ICRISAT Director Gets FABA Award
February 26, 2014| |
The Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) Special Award for 2014 was conferred upon Dr. William Dar, director general, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), in recognition of his relentless efforts to improve the livelihoods of poor smallholder farmers in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Dar was chosen by a team of global experts to receive this honour for his notable contributions to science and sustainable agriculture and his transformational leadership at ICRISAT that turned the institute into a forward-looking global center of excellence.
His institutional innovations in agricultural biotechnology, genomics and agribusiness incubation and in fostering public-private partnerships, guided by the strategic framework of inclusive market-oriented development (IMOD), have led to significant impacts in the dryland tropics of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. The award was presented to Dar by Nobel Laureate and eminent German virologist Dr Harald zur Hausen, during the valedictory ceremony of BioAsia 2014, which took place at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre recently.
"I dedicate this award to the smallholder farmers of Asia and sub-Saharan Africa," he said in his acceptance speech at the event. Sharing valuable insights with the dignitaries and participants at the event, Dr. Dar said, "In order to be the global leader, India must invest in and strengthen genome science in terms of agriculture. This would help improve the health and living standards of the poor people and feed the country's growing population."
ICRISAT is among the global leaders in genomic science in agriculture, and currently leads the genome sequencing of pigeonpea, chickpea and pearl millet. The FABA Special Award was instituted in 2010 to recognize and honor eminent personalities for their significant contributions to biotechnology and life sciences.
For more information visit http://www.icrisat.org/newsroom/news-releases/icrisat-pr-2014-media11.htm
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