Dr. Balwinder Kumar is currently working as Research Scientist-Cereal Crops at Lakeland College, Canada. Prior to this, he worked as Professor & Head at Agriculture Science Centre, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. Dr. Kumar obtained his doctorate in Agronomy from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India. Dr. Kumar has 20 years of experience in the field of agronomy, cereal crops and forage production, conservation agriculture, cropping system, plant nutrition and biofortification of fodder and grain crops. Dr. Kumar is a member of national agricultural and livestock science societies. Dr. Balwinder Kumar has received many awards at the national and international level in the field of agronomy and extension. Dr. Balwinder Kumar has visited Canada, Denmark, Belgium, Brazil, Thailand, Turkey and Iran for presenting research on important topics.