Dr.
R.S.Paroda
Secretary, DARE and DG, ICAR
Dr. R.S. Paroda is Secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). He is the General President elect for the 88th Session of the Indian Science Congress 2001 to be held at IARI, Pusa, New Delhi from 3rd January - 7th January 2001.
He has held several prestigious portfolios and assignments at the national and international levels, such as, Chairman of the Governing Board of the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi Arid Tropics (ICRISAT); Member, Policy Advisory Council of the Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR); Member, Finance Committee of the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research (CGIAR); and member of the Governing Board, Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux International (CABI).
Dr. Paroda is known internationally for his contribution towards promotion and conservation of biodiversity.
He is recipient of several prestigious awards and honors including "Padma Bhushan". He is the president of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) and the fellow of the Indian Science Academy, National Academy of Sciences and the Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He is also the chairman of the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) and Executive Secretary of the Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI).