Life-time Achievement Award “National Pride Award” Conferred on Dr M. P. Srivastava

Dr. M P Srivastava, former Director Planning and Professor & Head Plant Pathology of CCS Haryana agricultural University has been conferred prestigious National Pride Award (Rashtriya Gaurav Award), in recognition of his life-time outstanding contribution and exemplary services in the field of Plant Protection for strengthening food Security through popularization of Plant Clinic and transfer of innovation-driven technology. The award instituted by India International Friendship Society, a leading voluntary organization was presented at a seminar on Economic Growth & National Integration at New Delhi  by former Governor of Tamil Nadu & Assam, Shri Bhishma Narain Singh on November 24th, 2014 at India International Centre, New Delhi.
 

Dr Srivastava (Extreme Right) receiving the Award from Bhishma Narain Singh (Extreme Left) 
 

Dr Srivastava, has been honored with several awards and honors for popularization of plant clinic and empowering farmers with innovative technology for increasing productivity and mitigating losses, which include; Fellowship of National Academy of Sciences 1988, Extension Scientist National Award 1996, Man of the Year Award 1998 (USA), Dr Radhakrishnan Award 2013, International Technological Achievement Award 2014 amongst others. He has the distinction of convening an Evening Session in Italy (2008) on Plant Health Clinic, delivering keynote addresses in International Congress of Plant Pathology at New Zealand (2003) and Beijing (2013), Thiruvananthpuram & Hyderabad (2014) besides plenary/invited lecture in India, Edinburgh (1998), Beijing (1999, 2000), Singapore (2005), Italy (2008), Germany (2009) amongst others to share his concept to strengthen food security. In view of his vast experience in plant protection and plant clinic, he has been invited as one of the conveners to organize a workshop on “Plant Protection in Urban Horticulture’ during XVIII International Plant Protection Congress, 24-27 August 2015, in Berlin 2015.
 

As a passion to help the growers, 10 years after retirement, 72 years old Dr Srivastava is actively engaged in offering online diagnosis and remedies on plant pests free of cost through his web portal www.xsgrowth.com . AgroPages congratulates Dr Srivastava for the honor bestowed on him and hope he continues to serve the growers in attaining sustainability.