Gurdev S Khush, 16 August 2023 - 28 January 2024
Scope and Contents
The interviews in this collection were conducted in collaboration with the Foundation for Agrarian Studies (FAS). These interviews are with early generations of agricultural scientists who contributed to the development of agricultural research and education in India and other developing economies.
FAS is an independent research organization based in India and established in 2003. Its major objective is to facilitate multi-disciplinary theoretical and empirical enquiry in the field of agrarian studies in India and elsewhere in less-developed countries.
Dates
- Creation: 16 August 2023 - 28 January 2024
Creator
- Gurdev S Khush (Interviewee, Person)
- Sandipan Baksi (Interviewer, Person)
- Ranjini Basu (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access Level 3: Restricted access. See
Biography
Gurdev Khush, born in 1935, is a plant geneticist who contributed to developing rice strains that enhanced the quality and quantity of the rice supply in countries facing food shortage. He earned a PhD from the University of California, Davis (UC Davis), in 1960, and later spent over three decades working at the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines before returning to UC Davis in 2002. He has received numerous awards, including the Borlaug Award in 1977, the Japan Prize in 1987, the 1996 World Food Prize for improving the supply of rice, the 2000 Wolf Prize in Agriculture, the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award from the Government of China and the Padma Shri in 2001, the Golden Sickle Award in 2007, and Mahathir Science Award in 2009.
Full Extent
411 Minutes
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
National Centre for Biological Sciences - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
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