Sanjaya Rajaram

• Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram is an Indian born Mexican scientist.
• He was awarded 2014 World Food Prize for his scientific research in developing 480 wheat varieties that have been released in 51 countries. This innovation has led to an increase in world wheat production by more than 200 million tonnes in the years following the Green Revolution.
• His breakthrough achievement in successfully cross-breeding winter and spring wheat varieties, which were distinct gene pools and had been isolated from one another for hundreds of years, led to him developing plants that have higher yields and a broad genetic base.