Ram Badan Singh
Ram Badan Singh | |
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| Born | India |
| Occupation(s) | Agricultural scientist Academic |
| Known for | Agricultural academics |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan BHU Distinguished Alumnus Award Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial International Scientist Award Dr. Zhu Shoumin International College of Nutrition Award CALS Distinguished Alumnus Award |
Ram Badan Singh is an Indian agricultural scientist, academic and the chancellor of the Central Agricultural University.[1]
He is the president of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.[2] An alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of the New York State University and a holder of a doctoral degree in genetics, he is a former assistance director of the Food and Agriculture Organization and a former regional representative for Asia-Pacific region of the organization.[3] He served as a member of the National Commission on Farmers and as the chairman of the Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, a Government of India agency.[4] He is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, India[5] and the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences[6] and a recipients honors such as Banaras Hindu University Distinguished Alumnus Award, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial International Scientist Award, Dr. Zhu Shoumin International College of Nutrition Award and CALS Distinguished Alumnus Award.[3] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 2003, for his contributions to science.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge - The Kurien Way". Michigan State University. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "President NAAS". National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "2013-2014 CALS Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Alumni honored". New York State University. Archived from the original on 20 July 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Ram Badan Singh in CGIAR". CGIAR. 2016. Archived from the original on 17 June 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "NASI fellow". National Academy of Sciences, India. 2016. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Section I - Crop Sciences". National Academy of Agricultural Sciences. 2016. Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links[edit]
- "Ram Badan Singh". Flickr image. Flickr. 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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