Professor Kadambot Siddique, Hackett Professor and Director of Agriculture at the University of Western Australia, has received the prestigious 2024 Crawford Fund Medal. This award recognizes his substantial and ongoing contributions to international agricultural research through the Crawford Fund's programs.
The award will be formally presented at the Crawford Fund's 2025 Annual Conference in Canberra, Australia, on August 11-12, 2025. The medal acknowledges Prof. Siddique's extensive work in international agricultural research.
Prof. Siddique's contributions span various fields, including:
His work has been supported through numerous international projects funded by organizations like the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Prof. Siddique's accomplishments extend beyond this award, including:
These accolades highlight his significant global impact on agricultural science.
Kadambot Siddique | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The 2024 Crawford Fund Medal has been awarded to agricultural scientist, educator and collaborator Kadambot Siddique from Kodungalloor, Thrissur.
Prof. Siddique is working as Hackett Professor and Director of Agriculture, UWA Institute of Agriculture, University of Western Australia.
The award is to recognise those who have made a considerable and continued contribution to international agricultural research through the Crawford Fund’s programmes and related activities.
Prof. Siddique will be presented with the award at the Crawford Fund’s 2025 Annual Conference, to be held in Parliament House, Canberra, on August 11, 12, 2025.
Prof. Siddique has served on the Crawford Fund WA Committee since 1999 and has led and co-led numerous international projects funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and United Nations (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).
His contribution in the fields of crop physiology, production agronomy, farming systems, genetic resources, breeding research in cereal, grain legumes and oilseed crops were given due weightage.
He was the recipient of 2023 Scientist of the Year at the Western Australian Premier’s Science Awards, became a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences in 2024, and was appointed Special Ambassador by the United Nations FAO for the International Year of Pulses in 2016, underscoring the global impact of his research and his national and international reputation in agricultural science.
He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Foreign Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Science and has received the Friendship Award in 2019, highest recognition for a foreign expert from the Chinese government, acknowledging two decades of contributions to agriculture in China.
Published - May 14, 2025 10:20 pm IST
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