DR. G.P. VERMA, M.Sc. Ag. (Agra), Ph.D. (Iowa, U.S.A.) retired as Director Research services/ Director Instruction, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P. after 36 years’ experience of teaching, research and extension of technology to farmers’ fields. Besides merit scholarships of Agra University and U.P. Govt., he was awarded Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship for higher studies in U.S.A. His contribution to watershed based development of Rainfed/Dry farming and reclamation and control of gullies/ravines is outstanding, and in recognition of this he bagged several assignments in India and abroad from Govt. of India, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Consultancy organizations like Consulting Engineering Services, Water and Power Consultancy Organization (WAPCO), Indian Institute of Public Opinion and Indian Institute of Public Administration. He served as Dry Farming Expert to Govt. of Paraguay for one year (1981-82), and as a member of Team of Experts to Iraq Govt. for planning and development of dry farming. He also served as an Expert to evaluate the Intensive Extension and Research Project of Gujarat State, as well as a member of ICAR Appraisal Team for National Agricultural Research Project. He had the honour of membership of Expert Committee-cum-Jury for several awards. He has been President, Gwalior Chapter of Indian Society of Soil Science (2005-12) and Chairman, Consortium Advisory Committee, National Agriculture Innovation Project, Component III, JNKVV Jabalpur M.P. and Consultant, Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya Project “Identification of Efficient Integrated Modules for Sustainable Management of Ravines (Chambal) and Carbon Sequestration for climate Resilience in Madhya Pradesh”. He was awarded as “Agriculture Scientist-2015 by Gwalior Vikas Samiti, Gwalior and was also conferred ‘Life Time Achievement Award-2015 by Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, M.P.