Breakthrough in cold-tolerant rice development benefits haor farmers under Haor-KGF Project in Bangladesh

By Nusrat Jahan, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam

Bangladesh, August 2025 - After five years of intensive research and collaboration, the Haor-KGF project has reached a major milestone: the development of advanced short-duration, cold-tolerant rice lines that can help farmers in Bangladesh's flood-prone Haor wetlands secure harvests before the waters rise.

Researchers and partners unite at the Haor-KGF Project completion Workshop 2025

At the project's completion workshop, held at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) Training Complex in Gazipur, researchers, policymakers, and partners gathered to reflect on achievements and chart the way forward. The project, funded by the Krishi Gobeshona Foundation (KGF) and jointly implemented by BRRI and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), set out in 2020 to deliver climate-resilient rice for one of the country's most vulnerable ecosystems.