This presentation is about some short details about Bangladesh jute research institute.

1. Submitted by
Mir Mahmud Chown
Md. Nurul Amin
Md. Ashikur Rahman
Md. Jubaer Hosen Siam
Prepared by Jubaer Hosen Siam

2. BJRI
Bangladesh Jute Research Institute

4. Jute research first started in Dhaka by Sir RS Finlow in 1904.
The present form of this institute is developed from
the first Jute Agricultural Research Laboratory
(JARL) established by the Indian Central Jute
Committee (ICJC) at Dhaka in 1936.
After the liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971 Jute
Sector was taken up by the government & declared as
BJRI or Bangladesh Jute Research Institute in 1974.
And in 1996 it was modified with some major functions.

5. Raw Jute

6. (a) To regulate, control and promote agricultural,
technological and economic research on jute and
allied fibers.
(b) To organize production, testing and supply of
improved pedigree jute seeds and their
multiplication, attainment and distribution to
recognized organizations, selected growers, and
such other agencies as may be approved by the
board.
Objectives

7. Fields of Research
#Agricultural Research on Jute
At present BJRI is conducting researches with
two wings,
#Technological Research on Jute

8. Recent success of BJRI
The genome sequence of Tossa and desi jute has been discovered by
BJRI scientists in 2009 and in 2013 Genome sequence of devastating
fungal pathogen Macrophomina Phaseolina has been discovered.
Mission
Development of sustainable technologies through agricultural and
industrial researches on jute and allied fiber crops for incoming
generation, socio- economic development, environment protection
and poverty alleviation of farmers and other stakeholders by
dissemination the developed technologies.