| Rajendra Singh Paroda Honorary Fellow –2010 Agricultural Sciences & Forestry - Genetics DB: 28-08-1942 | |
Birth place | Ajmer, Rajasthan, India | |
Education | University of Rajasthan, (B.Sc. (Ag.), 1962); University of Udaipur, (M.Sc. (Ag.), 1964); Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), New Delhi, (Ph.D., 1968); University of Wales, Aberystwyth, U.K., Post-doctoral Program, (1968-70). | |
Positions held | Executive Secretary, Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI), 1993 to date; Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi, and Chairman, Haryana Farmers’ commission; Director, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India, 1985-87; Chair, Global Forum on Agric. Research; Deputy Director General (Crop Science), ICAR, 1987-92; Regional Plant Production and Protection Officer, FAO-RAPA, Bangkok, Thailand, 1993-94; Secretary, Department of Agric. Research and Education, GOI and Director General, Indian Council of Agric. Research, 1992-01; Chair, Global Forum on Agricultural Research (1998-2002); Head, CGIAR Program for Central Asia & Caucasus, Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2001-2007; Assistant Director General (Int. Coop.), ICARDA, 2007. | |
Research Area | Plant Breeding and Genetics | |
Awards and fellowships | Honours: D.Sc. (Honoris Causa) conferred by C.S. Azad Univ. of Agriculture & Technololgy, Kanpur (1993); G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar, (1996); Assam Agril. University, Jorhat, (1997); Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, (1998); Acharya N.G. Ranga Agril. University, Hyderabad, (1998); Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (2000); Ohio State University, Columbus (2000); Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur (2003); VBP University of Agriculture, Meerut (2003); Scientific Council of Agricultural Academy, Ministry of Education, Republic of Azerbaijan (2004) Awards: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Prize, 1982-83; ICAR Team Research Award, 1983-84; Federation. of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Award, 1988; Om Prakash Bhasin Award, 1992; Asia Pacific Seed Assn. Award, 1995; FAO World Food Day Award, 1995; Padma Bhushan, Govt. of India, 1998; Gold Medal 2006, Armenia; Borlaug Award, 2006; Gen. President, Indian Science Congress Association, 2000-2001; Agriculture Today Lifetime Achievement Award 2008. Indian National Science Academy; Indian Academy of Sciences; Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences; Third World Academy of Sciences; Academies of Agricultural Sciences of Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Hon. Member of Crop Science Society of America and Agronomy Society of America. | |
| Address | Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences, Avenue II, IARI Campus, New Delhi 110 012. | |
| Residence | J-8, Pusa Apartments, Sector 15, Rohini, New Delhi-110 085; Vill. | |
