Top 10 influential people in the world history in Agriculture are: Fritz- Haber(1868-1934), Norman Borlaug(1914-2009), George Washington Carver(1864-1943), Cyrus McCormick(1809-1884), Eli Whitney(1766-1825), John Deere(1804-1886), Robert Fraley(birthday, 1953), Rachel Carson(1907-1964), Henry A Wallace(1888-1965), George Hanrrison Shull(1874-1954).
Green revolution scientist Dr. M. Swaminathan and Dr Ramiah in India. currently Dr. K.Ramasamy TNAU Vice Chancellor in my knowledge.
Top 10 influential people in the world history in Agriculture are: Fritz- Haber(1868-1934), Norman Borlaug(1914-2009), George Washington Carver(1864-1943), Cyrus McCormick(1809-1884), Eli Whitney(1766-1825), John Deere(1804-1886), Robert Fraley(birthday, 1953), Rachel Carson(1907-1964), Henry A Wallace(1888-1965), George Hanrrison Shull(1874-1954).
Dr Kumar , your question is very interesting . How will you define the most influential people in agriculture science , any basis or bases?
I addition to the answer of Mr Victor, also number of scientists are there who worked lot for farmers but their names are not known to us or they are unknown eg Scientists Invented Soil Health Card, STCR equation etc
World known scientists are
Y L Ping for hybrid rice
Father Henri for SRI
M S Swaminathan for Green Revolution
Y L Nene for Green Revolution
Rattan Lal for Soil Science and Climate chang
C T Patel for first inter specific hybrid cotton
MONSANTO for bt cotton
Let me add to the list the Italian breeder Nazareno Strampelli.
A wheat breeding pioneer (early 20th Century), he basically anticipated by decades some Borlaug achievements, and obtained largely successfull cultivars by crossing different materials, included a dwarf line from Japan as well as early materials to skip early summer hot temperature. Some bread wheats from Strampelli, apart from Italy, were grown on million of hectares in China in the '60s and '70s.
Unfortunately, as a genuine and practical breeder, he made new cultivars but published very few papers, no one in English. Only in the '90s his work has been recognized at international level.
Dr Vargheese Kurien, Dr Sunderesan in the field of dairying, Dr Nagarajan, former Director, IARI in finding the puccinia rust path in wheat
I will only mention some of the most influential scientists in agriculture in my country Sudan: Prof. Hamid Drar; Prof. Mohamed Ali Gneef former Minister of agriculture, Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Osman Ibnouf and many others
Although already mentioned some important players, do not forget to ancient civilizations, e.g. in Latin America the Maya, Aztecs, Incas, etc., left great contributions to agriculture. The Incas noted for irrigation and cultivation in terraces, the Aztecs with their chinampas (culture system the lake area of the Valley of Mexico) and Maya highlighted by the use of agroforestry systems. Similarly in other latitudes ancient civilizations, provided important processes and innovations used in agriculture.
Dear KUMAR, these people are considered as the most influential people in agriculture sphere. This web maybe important for you https://agvanwert.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/top-10-most-influential-people-in-agriculture-and-farming-history/
1. Fritz Haber
2. Norman Borlaug
3. George Washington Carver
4. Cyrus McCormick
5. Eli Whitney
6. John Deere
7. Robert Fraley
8. Rachel Carson
9. Henry A. Wallace
10. George Harrison Shull
Dr. Norman Ernest Borlaug stands out as one of the best agricultural scientists of the 20th century. He was an American agronomist/pathologist who has been recognized as the father of the Green Revolution (cf: the book titled "The Man who fed the World" authored by Leon Hesser in 2006). He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 for his outstanding and invaluable contribution in the field of agriculture. The World Food Prize was established in recognition of his life time work.
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