R.S.Paroda
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Dr. R.S. Paroda, Padma Bhushan, an internationally renowned eminent agricultural research scientist and an undisputed leader of the agricultural scientific community in the country. Dr. Paroda is known internationally for his contribution towards promotion and conservation of biodiversity. He comes from village Saradhana in Ajmer district in Rajasthan.
Assignments held
He has held several prestigious portfolios and assignments at the national and international levels, such as:
- Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT);
- Member, Policy Advisory Council of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR);
- Member, Finance Committee of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR);
- Member of the Governing Board, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International (CABI);
- Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
Awards
He is recipient of several prestigious awards and honors including Padma Bhushan. He is the president of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and the fellow of the Indian Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He is also the chairman of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and Executive Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).
Dr. R.S. Paroda has recently been selected for the prestigious Norman E. Borlaug Award, given by Coromandel Fertilisers, a constituent of the Murugappa Group for 2005.
The award carries a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh, a gold medal and a citation. It is given for meritorious contributions in the field of agriculture research.
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