Shiv KumarDr. Shiv Kumar has expertise including crop improvement through resistance breeding, widening the genetic base through pre-breeding, and development of genetic and genomic resources in food legumes. During the 30 years of his professional carer, he has contributed to the development of 51 lentil, 5 mung bean, 2 urdbean, 1 rice, and 3 grass pea varieties and published 196 peer-reviewed journal articles, 77 book chapters, 11 books, 7 technical bulletins, and 2 training manuals. Presently, Dr. Kumar leads ICARDA's Food legumes program from Rabat, Morocco which aims to deliver improved germplasm of lentil, kabuli chickpea, faba bean and grass pea to national partners in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Asia, and North Africa. He works on developing short duration climate smart varieties of lentil and grass pea with high iron and zinc content for sustainable intensification of cereal based cropping systems. Read More Read Less