Ram Badan Singh
Indian academic administrator
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Ram Badan Singh is an Indian agricultural scientist, academic and the chancellor of the Central Agricultural University.[1]
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Academic
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 | |
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| Born | India |
| Occupations | 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 |
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]
