C PrasadDr C. Prasad is the Former Deputy Director General, ICAR, New Delhi, India and the Founder President, VARDAN - A Trust to serve the poor, weaker & minority of the country; Education: B.Sc. (Agri.), Ranchi, India; M.S. (Agril. Education), Minnesota, UA; Ph.D. (Agril. Extension Education), Wisconsin, Madison, USA; and D.Sc. (Honoris Causa), CSA University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur, U.P. India; National Service: Asst. Professor of Agricultural Extension (IARI), New Delhi; Professor of Agricultural Extension, College of Agriculture, Jobner, Udaipur University; Professor of Agricultural Extension, IARI, New Delhi; Asst. Director General (Agricultural Education), ICAR; Deputy Director General, ICAR, New Delhi and Director, National Academy of Agriculture Research Management (NAARM), Hyderabad, India; International Assignments: Consultant, UNESCO, Teacher Education for Rural Development, Bangkok, Thailand; Expert, UNESCO on Vocational Training, Philippines; Consultant, FAO, Agricultural Education & Training, Sri Lanka; Senior Advisor/Team Leader: Strengthening Agricultural Education, Research and Extension, Sri Lanka; Consultant, FAO, Training Staff of Agricultural Communication & Community Radio, Bangladesh; and Senior Consultant, World Bank, Agricultural Research Management, BARC, Bangladesh; Publications: Articles, Papers, Bulletins and Chapters in Books over 250 including four Edited Books & two original Books; Prominent Awards: Excellence in Extension Award by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Chandra Shekhar (1993); D.Sc. Degree (Honoris Causa) by His Excellency, the Governor of U.P. Shri Motilal Vora (1994); Lifetime Achievement Award by Her Excellency, the President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil (2011); the Lifetime Achievement Award by Hon'ble Ex. Minister of Agriculture, Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Goa (2012); the Global Lifetime Achievement Award (highest Award out of 43 International Scientist Competitors) by Hon'ble Chief Minister of Pondicherry, Shri N. Rangasamy (2012); & Late Dr. Sanjay Kushwaha Memorial Award Conferred upon Dr. Prasad by the Society of Plant Protection Sciences at the hand of Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor, MPUAT, Udaipur (2015). Read More Read Less
