Salutes and Congratulates Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, Winner of World Food Prize Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, an eminent Indian crop scientist is being honored with the coveted World Food Prize at 2014 Borlaug Dialogue being held in Des Moines, USA from October 15-17. Dr. Rajaram is currently a Senior Scientific Advisor at the ICARDA and is well known for his significant contributions to global wheat production. His research has helped to feed millions of people through the development of more nutritious varieties that are resistant to disease and adaptable to a wide range of climatic conditions. He has developed nearly 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries across six continents and have been widely adopted by small- and large-scale farmers alike. These varieties are being grown on estimated 58 million hectare of farms. Dr. Rajaram originally belongs from a small farming community in Uttar Pradesh and had privilege of working for many years alongside the Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’.
Posted on: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 05:50:01 +0000
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