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Tea Break
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15:55-16:10
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Paper 5: Government Paddy and Rice Procurement Program in Bangladesh: Effectiveness and Suggestions for Improvement
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Dr. Nahid Sattar,
Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
Email: nahidsattar@bau.edu.bd
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16:10-16:25
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Paper 6: Agricultural transformation in Bangladesh– Policy and institutional experiences
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Dr. Mohammad Jahangir Alam
Professor
Department of Agribusiness and Marketing
Faculty of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
Email: mjahangir.alam@bau.edu.bd
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16:25-17:25
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Panel discussion and Open house
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Session chair & Panel members
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17:25-18:00
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Closing Ceremony
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Vote of thanks: Director Research
Closing Remarks: Director General, BRRI
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