Contribution of Agriculture Experts :
1. Dr. M. S. Swaminathan:
. Wheat breeder
. Father of Green Revolution in India.
. Ex. Member of Planning Conmission
. World Food Prize (1987) given by FAO
. Was honored as a Millennium prize' by former Prime Minister A. B. Vajpai in 88th National Science Congress held on 3-7 Jan, 2001 at IARI, New Delhi.
. Ex. President of National Commission on Farnmers of India.
. The book entitled" Wheat Revolution Written by him
2. Dr. N. E. Borlaug:
. Father of Green Revolution' in World
. He was American wheat scientist (Plant Pathologist)
. Awarded Noble Peace Prize in 1970.
3. Verges Kurien:
. Father of White Revolution in India
. Ex. Chairman of NDDB, Anand (Gujarat)
. Brain behind the scheme Operation Flood' (1970-1996)
. Magsaysay Award, in 1963.
Got World Food Prize' in 1989
4. S. K. Vashal:
. Maize breeder working at CIMMYT.
. Awarded" World Food Prize in the year 2000 for research on
QPM (maize rich in amino acids tryptophan and lysine along with Dr. E. Villegas.
5. Dr. K. L. Chadda:
. Pomologist
. Father of Golden Revoiution' in India.
6. Dr. R. S. Paroda :
. Forage Breeder
. Ex. D.G. of ICAR
7. Anrita Patel:
Chairperson of NDDB. Anand
8. Sanjay Raja Ram:
. International wheat breeder.
. Awarded "Chinas Friendsihip Mandel "in 2001
9. Dr. G. S. Khush :
. Rice Breeder.
. Wolf Prize for Agriculture, 2000 for his extra ordinary contribution to Plant breeding and genetics especially in Rice.
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