Publisher : Daya Publishing House Author : R.M. Prasad Language : English Edition : Latest By Publishers Book Cover : Hard Back ISBN : 9789390371969
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Dr. R.M. Prasad served as Advisor
Planning Department
Government of Meghalaya (2011-13) after taking voluntary retirement in 2011 from Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) as Associate Director of Extension. He served KAU for more than 32 years in various positions and was the Professor and Head of Communication Centre for more than six years. He was also Head of Central Training Institute of KAU for about two years. His areas of interest are Technology transfer
S and T interventions
Convergence
HRD and Skill development. Dr. Prasad had his Bachelors and Masters degree in Agriculture from KAU and was awarded Doctorate degree in Agricultural Extension in 1983 from University of Agricultural Sciences
Bangalore. He holds a P.G Diploma in Training and Development. Dr. Prasad is the Life Member of Indian Society of Extension Education (ISEE) and Indian Society of Training andDevelopment (ISTD). Dr Prasad had served as Agricultural Consultant for ADB and as Senior Fellow in National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD) at Hyderabad for two years (2008-10). He served as Training Specialist in two European Union (EU) funded projects in Kerala (KHDP and KMIP) for about three years (1997-2000). He was also the National Facilitator of MANAGE
Hyderabad for the Agricultural Extension Reforms Programme. He had served as Member
Sub Group on Agricultural Extension constituted by the Planning Commission
GoI for the 11th and 12th Five Years Plan. He also served as Chairman of a Committee constituted by the ICAR for the proposal of establishment of a National Research Centre for Agricultural Extension (NCRAE) during 2002.
