Shiv Kumar

Shiv Kumar AGRAWAL, PhD, is a renowned plant breeder with expertise in resistance breeding, pre-breeding, and development of genetic and genomic resources of legume crops. His contribution in developing short-duration photoperiod insensitive biofortified varieties of legumes is well recognized. During 35 years of professional career, he in collaboration with national partners has contributed to the development of 51 lentil, 5 mungbean, 2 urdbean, 1 rice, and 3 grasspea varieties and published 310 research articles, 87 book chapters, 11 books, 7 technical bulletins. He is a Fellow of Crop Science Society of America, International Legumes Society, Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding, and ISPRD. He has received many academic distinctions, fellowships including Rockefeller, and awards from national and international organizations/societies. Presently, he is leading ICARDA’s South Asia and China Regional Program which aims to deliver climate smart germplasm of legumes and cereals for sustainable intensification of cereal based cropping systems.