National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Rajbir Singh
FELLOW, ELECTED 2022

Born in Jakhod Khera, Hisar, India on 8 September, 1970. Educated at Jat High School, Hisar 1983-85; CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 1985-95; B.Sc, 1990; M.Sc, 1992; Ph.D.1996.

Assistant Director General (Agronomy, Agrofrestry & Climate Change), NRM Division of ICAR, KAB-II, New Delhi, 2023 to date.

Scientist, 1995-2004, Senior Scientist, 2004-2008, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Abohar; Principal Scientist, 2008-2012, Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar; Principal Scientist, Natural Resource Management (NRM) Division of ICAR, KAB-II, New Delhi, 2012-15, Director, ICAR-Agricultural Technology Application Research Institute, Ludhiana, 2015-2023.

Awards/Honours: Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for Outstanding Research in Agrilutral Scineces, 2022 in the field of Natural Resource Management and Agriculutral Engineeering (2022); Nanaji Deshmukh ICAR Award for Outstanding Interdisciplinary Team Research Award in Agriculture and Allied Science (as Team Leader) in 2019; Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Outstanding Extension Scientist Award of ICAR in 2016; Chaudhary Devi Lal Outstanding All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) Award in 2011; Member of High Powered Team for suggesting remedy for whitefly in Haryana and Punjab constituted by Governor, Haryana in 2015; Chairperson of Working Group on `Promotion of straw management in Haryana' constituted by The Chairman, Haryana Farmers Commission, Govt. of Haryana in 2018; Appreciation Certificate awarded by Secretary DARE & Secretary, DAC&FW in 2019 for effective contribution, dedication and commitment demonstrated for effective management of crop residue burning; Appreciation Plaque awarded by Chief Minister of Punjab in 2019 for strengthen the KVKs of Punjab, popularizing the resource conservation technologies at scale and developing nutri-gardens at KVKs for mitigating malnutrition in rural areas; Member, Indian Delegation at COP-28 in Dubai, UAE, 2023, UNFCCC Indian Delegation Member for SABSTA/SBI-60 at Bonn, Germany, 2024; Indian Delegation Member for developing District Contingent Plans for Zambia,2024, UNFCCC Indian Delegation Member – COP-29, Baku, Azerbejan. Member of Advisory Committee for UNEP-ILO-MoRD, Member of National Project Monitoring Committee for GEF-7 FOLUR Project, Member Secretary of HLMC of NICRA, Member Secretary of National Committee for Promotion of Natural Farming, Member of Working Group-Agriculture for National Adaptation Plan under MoEF&CC, Member of Working Group under WDC-PMKSY, MoRD,2023.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agronomy, Horticultural Society of India (Indian Academy of Horticultural Science), Society of Horticultural Research and Development, Society of Recent Development in Agriculture,Recognition Award by the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development (MOBILIZATION) in 2020; Life Time Achievement Award by Society for Recent Development in Agriculture in 2020.

Research Areas: Conservation Agriculture, Climate Smart Agriculture, Precision Farming, Farming System, Natural Farming

Address: Assistant Director General (AAF & CC), NRM Division, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi 110012; C-502, NASC Complex, New Delhi 110012; [Tel: Off. (011) 25846557; Cell: 8587956728; Email: rajbirsingh.zpd@gmail.com; rajbir.singh3@icar.gov.in; adgagroandaf@gmail.com]

Recognition Award 2023-2024