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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Ram Badan Singh<br />
| birth_place = India<br />
| occupation = Agricultural scientist<br>Academic<br />
| known for = Agricultural academics<br />
| awards = [[Padma Bhushan]]<br>[[Banaras Hindu University|BHU]] Distinguished Alumnus Award<br>Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial International Scientist Award<br>Dr. Zhu Shoumin International College of Nutrition Award<br>CALS Distinguished Alumnus Award<br />
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'''Ram Badan Singh''' is an Indian agricultural scientist, academic and the chancellor of the [[Central Agricultural University]].<ref name="Meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge - The Kurien Way">{{cite web | url=http://jmc.msu.edu/events/event.php?id=164 | title=Meeting the Zero Hunger Challenge - The Kurien Way | publisher=Michigan State University | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> <br />
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He is the president of the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]].<ref name="President NAAS">{{cite web | url=http://naasindia.org/page.php?pageid=14 | title=President NAAS | publisher=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> An alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of the [[New York State University]] and a holder of a doctoral degree in genetics, he is a former assistance director of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] and a former regional representative for Asia-Pacific region of the organization.<ref name="2013-2014 CALS Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Alumni honored">{{cite web | url=https://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agcomm/news-center/perspectives/2013-2014-cals-distinguished-alumni-outstanding-alumni-honored-2/ | title=2013-2014 CALS Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Alumni honored | publisher=New York State University | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> He served as a member of the ''National Commission on Farmers'' and as the chairman of the Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, a Government of India agency.<ref name="Ram Badan Singh in CGIAR">{{cite web | url=https://ccafs.cgiar.org/about/who-we-are/our-staff/ccafs-independent-science-panel/independent-science-panel/ram-badan-singh#.V03M9ZF97IU | title=Ram Badan Singh in CGIAR | publisher=CGIAR | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> He is an elected fellow of the [[National Academy of Sciences, India]]<ref name="NASI fellow">{{cite web | url=http://www.nasi.org.in/fellows.asp?RsFilter=S | title=NASI fellow | publisher=National Academy of Sciences, India | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> and the [[National Academy of Agricultural Sciences]]<ref name="Section I - Crop Sciences">{{cite web | url=http://naasindia.org/page.php?pageid=27 | title=Section I - Crop Sciences | publisher=National Academy of Agricultural Sciences | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}</ref> and a recipients honors such as [[Banaras Hindu University]] Distinguished Alumnus Award, Lal Bahadur Shastri Memorial International Scientist Award, Dr. Zhu Shoumin International College of Nutrition Award and CALS Distinguished Alumnus Award.<ref name="2013-2014 CALS Distinguished Alumni, Outstanding Alumni honored" /> The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Bhushan]], in 2003, for his contributions to science.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref><br />
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* {{cite web | url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/icsu/7184236473 | title=Ram Badan Singh | publisher=Flickr | work=Flickr image | date=2016 | access-date=31 May 2016}}<br />
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