We at GFAR are delighted to report that Dr Raj Paroda, Chair, GFAR Programme Committee, Executive Secretary, APAARI, and Chairman, Trust for Advancement of Agricultural Sciences (TAAS), has recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his outstanding work towards growth and development of agriculture in India. Sponsored by “Agriculture Today”, the award was presented by the Honorable Speaker of the Indian Parliament, Dr Somnath Chatterjee on 19 September 2008 at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi, India.
Dr Paroda is an accomplished plant breeder, a geneticist by profession, and an able research administrator. The award emphasized Dr Paroda’s significant contributions toward crop improvement, and his work strengthening the agricultural research systems within India, Central Asia and the Caucuses. He was instrumental in establishing the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA) and the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and is also credited for being the main architect of the world's three largest and most modern national gene banks.
Dr Somnath Chatterjee, Honorable Speaker of Indian Parliament presents the Lifetime Acheivement Award to Dr Raj Paroda, Executive Secretary of APAARI
Dr Paroda is an accomplished plant breeder, a geneticist by profession, and an able research administrator. The award emphasized Dr Paroda’s significant contributions toward crop improvement, and his work strengthening the agricultural research systems within India, Central Asia and the Caucuses. He was instrumental in establishing the Asia Pacific Seed Association (APSA) and the Asia Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) and is also credited for being the main architect of the world's three largest and most modern national gene banks.
Dr Somnath Chatterjee, Honorable Speaker of Indian Parliament presents the Lifetime Acheivement Award to Dr Raj Paroda, Executive Secretary of APAARI
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