as Director of the National Bureau of Plant Genetic “Since I was myself a accomplish.” First came the Asia-Pacific Resources (NBPGR) in student of plant breeding,” Association of Agricultural New Delhi, in 1985, Dr he notes, “I recognized the After creation of the Research Institutions Paroda furthered the importance of partnership genebank, he was charged (APAARI). [...] Dr the training of more than (FAO) Senior Regional Plant Paroda initiated the policy of a hundred scientists and Production and Protection The second initiative was for sharing public-bred hybrid technicians in modern US Officer in charge of the Crop establishing stronger seed parental lines, breeders' and laboratories, came through Program in Asia and the sector cooperation between foundation see. [...] Former Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Government of India, he was General President of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) during 2000-2001 and National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) President from 1998-2000. [...] From November 1987 to 2001, he was the Deputy As Chairman, Farmers Commission of Haryana, Director General (Crop Sciences), later Director General Chairman of the Working Group on Agriculture, and as of ICAR and Secretary of DARE, Government of a member of the Rajasthan Planning Board, Dr Paroda India, during which period he modernized the Indian worked for the general welfare of farmers. [...] Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi; of the Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangaluru; of the Russian Academy of He has published over 250 research papers and edited Agricultural Sciences; of the Third World Academy of more than 20 books.
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