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Symposium Committees

Chief Patrons

  • Dr. R.S. Paroda, President, ISPGR and Chairman TAAS
  • Dr. Mangi Lal Jat, Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR
  • Dr. T. Mohapatra, Chairman, PPV&FRA

Patrons

  • Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Sciences), ICAR, New Delhi
  • Dr. Devendra Kumar Yadava, Deputy Director General (Crop Sciences), ICAR, New Delhi
  • Dr. S.V. Suresha, Vice Chancellor, UAS, Bengaluru
  • Dr. Vishnuvardhana, Vice Chancellor, UHS, Bagalkot

Core Organizing Committee

RoleNameDesignation/Affiliation
ChairDr. T.K. BeheraDirector, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
ChairDr. R.C. AgrawalVice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
Co-ChairDr. R.K. TyagiVice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
CoordinatorDr. Anuradha AgrawalGeneral Secretary, ISPGR, New Delhi
Organizing SecretaryDr. E Sreenivasa RaoNO, PME, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Organizing SecretaryDr. Sherry Rachel JacobJoint Secretary, ISPGR, New Delhi
Co-Organizing SecretaryDr. M.R. RohiniCouncillor (South Zone), ISPGR, New Delhi
Co-Organizing SecretaryDr. G.R. SmithaPS, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
MemberDr. Kuldeep TripathiTreasurer, ISPGR, New Delhi

Technical Program Committee

RoleNameDesignation/Affiliation
ChairDr. R.C. AgrawalVice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
ChairDr. T.K. BeheraDirector, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Co-ChairDr. R.K. TyagiVice President, ISPGR, New Delhi
MemberDr. K. PradheepOIC, ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Thrissur
MemberDr. Joseph JohnEx OIC, ICAR-NBPGR Regional Station, Thrissur
MemberDr. R. SivarajCouncillor (SZ), ISPGR, New Delhi
MemberDr M.V. DhananjayaPrincipal Scientist, ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
MemberDr. M.R. RohiniCouncillor (South Zone), ISPGR, New Delhi
MemberDr. Prakash PatilProject Coordinator (Fruits), ICAR-IIHR, Bengaluru
Member SecretaryDr. Sherry Rachel JacobJoint Secretary, ISPGR, New Delhi

National Advisory Committee

  • Sanjay Kumar – Chairman, ASRB, New Delhi
  • Parveen Kumar – Director, ICAR-CCARI, Goa
  • B. Ashok (IAS) – Vice Chancellor, KAU, Kerala
  • G. Ryju – Director, ICAR-CTCRI, Thiruvananthapuram
  • R.C. Jagadeesha – Vice Chancellor, UAHS, Shivamogga
  • K.B. Hebbar – Director, ICAR-CPCRI, Kasargod
  • P.L. Patil – Vice Chancellor, UAS, Dharwad
  • E.B. Chakurkar – Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair
  • M. Hanumanthappa – Vice Chancellor, UAS, Raichur
  • C. Tara Satyavathi – Director, ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad
  • R. Thamizh Vendan – Vice Chancellor, TNAU, Tamil Nadu
  • R.K. Mathur – Director, ICAR-IIOR, Hyderabad
  • V.B. Patel – ADG (Fruits and Plantation Crops), ICAR, New Delhi
  • K. Suresh – Director, ICAR-IIOPR, Pedavegi
  • R.M. Sundaram – Director, ICAR-IIRR, Hyderabad
  • Sudhakar Pandey – ADG (Flowers, Vegetables, Spices and Medicinal Plants), ICAR, New Delhi
  • R. Dinesh – Director, ICAR-IISR, Kozhikode
  • Sanjeev Gupta – ADG (Seeds, Oilseeds and Pulses), ICAR, New Delhi
  • R. Selvarajan – Director, ICAR-NRCR, Tiruchirappalli
  • G.P. Singh – Director, ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi
  • P. Govindaraj – Director, ICAR-SBI, Coimbatore
  • J. Dinakara Adiga – Director, ICAR-DCR, Puttur
  • Gopal Lal – Director (Acting), NAARM, Hyderabad