Lifetime achievement award for Kurien

Thursday, 18 September 2008, 21:40 IST   |    7 Comments
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Ahmedabad: Verghese Kurien, father of the White Revolution in India and the architect of Operation Flood, has been honoured with the lifetime achievement award from the National Awards Committee of Agricultural Leadership Awards 2008. Kurien was selected for the award for transforming and impacting the lives of millions of rural milk producers and help India emerge as the largest milk producer in the world, an official of the Anand-based Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) said Wednesday. The lifetime award, instituted by the Agriculture Today, published by the Centre for Agriculture and Rural Development from New Delhi, is yet another honour for the octogenarian. The award ceremony will be held in New Delhi Friday as part of a Agriculture Leadership Summit under the chairmanship of M.S. Swaminathan.
Source: IANS