Rice and Food Security

Dr. Alemla Ao (bron on 18 september, 1958) is serving as Prof. in the Depatment of Entomology, School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema. She has completed her Ph.D. degree in the year 1988. Dr. Alemla is member of editorial board of International Journal of Bio-resource and Stress Management.

Dr. B. Sahoo (b. 1933), received his education at Presidency College, Calcutta; Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune. He obtained the Ph.D. degree from Utkal University. Keenly interested in creative and critical writings, Prof. Sahoo has many publications to his credit. The most important ones are “Wage Price Productivity in Leading Sectors of India”, “Weaker Sections: Poverty and Development”, “Institution, Structure and Development” and “Anthologies of Oriya Poetry and Short Stories”. Dr. Sahoo served as Professor of Economics in the Premier College of Orissa and Utkal University and N.K.C. Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar. Currently he is the Director of the J.P. Institute of Social & Economic Studies, Bhubaneswar.

Dr. B.P. Bhatt (born on 5 February, 1995) is serving as Director, ICAR Reserach Complex for Eastern Region, Patna, Bihar. He has started his career as Lecturer in the Department of Forestry at H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal in the year 1991. He has been elected as Fellow, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NRM) during the year 2009.

Dr. I. Amenla joined the Agricultural Research Service of Indian Council of Agricultural Research as Scientist (Soil and Water Conservation Engineering) in 2008 after completing his Ph.D. from Indian Institute of GIS applications in watershed development and management, and soft computing in hydrology.