Shiv Kumar Agrawal

PARTNER

Shiv holds PhD in Plant Breeding and his area of expertise includes crop improvement through resistance breeding, widening the genetic base through pre-breeding, and development of genetic and genomic resources in food legumes. His contribution in identifying donors for new plant type in rice, extra early genotypes in chickpea, lentil, grass pea and mung bean, basic information on genetics of important traits, and pre-breeding populations in Vigna, Lens and Lathyrus species, are noteworthy. He in collaboration with national partners has contributed in the development of 41 lentil, 5 mung bean, 2 urdbean, 1 rice, and 3 grass pea varieties and published 196 peer-reviewed journal articles, 72 book chapters, 10 books, 7 technical bulletins, and 2 training manuals. He has received many academic distinctions, fellowships including Rockefeller, and awards from national and international organizations/societies in recognition of his contribution in food legumes. Presently, Dr. Kumar is leading ICARDA’s Food legumes program which aims to deliver improved germplasm of lentil, kabuli chickpea, faba bean and grass pea to national partners in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, and North Africa. He works on developing short duration climate smart varieties of lentil and grass pea with high iron and zinc content for sustainable intensification of cereal based cropping systems.

Email: sk.agrawal@cgiar.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ShivKAgrawal/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiv-kumar-icarda-agrawal-b272573a/