Agroforestry Systems in India: Livelihood Security & Ecosystem Services

Dr. Jagdish Chander Dagar has been well recognized for his research in the areas of management of natural resources, agroforestry, rehabilitation of degraded lands, biosaline agriculture, biodrainage, climate change, sustainable agriculture and policy; both nationally and internationally. Dr. Dagar was the Assistant Director General (Agronomy/Agroforestry) at the headquarters of ICAR. He has written several books and published more than 200 research papers of high repute in international and national level journals and has been conferred with several awards and honors. He is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences and several other professional societies. He has also been consulting several national and international agencies such as FAO and CIMMYT.

Dr. A. Arunachalam is a trained ecologist from the North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, and has grown professionally through strong pursuit in ecological research that is evident from his more than 135 research papers. Currently, he is working as a Principal Scientist in the headquarters of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi. His academic excellence is also evident from several awards/honors he has received. Dr. Arunachalam is a Fellow/Associate of several professional societies.

Dr. Anil Kumar Singh is currently the Vice-Chancellor of the Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi VishwaVidyalaya, Gwalior. Earlier, he was the Deputy Director General (NRM) in ICAR – 2007-2012; Acting Director, IARI – 2005-2006; Project Director, Water Technology Centre – 1999-2007. His areas of research interest have been soil-water-nutrient-plant-atmosphere interactions, crop growth simulation, irrigation water management and integrated watershed management. Dr. Singh is a recipient of several award/honors and is a Fellow of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences.