Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture

Established	1972
Staff	404
Key people	Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Azad (Director General)
Formerly called	Atomic Energy Agricultural Research Centre
Location	Mymensingh , Mymensingh Division , Bangladesh
Website	http://www.bina.gov.bd/

Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) is a research institute located in Mymensingh under the Ministry of Agriculture MoA, that specializes in using nuclear and radiation technology in agricultural research. ^[1] Its headquarters located in Mymensingh, BINA has fourteen sub-stations at Noakhali, Comilla, Rangpur, Ishwardi, Magura, and Satkhira, etc. ^[2]

Achivements

BINA has developed more than 132 varieties of 21 crops where 100 varieties of different crops were developed using radiation technology. As well as variety BINA also developed more than 150 non-commodity technologies. For its contribution to the field of agricultural research, BINA has won many national and international awards, most notably the President's Gold Medal, National Agriculture Award, and IAEA award.

Scientific divisions

BINA has 11 scientific divisions that conduct research programs.

• Plant Breeding Division,
• Soil Science Division,
• Crop Physiology Division,
• Entomology Division,
• Plant Pathology Division,
• Agronomy Division,
• Agriculture Engineering Division,
• Adaptive Research and Extension Division,
• Electronics and Health Physics Division,
• Agri-economics Division,
• Horticulture Division

Awards

• President's Gold Medal (1979,1980)
• Independence Day Award (2019)
• National Agriculture Award (2014)

References

1. "Cabinet clears draft law for nuclear agriculture institute". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2016-05-08.
2. "Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2016-05-08.