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M Abdul Mazid

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M Abdul Mazid
মো. আব্দুল মজিদ
NationalityBangladeshi
Known forResearcher
AwardsIndependence Day Award, (2018)

M Abdul Mazid is an agriculture researcher in Bangladesh who specializes in rice. He received the Independence Day Award in 2018 for his special contribution to food security in Bangladesh.[1]

Career

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Mazid has worked with rice research at the International Rice Research Institute and is credited with reducing the effects of Monga, a famine like condition in Northern Bangladesh.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "2 more named for Independence Award". The Daily Star. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2020-07-19.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh Government honors former IRRI Agronomist Dr. Md. M Abdul Mazid for contributions to Bangladeshi food security". CGIAR. Retrieved 2020-07-19.