About the editor Dr. Krishan Bir Chaudhary
Anchoring weekly programme on farmers' issues "KISAN KI AWAAZ" On JAIN TV. on every sunday at 12:30 Noon. (From - May 2006)
President- BHARATIYA KRISHAK SAMAJ
(Indian Farmers' Organisation)
Member- All India Congress Committee(A.I.C.C.) Since 2001.
President- Indian Society For Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development
Positions Held : -
Chairman-STATE FARMS CORPORATION OF NDIA (A Govt.of India Undertaking), New Delhi.(1994-96)
Chairman-INDIAN SUGARCANE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt.of India,New Delhi.(1991-94)
Director-National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation
of India Ltd. (NAFED) New Delhi.(1998-03)
Chairman- AGRI EXPO’95 (Farmers’ Participation Committee)
Ministry of Agriculture,Govt.of India (In 1995)
Founder Member- Small Farmers Agri. Business Consortium (SFAC)
Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of India (1994-96)
Member- Steering Committee Govt. of India and
U.N.D.P.Joint Project of I.P.M.in India,
Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India (1996-98)
Director- Farmers Coop.Bank of India Ltd.,New Delhi (1998-99)
Co-Chairman- All India Congress Committee (Kisan Cell) from 1992 to 1995.
Special assignments: -
Actively participated in the 7th Geneva Ministerial Conference of
the World Trade Organization (WTO)
from 30 November to 2 December 2009, Geneva.
Invited by the “Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture”
for examining The Pesticide Management Bill 2008 on 29th January 2009 .
His suggestions were appreciated by the Committee and given priority
in the Standing Committee Report .
Invited in the “3rd World Food Communities Meeting”
in Turino, Italy organised by Terra Madre in October, 2008.
Invited as Speaker in the “Patenting of Seeds” meeting organised by “
GREENPEACE International” in Munich, Germany
from 26th – 30th March, 2007.
British High Commission invited him to a Civil Society Discussion on
“The State of Play in Doha Development Agenda”
on 01st March, 2007 in New Delhi.
Invited to Discuss the Strategic Issues on Agriculture by the
Planning Commission Steering Committee on Agriculture and
Allied Sectors for XIth Plan (2007-12)
on 27th February, 2007, New Delhi.
Invited in the “2nd World Food Communities Meeting”
on slow food in Turino, Italy organised by
Terra Madre from 26th October to 30th October, 2006.
Invited by the “Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture”
for examining The Seeds Bill, 2004 on 03rd July, 2006.
His suggestions were appreciated by the Committee and
given priority in the Standing Committee Report.
British High Commission invited him to a Round Table Discussion on
“Globalisation and the Doha Round” on 10th May, 2006 in New Delhi.
Invited as Speaker in the “Training Programme of National Core Group of experts”
on Transgenics and Indian Agriculture organised by
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, ICAR,
New Delhi on 18th January, 2006.
Actively participated in the 6th Ministerial Conference of the
World Trade Organization (WTO) (13-18 December, 2005) Hong-Kong.
World Bank invited him as a Penalist in Video Conferencing Meeting on
“WTO – Doha Development Agenda”
on 30th November, 2005 in New Delhi.
Experts participated in the programme from different parts of the world.
Invited by FAO of United Nations to attend “High Level Policy Dialogue
on Biotechnology : Food Security and Poverty Alleviation”
meeting jointly organised by FAO, APAARI & GFAR for
Asia Pacific region on 7-9 November 2005 in Bangkok.
Work done in the sphere of agriculture has been highly acclaimed
and appreciated by
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture on 04th August, 2005.
Marked his presence as a Panel Speaker at the pre
Hong-Kong Ministerial Meeting Consultation on
Agricultural Negotiations held at New-Delhi,
organised by the Ministry of Commerce (GOI)
and UNCTAD: 19-20 July,2005.
Jointly filed legal objection on 27th Jan.2004 in association
with Green Peace (Germany) in the European Patent Office
(E.P.O), Munich (Germany) for revocation of illegal patent
on Indian Wheat Variety granted to MONSANTO.
The E.P.O, revoked the patent on 23rd Sept. 2004.
Invited to participate in the meeting With PRIME MINISTER
on farmers' issues & pre-budget discussion
on agriculture on 28th June, 2004.
Chairperson, World Farmers Chaupal Organised
by World Social Forum on 19th Jan.2004 at Mumbai.
Attended WORLD FOOD SUMMIT five years later – 2002,
organized by FAO of United Nations from
10th to 13th June, 2002 in ROME (Italy).
All India Congress Committee (Political Training Deptt.)
invited him to deliver lectures on Farmer’s problems
in Regional Training Camps held at Haridwar,
Siliguri, Cochin, Raipur & Baroda in 2001 & 2002
convened by Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyar.
Attended the SAARC Countries 17th Meeting of the
Technical Committee on Agriculture
on 15th to 17th Feb.1999, New Delhi.
Attended the SAARC Countries 16th Meeting of the
Technical Committee on Agriculture
on 13th to 15th Oct.1997, New Delhi.
Invited by the High Powered Committee on Sugar Industry
Ministry of Food & Consumer Affairs,
Govt. of India on 23rd Oct.1997.
Invited by the High Powered Fertilizers Pricing Policy Review
Committee, Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers,
Govt.of India on 20th July, 1997.
Headed the Govt. of India Delegation under National
Seeds Programme to The Netherlands and Switzerland
in October, 1995.
Invited by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Food,
Civil Supplies and Public Distribution on 19th October, 1994.
Invited by the Parliamentary Standing Committee
on Petroleum & Chemicals on 14th Sep.1993.
Invited in Pre-Budget discussions for Agriculture by the
Union Finance Minister, from 1992 to 1995 every year.
Regular contributions to National News Papers & Electronic Media
Periodicals, Journals and intensive tours in India & abroad for
participation in various international events relating to Agriculture.
AWARDS CONFERRED:-
Awarded D.Lit. (Hon.)
by Shri Shivaji Lok Vidyapeeth, Kalyan, (MHR.).
The Coveted INDIRA GANDHI IFJA Award 2003
as Indian Farm Leader expert in W.T.O. was presented
by Smt.Shiela Dikshit, Chief Minister, Delhi.
Honoured in the 88th INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS,
held at I.A.R.I., New Delhi on 4th Jan.2001
in recognition to his Contribution for the Indian Farmers.
Awarded “KRISHI RATAN” in 1998
by Shivaji Shikshan Sansthan, Amrawati, (MHR.).
TRAVEL ABROAD: -
Switzerland, The Netherlands, Italy, France,
Germany, Thailand, Singapore, Nepal,Hong Kong.
