Organic Agriculture and Food Security in Asia: Indo-Chinese Perspectives

Dr. M.P. Singh, Head of the Department of Forest Sciences, Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi (Jharkhand) earned his mater's degree in Botany with specialization in Taxonomy and after his PH.D degree in Floristic from Patna University and Diploma in Forestry from Forest Research Institute, Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education, Dehradun. He is a fellow in Life Sciences of Mendelian Society of India, Patna. Besides teaching Dr. Singh has been engaged with independent research in Project of Government of India as Principal investigator. He is noted Taxonomist of the country and have about twenty one years of long experiences. He is an advisor to the Government of India for whole Eastern Region on Horistic research and member of FLORA INDIA. He is the Editor of Journal "New Botanist" for forestry sector. He has published eight books in Botany, Forestry and on Environmental Sciences and also published eighty five research papers in National/International Journals. He has also guided a number of Scholar for award of Ph. D. degree in Botany as well as in Forestry. He is one of the member of Botanical Survey of India in a Research Selection Committee. He has extensively travelled in India and abroad in conection to floristic studies.

Dr. (Mrs.) Rajesh Singh is currently a Professor of Behavioural Sciences at Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. She has laudable achievements in the area of Organisation Behaviour, Organisation Development and Human Resource Management. She also specializes in the areas of Dissaster Management, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Training Technologies and Case Study Preparation and use. An accomplish trainer and consultant, she has published large number of articles in reputed journals and has completed 20 Research and Consultancy Projects.