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MS Swaminathan Award 2009 rd SOUVENIR 3MS SWAMINATHAN AWARD 2009 Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture RETIRED ICAR EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION HYDERABAD - 500 007 A.P. INDIA Correct Citation rd Souvenir - 3 M S Swaminathan Award 2009 Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture RICAREA, 2009 Edited by M V S Sastry and J Venkateshwar Rao Published by M.V.S. Sastry, President on behalf of Retired Indian Council of Agricultural Research Employees Association (Regn. No. 5959 of 1997), 7-1-636/10, Model Colony, Hyderabad-500 038. Website http://www.ricarea.org Printed at Heritage Print Services Pvt. Ltd. B-11/9, IDA, Uppal, RR Dist.-39 Ph : 2720 6458 Contents Messages ..............................................................................................................5 M.S.Swaminathan Award - A Foreword ...............................................................11 About RICAREA ..................................................................................................12 2. Dr. Norman Ernst Borlaug - The man who gave peace to the Hungry world through food ........... M.V.Rao ............................14 3. Norman Borlaug MemorialRudder Auditorium, Texas A&M University................................................M.S.Swaminathan .............18 4. Creating, protecting and managing intellectual wealth – and the Indian seed industry ......................S.Nagarajan ......................21 5. Climate Change, Crop yield and Food Security .......... M.S.Swaminathan .............26 6. Intensive Efforts Needed for Food and Nutrition Security ......................................................R.S. Paroda ......................28 7. Climate Change and Rainfed Agriculture ..................B.Venkateswarlu ...............33 8. Impact of climate change on plantation crops ........... George V.Thomas, .................................................................................K.V.Kasturi Bai and .................................................................................S.Naresh Kumar ...............36 9. Aquaculture in the Context of Climate Change and Declining Capture Fisheries Production .............. M.Vijaya Gupta .................40 10. Rain-Proofing Rice Cultivation ...................................B.C.Viraktamath and .................................................................................J.S.Bentur .......................44 11. Quality Protein Maize (QPM) for Nutritional Security ...................................................H.S. Gupta .......................47 12. Cooperative Farming in Rainfed Areas .......................J. Venkateswarlu ..............53 13. Pulses Production in India .......................................Masood Ali ........................56 14. Oilseeds in India: Present Status and Suggested Road Map .................................................D.M. Hegde .......................61 15. Scope for Exalted Status of Cotton in 21st Century .........................................................S.S.Narayanan ..................68 16. Need for Integration of Indian Agriculture with Global Agriculture ..............................................S.M. Ilyas .........................73 17. Gene Targeting in Higher Plants ................................P. Ananda Kumar .............78 18. Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture .....................B.R. Barwale ...................81 19. Future is Bright for Indian Seed Industry .................M.Prabhakar Rao ..............83 20. Biofuels – Safe & Renewable Sources of Energy ........ G.Nagaraj .........................86 21. Oilseed Plants for Energy .........................................M.V.R. Prasad ...................88 22. Development of Wastelands in India ..........................J.V. Rao ...........................91 23. Sustainable Food Security of Kerala, Role of Agro-biodiversity – A State-level Dialogue ..................R.D. Iyer ...........................97 24. Fertility Management in Buffaloes..............................P.A.Sarma ....................... 102 25. Research Priorities in Poultry: Emerging ..................U.Rajkumar and Challenges and Opportunities ..................................R.P.Sharma ..................... 105 26. Emerging trends in Indian Fisheries ..........................S. Ayyappan and .................................................................................J.K. Jena ........................ 109 +SÉÇxÉÉ nùkÉÉ (¨ÉÖJÉÉä{ÉÉvªÉɪÉ) ®úɹ]Åõ{ÉÊiÉ ºÉÊSÉ´ÉÉ±ÉªÉ Ê´É¶Éä¹É EòɪÉÉÇÊvÉEòÉ®úÒ (VÉxÉ ºÉ¨{ÉEÇò) ®úɹ]Åõ{ÉÊiÉ ¦É´ÉxÉ Archana Datta (Mukhopadhyay) xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ - 110004 Officer on Special Duty (Public Relations) President Secretariat Rashtrapati Bhavan New Delhi - 110004 MESSAGE The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, is happy to know that the Retired ICAR Employees Association, Hyderabad is organising the Third M.S. Swaminathan Award on November 14, 2009 and bringing out a Souvenir “Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture” on the occasion. The President extends her warm greetings and felicitations to the organisers and the participants and wishes the Award Presentation Ceremony every success. Officer on Special Duty (PR) ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ Eäò ={É-®úɹ]Åõ{ÉÊiÉ Eäò ʴɶÉä¹É EòɪÉÇ +ÊvÉEòÉ®úÒ JOINT SECRETARY & OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY TO THE VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ / NEW DELHI - 110001 TEL.: 23016422 / 23016344 FAX : 23012645 MESSAGE Hon’ble Vice President of India is happy to know that the Retired ICAR Employees Association, Hyderabad is organizing the Third M.S. Swaminathan Award function on 14th November, 2009 and bring out a souvenir on the theme ‘Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture’ on this occasion. Vice President of India extends his greetings and good wishes to the organizers and the participants and wishes the souvenir and the award function all success. New Delhi 29th September, 2009 (P. HARISH) |ÉvÉÉxÉ ¨ÉÆjÉÒ EòɪÉÉÇ±ÉªÉ S.N. Sahu Director xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ - 110101 Tel: 23014208 PRIME MINISTER ’S OFFICE New Delhi - 110101 MESSAGE The Prime Minister is happy to know that the Association of the Retired employees of the Indian Council of the Agriculture Research is presenting the Third M.S. Swaminathan Award on 14th November 2009 and bringing our a Souvenir on the theme ‘Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture’. On this occasion the Prime Minister extends his greetings and good wishes to the organizers and participants for the success of the award giving function. October 5, 2009 (S.N. Sahu) RAJ BHAVAN HYDERABAD-500 041 PRESS SECRETARY TO GOVERNOR ANDHRA PRADESH 21st October, 2009 MESSAGE The Governor of Andhra Pradesh is pleased to convey his best wishes for the success of M. S. SWAMINATHAN SECOND AWARD FUNCTION being organized by the Retired ICAR Employees Associa- tion on 14th November, 2009, at Hyderabad and for bringing out a Souve- nir on the theme of “Emerging Trends in Indian Agriculture”. Press Secretary to Governor CHIEF MINISTER OF AP MESSAGE ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®ú EÞòÊ¹É +xÉÖºÉÆvÉÉxÉ +Éè®ú ʶÉIÉÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ B´ÉÆ ¦ÉÉ®úiÉÒªÉ EÞòÊ¹É +xÉÖºÉÆvÉÉxÉ {ÉÊ®ú¹Énù EÞòÊ¹É ¨ÉÆjÉɱɪÉ, EÞòÊ¹É ¦É´ÉxÉ, xÉ<Ç Ênù±±ÉÒ 110 114 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA b÷É. ¨ÉÆMɱÉÉ ®úÉªÉ DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION ºÉÊSÉ´É B´ÉÆ. ¨É½þÉÊxÉnäù¶ÉEò AND INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH DR. MANGALA RAI MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, KRISHI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110 114 SECRETARY & DIRECTOR-GENERAL TEL : 23382629; Fax: 91-11-23384773; Email: [email protected] MESSAGE I am very pleased to know that the Retired ICAR Employees Association is organizing the Third M.S. Swaminathan Award function on 14 November 2009. Retired persons, more appropriately knowledge tanks in the respective fields, if tapped properly can make any nation prosperous and healthy. This Association at present is every befittingly serving as a pool of resource- persons for scientific and extension bodies, bringing awareness of latest developments among farming community and general public, and from time to time recognizing and felicitating outstanding scientists. I wish the Association all the success in future. Dated the 7 October 2009 (MANGALA RAI) New Delhi Souvenir - M S Swaminathan Award 2009 M S Swaminathan Award - A Foreword The Retired Indian Council of Agricultural scientists from all over the country Research Employees Association (RICAREA) covering agricultural sciences (22), was formed in 1997 to promote and further animal sciences (2), fisheries sciences the ideals and objectives of the Indian (2) for the 3rd M.S. Swaminathan award Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), for the biennium 2008-2009. by providing services to Governmental The Selection Committee under Agencies, NGOs, Public & Private enterprises, the Chairmanship of Dr R.S.Paroda and farming community. The association unanimously selected Dr S.Nagarajan, is also serving as a pool of resource Former Director, Indian Agricultural persons for scientific and extension Research Institute, and Presently Chairman, bodies, besides bringing awareness of Protection of Plant Varieties and Farers’ developments in science and technology Rights Authority, New Delhi to receive among the farming community and general the Third MS Swaminathan award. His public. At present the Association has a work on wheat pathology has made membership of 319 (250 Life Members significant contribution on society in and 69 Annual Members). terms of enhanced yields. As part of the activities RICAREA in This Souvenir third in series is brought association with Nuziveedu Seeds Pvt out to mark the occasion of the Third Ltd., Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh has MS Swaminathan award presentation. instituted
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