Dr. I.S. Bisht retired as the Principal Scientist, ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi, India. Dr. Bisht’s research mainly focuses on mainstreaming biodiversity in production landscapes and linking biodiversity conservation to livelihood security of farmer households in small-holder subsistence farming. Dr. Bisht has also significantly contributed to PGR education. As faculty of the Postgraduate School, ICAR-IARI (a deemed university), New Delhi, he taught postgraduate courses in the discipline PGR. Dr. Bisht is presently working as a consultant at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, NASC Complex, Pusa Campus, New Delhi, under the UNAEP-GEF (India) project.