Title
Arsenic Tolerant Boro Rice in Bangladesh
Description
Overexploitation of groundwater is becoming an environmental concern in Bangladesh with adverse effects on the supply of drinking water and on the production of rice; there are suspected links to arsenic contaminated water. In a collaborative program with the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, IRRI is researching arsenic tolerant boro rice in Bangladesh.
CGIAR center
IRRI
Category
Initiatives and Networks
Keywords
rice
groudwater
contamination
water
arsenic
Countries
Bangladesh
Contact
Gerard Barry
E-mail
g.barry@cgiar.org
Title
Arsenic Toxicity
Description
IRRI is supporting an ongoing project in Bangladesh enabling the study of uptake of arsenic present in soil and irrigation water. In the future, the program hopes to examine mitigating options and to develop rice varieties tolerant to arsenic contaminated irrigation water and soil, as well as with the ability to accumulate less arsenic in the grains.
CGIAR center
IRRI
Category
Research Program
Keywords
arsenic
soil
irrigation
water
rice
contamination
Countries
Bangladesh
Contact
Gerard Barry
E-mail
g.barry@cgiar.org
Title
Impact of Pesticides on Human Health
Description
Asian rice farmers' health is compromised by over usage of pesticides. This program examined the effects of decreasing pesticide use on health and production. As farmers' pesticide decisions are based on misperceptions, IRRI has explored the use of mass media to modify attitudes and pesticide use.
CGIAR center
IRRI
Category
Research Program
Countries
Asia
Contact
Gerard Barry
E-mail
g.barry@cgiar.org
Title
Leptospirosis and Other Rodent-Borne Diseases
Description
IRRI has performed preliminary research on rodent-borne diseases, which are fatal to humans in many rural areas. Field surveys in Laos and Vietnam examined the prevalence of infection of leptospirosis and hantaviruses in rats in and around rice fields. This research is done under collaboration with a WHO reference laboratory at Queensland Health, Australia, and with CSIRO Australia.
CGIAR center
IRRI
Category
Research Program
Keywords
leptospirosis
zoonosis
zoonotic
rural
hantavirus
rice
Contact
Gerard Barry
E-mail
g.barry@cgiar.org
Title
Micronutrient-dense Rice Research
Description
IRRI is a partner in collaborative research projects which aim to address widespread micronutrient malnutrition in rice consumers in developing countries by increasing the accumulation of iron, zinc, and provitamin A in rice endosperm through breeding and modern biotechnology.
CGIAR center
IRRI
Category
Research Program
Keywords
rice
micronutrient
nutrition
malnutrition
iron
zinc
vitamin A
biofortification
Contact
Gerard Barry
E-mail
g.barry@cgiar.org