Nagendra Kumar Singh
- January 9, 2024
- Agronomist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Nagendra Kumar Singh |
| Occupation | Agronomist |
| Date Of Birth | Oct 15, 1958(1958-10-15) |
| Age | 66 |
| Birthplace | Mau |
| Country | India |
| Birth City | Uttar Pradesh |
| Horoscope | Libra |
Nagendra Kumar Singh Biography
| Name | Nagendra Kumar Singh |
| Birthday | Oct 15 |
| Birth Year | 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | Mau |
| Home Town | Uttar Pradesh |
| Birth Country | India |
| Birth Sign | Libra |
Nagendra Kumar Singh is one of the most popular and richest Agronomist who was born on October 15, 1958 in Mau, Uttar Pradesh, India.
He received his early education at the Primary Pathshala in Tilasawa village 1964-68, Junior High School, Jahanaganj 1969-71; matriculation and senior secondary from Wesley Higher Secondary School, Azamgarh, 1971–75; He then did his B.Sc.(Ag.) 1978 and M.Sc. (Ag.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding in 1980 from Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. He was awarded gold medals by BHU for achieving position in the university in both B.Sc. (Ag.) and M.Sc. (Ag.). Immediately after completion of his post graduation from BHU, he moved to Adelaide, Australia on a University of Adelaide Post Graduate Scholarship to pursue his Doctoral Degree which he eventually earned from Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide in 1985, his Ph.D. thesis topic was “Structure and Genetic control of endosperm proteins in wheat and rye”. There he was awarded Dr K.P. Barley Prize best post graduate student prize at the university in 1983. He was then awarded the prestigious CSIRO Post Doctoral Award in 1986 and the Queen Elizabeth II Award, by the Australian government in 1988 for his post doctoral research. Though offered a regular position as a research scientist at CSIRO, Sydney, he returned to India to serve the Agricultural Science establishment in India as he was strongly influenced by the Self Reliance (Swadeshi) ideals of Mahatma Gandhi. He works at the Indian Council for Agricultural Research with a motive to make India more self-reliant in area of food security and crop improvement and for the welfare of farmers by playing a leading role in applying the power of Genomics revolution.
In 2011 Singh led a group of 31 scientists from all over India and sequenced the pigeon pea genome, it was first time that the genome of a legume was sequenced. The effort was a totally indigenous effort by scientists from ICAR, NRCPB, Banaras Hindu University, Indian Institute of Pulse Research, UAS Dharwad and PDKV Akola. The First Draft of pigeon pea genome sequence was published in J. Plant Biochem Biotechnol.
Nagendra Kumar Singh Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Agronomist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Nagendra Kumar Singh is one of the richest Agronomist from India. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nagendra Kumar Singh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Singh was born on 15 October 1958. His father Late Shri Indrasan Singh was a village-level officer at a Block Development Office in Uttar Pradesh.
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Naoto Ranked on the list of most popular Agronomist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in India. Nagendra Kumar Singh celebrates birthday on October 15 of every year.