Ram Charn Yadav
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Biography
Ram Charan Yadav completed his BSc Agri Engg and Tech with focus on Bio Systems from the then UPAU, Pantnagar in 1968 and M Tech in Soil and Water Conservation Engineering from IIT, Khaaragpur in 1970. He worked on different system involving engineering and human bio systems, worked in ICAR India and in Foreighn Assignment in Algeria, and Nigeria on design and teaching research jobs. After working for 22 year he again started PhD studies and completed his PhD in Water Resources, Civil and Environmental Engg from IIT, Mumbai in July 1997. He acquired higher positions in the Service and served as Head of multi-disciplinary Research Centre Agra, India. He conducted innovations on nitrogen cycle management and developed innovative practice of nutrient, weed management under nomenclature of zero weeding agriculture, Super-micro irrigation as superior replacement of drip irrigation and biotechnology of crop stand establishment for crop production. He received UNESCO grant for his B Tech student Project in Ahmadu Bello University, ICAR Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Award in 1999 for Outstanding PhD Thesis work at IIT, Bombay. He received Engineering Research Fund Award for social welfare research and Thomas Edision Award 2012. He was awarded World Academic Championship in Chemical Research 2017, World Academic Championship in Biological Sciences in 2018 and again World Academic Championship in Agricultural Sciences, 2018 for his innovative research articles published in renowned international journals of reputations. He has developed Agriculture System for Vision Agriculture 2050, which will become new stake for developing World Food sustainable Sufficiency. He wrote a Book on food, health, dairy, agriculture and environment.