Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has developed a premium quality Boro Rice variety rich in high protein- BRRI Rice. Although our country has achieved self-sufficiency in food, but not yet in Nutrition. Therefore, scientists are working to ensure the nutritional needs of the human body through the rice.
BRRI Rice 107 is a boro season rice variety of UfshiBalam variety. It took about seven years to develop properly. The life span of this rice is 148 to 150 days. The weight of 1000 of matured grains of BRRIRice 107 is 26.1 grams. The color of the grains is straw-like and fine and white like Basmati and Balam Rice. In addition, the average height of a mature plant is 103 cm. When cultivated in the field, the average yield of this rice per hectare will be 8.2 tons. However, with proper care, BRRI Rice 107 can yield a maximum of 9.5 to 10 tons.
This variety of rice can be cultivated all type of areas except in salty or drought prone areas. Normal Rice already contains 6 to 8 percent protein. But this has 10.02 percent protein.
By consuming it, three times in a day, it can provide 70-75 percent of protein as per their body needs.
