GS Mann to represent Indian Wheat Farmers
at BGRI World Conference in Beijing China
30 August, 2012
Pictures and Videos: Amar Singh
Jyani, GS Mann
Farmers perspective to be heard at Borlaug
Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) workshop
At the BGRI 2012 Technical Workshop in Beijing, a
panel of wheat farmers from around the world will talk about the relative
importance of wheat, production constraints, their awareness of wheat diseases,
decisions they make about disease management, and some of the successes they
have had using rust resistant varieties of wheat newly introduced by the BGRI.
Ms. Makada Mohammed from Ethiopia, Mr. Ammar Martini from Syria, Mr. Huang
Mingshui from China and Mr. Gurjeet Mann from Sirsa, India will share
their experiences and answer questions. Session moderator Amor Yahyaoui
CIMMYT-Mexico will also premiere "Challenged by Rust," a new farmer
video from the BGRI.
The main objective of BGRI is to systematically
reduce the world’s vulnerability to Wheat Rusts (Yellow, Brown and Black
Rusts-In Hindi Peela Ratua, Bhuraa Ratua and Kala Ratua) and to advocate and
facilitate the evolution of a sustainable international system to contain the
threat posed by Rust. BGRI is a focused resource for scientists and
policymakers about the rusts of Wheat.
Gurjeet Mann will represent India from the
farmer’s perspective, while wheat experts and scientists from Indian Council of
Agriculture Research (ICAR) New Delhi, Directorate of Wheat Research (DWR)
Karnal, Wheat Breeders from PAU Ludhiana and Hyderabad shall highlight the
scientific perspective at the conference.
Ms Aman Mann (D/o Gurjeet Mann), a young budding
Biotechnologist has also been offered to attend the early graduates interaction
program with scientists and leading biotechnologists from Cornell University
USA, College of Agriculture China and other delegates. She was chosen during
one of the several visits of the scientists to Mann Farms while they were here
to monitor the wheat crop in Sirsa. She will also accompany the participating
delegates from India.
The BGRI workshop will be held from September 1–4
in Beijing, China following the International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew
Conference that will take place at the same venue.
Resources to understand the Seminar:
Details about GS Mann on the official website:
http://www.globalrust.org/traction/permalink/newsroom663
The full workshop program is available online:
http://www.globalrust.org/traction/permalink/about343:
BGRI 2012 Workshop http://www.globalrust.org/traction/permalink/blog303
Pictures and details of Ludhiana Visit, Gurjeet Mann, Mr Jagjeet Hara renowned farmer, Dr Khem
Singh Gill famous former VC of PAU and PAU scientists.
About BGRI: (Bourlaug Global Rust Initiative) is a
project by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in association with Cornell
University USA.
About CIMMYT : The International Maize and
Wheat Improvement Center (commonly called by its Spanish acronym CIMMYT for
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo) is a non-profit research
and training institution dedicated to both the development of improved
varieties of wheat and maize, and introducing improved agricultural practices
to farmers. It is located in Mexico
About Dr. Norman E Borlaug (Fondly called father
of green revolution)
Norman Ernest Borlaug (March 25, 1914 – September
12, 2009) was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has
been called "the father of the Green Revolution". Borlaug was one of
six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom
and the Congressional Gold Medal. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's
second highest civilian honour.
During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the
introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural
production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico
became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields
nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in
those nations. These collective increases in yield have been labelled the
Green Revolution, and Borlaug is often credited with saving over a billion
people worldwide from starvation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in
1970 in recognition of his contributions to world peace through increasing food
supply.
Borlaug received his Ph.D. in plant pathology and
genetics from the University of Minnesota in 1942. He took up an agricultural
research position in Mexico, where he developed semi-dwarf, high-yield,
disease-resistant wheat varieties.
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