Agroforestry

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Dr Jagdish Chander Dagar has published more than 280 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and papers in proceedings of conferences/symposia; has authored or edited 12 books; and has written more than 50 popular articles. He was the Assistant Director General at the headquarters of ICAR and Emeritus Scientist. His research interests are in the areas of biosaline agriculture, agroforestry, management of natural resources, rehabilitation of degraded lands, biodrainage, ethnobotany, plant ecology, climate change, sustainable agriculture and policy. In recognition of his research contributions, Dr Dagar has been conferred with several awards and honors: the Sajjad Memorial Gold Medal, the ICAR's Hari Om Asharam Trust Award, UGC's Swami Pranavananda Saraswati National Award, CSSRI Excellence Award on Soil Salinity & Water Management, Bharat Excellence Award & Gold Medal, and Dr KG Tejwani Award for Excellence in Agroforestry Research & Development. Further, he is a Fellow of the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Fellow & Life Member of several other professional societies. He is Chief Editor of the journal Soil Salinity & Water Quality. Dr. V.P. Tewari is a scientist at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun (an autonomous council under the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India) and is presently working as Director of the Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla. He also worked as an FAO fellow for one year (1995 to 1996) at the Institute of Forest Management and Yield Science, University of Goettingen (Germany). He was awarded the Brandis Prize in 1998 by the Indian Forester for publishing the most outstanding paper in the field of Silviculture & Forest Management. He has authored over 70 research papers in various peer-reviewed international journals and has three edited books to his credit. He has also presented 38 papers at various International & National Conferences and Workshops. Lastly, he has served as a National Subject Matter Coordinator on 'Forest Biometrics' at the ICFRE, and is listed in the UNCCD Roster of Experts from India.

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