IRRI Pioneer Interviews--Challenges for IRRI: Fazle Hasan Abed

Fazle Hasan Abed, IRRI Board of Trustees, from Bangladesh, 2001-06, and founder of the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC; http://www.brac.net/ )

I think IRRI has a lot to do in the future. It met challenges in the first 50 years, but it will have even greater challenges in the next 50, including climate change and water shortages, which are going to affect agriculture, rice cultivation, and food production in our society.

I will continue to provide whatever support necessary in terms of fund raising and other things for IRRI so that the world gets the benefit of IRRI's work in the years to come.

Also see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM51t6iDKjA

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