B. V. Nimbkar

Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar is an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his pioneering work in the fields of animal husbandry and agriculture.[1] He is the founder of Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, a Phaltan-based non governmental organization engaged in research and development in animal husbandry and agriculture. The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2006, for his contributions to Indian agricultural sector.[2] In November 2016 he was given the Jamnalal Bajaj Award for application of science and technology for rural applications.[3]

B. V. Nimbkar
Born (1931-07-17) 17 July 1931
Phaltan, Maharashtra, India
OccupationAgricultural scientist
Social worker
Known forNimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
ChildrenNandini Nimbkar
Manjiri Nimbkar, Chanda Nimbker
Parent(s)Kamala and Vishnu Nimbkar
AwardsPadma Shri
Jamnalal Bajaj Award

Biography

B. V. Nimbkar, born on 17 July 1931 in Goa to Kamala Nimbkar (nee Elizabeth Lundy) and Vishnu Nimbkar. He attended George school, a Quaker run preparatory school in Newtown, Pennsylvania[4] His mother also attended the same school[5] After obtaining a master's degree from the University of Arizona,[6] he returned to India. In 1956,he started farming in Phaltan, a taluka in western Maharashtra and is reported to have started a seed business and processing plant called Nimbkar seeds, with financial assistance from Rockefeller Foundation. In 1968, he founded the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI), a non profit non governmental organization, for advanced research in agriculture.[7] The organization has since grown to include activities in renewable energy, animal husbandry and sustainable development. His company Nimbkar Seeds is credited with the introduction of pure-bred Boer goats for the first time in India.[1]

Nimbkar remained the president of NARI till 1990 and the organization is presently headed by his daughter Nandini Nimbkar and assisted by Chanda Nimbker and Nandini's husband, Anil K. Rajvanshi.[8][9] The organization is reported to have had many achievements such as the development of 2009 Global Sustainability Research Award winning Lantern-cum-stove,[8] development of NARI Suwarna strain of Deccani sheep,;[10] development of loose biomass gasifier for industrial heating applications[11] method for artificial insemination in goats using frozen buck semen, breeding of high-yielding Southern African Boer sheep[12] and development of hybrid sweet sorghum.[7] The activities have earned the organization several awards including the Science and Technology Innovation for Rural Development Award of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in 2007.[12] Nimbkar has documented his researches by way of several articles published in national and international journals.[13][14][15] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of the Padma Shri in 2006.[16]

Selected bibliography
  • Nimbkar C., J.H.J. van der Werf, P.M. Ghalsasi1, B.V. Nimbkar, and S.W.Walkden-Brown. "Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India". ACIAR, Australia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • B. V. Nimbkar; Nandini Nimbkar; N. Zende (1986). "Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species". ResearchGate.
  • B. V. Nimbkar (December 1967). "A Word of Warning on Hybrids". Economic and Political Weekly. II (47).
  • B. V. Nimbkar (October 1967). "Jumble of Sundry Facts". Economic and Political Weekly. IV (40).
  • B. V. Nimbkar (February 1988). "The Greening of Maharashtra". Economic and Political Weekly. XXIII (8).

See also

References
  1. "Company Profile". India Mart. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  2. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "Rahul Bajaj hails Modi govt over reform process".
  4. David Van Praagh (2003). Greater Game: India's Race with Destiny and China. McGill-Queen's Press. p. 464. ISBN 9780773571303. Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar.
  5. "India: Newtoner's Second Home". The Bristol Daily. 20 October 1962. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  6. Nimbkar, BonBehari Vishnu, 1931- (1955). "Factors affecting the protein composition of cereal crops with particular reference to sorghum (Sorghum vulgare)". The University of Arizona.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Research Institutions Policy Research Journal - Energy Alternatives India". Energy Alternatives India. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  8. "Indian NGO awarded for its innovative lantern-cum-stove". Owsa. One World South Asia. 15 July 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  9. Anil K Rajvanshi (2010). Nature of Human Thought. Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute. p. 180. ISBN 9788190578127.
  10. "NCL and NARI honoured with prestigious CAIRD award" (PDF). National Chemical Laboratory. 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  11. SUGARCANE LEAF-BAGASSE GASIFIERS FOR INDUSTRIAL HEATING APPLICATIONS
  12. "Dr. Chanda Nimbkar". Pragat Shikshan Sanstha. 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  13. "EPW profile". Economic and Political Weekly. 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  14. Nimbkar C., J.H.J. van der Werf, P.M. Ghalsasi1, B.V. Nimbkar, and S.W. Walkden-Brown. "Potential introgression pathways and strategies for wider use of the FecB gene in Maharashtra state and other parts of India". ACIAR, Australia.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  15. B. V. Nimbkar; Nandini Nimbkar; N. Zende (1986). "Desertification of Western Maharashtra: Causes and possible solutions. I. Comparative growth of eight tree species". Forest Ecology and Management. 16 (1–4): 243–251. doi:10.1016/0378-1127(86)90024-1.
  16. Mahendra Gaur (2006). Indian Affairs Annual 2006. p. 3294. ISBN 9788178355290.
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