Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Dr.VELAMOOR RAJAGOPAL, M.Sc, Ph.D., FISPC, FISCAR 
Date of Birth:15-03-1944  Place: Tirupati,AP 
Position at retirement: Director, CPCRI, Kasaragod (ICAR),Kerala)

Residence:
Flat 102, Sri Kataaksham, 18-4-60 Railway colony, 
TIRUPATI – 517501,               
Ph.No. 0877 – 2287083,  mobile 094412 00217, 
e mail : rajvel44@gmail.com
website : http://rajagopalvelamoor.blogspot.com

Education
B.Sc (1964),M.Sc (1966), Ph.D. (1971),  CSIR Junior and Senior Research Fellow (1967-72),S.V.University, Tirupati
Post-doctoral Research, Royal Veterinary and Agriculture University Copenhagen, Denmark (1977-79)


Employment from the last
position:                                                                                                
Director (2001-06), Head of Division (1996-2000), Principal Scientist (1986-96),Project Coordinator, Senior Scientist (1980-85) – CENTRAL PLANTATION CROPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, KASARAGOD, KERALA.            

 Scientist (1976-80), Senior Research Assistant (1972-76) – WATER TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, INDIAN AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NEW DELHI                           

Fields of Specialization: 
Drought, production physiology, Growth hormones, Cropping systems, climate change , transfer of technology, poverty reduction/hunger index                                                                            

Crops handled
Coconut, cocoa, wheat, sorghum, green gram, barley, groundnut, tomato 


Significant contributions:  
Identification of drought resistant genotypes, water management, physiological plant pathology, field evaluations, biochemical characterization, crop yield parameters, technologies for income generation, self help group of women  and youth entrepreneurship development, hunger index analysis


Publications:
Research papers – 245, popular articles -28, book chapters – 15, books – 3, review articles – 17, books edited -13, technical reports -22, articles on policy matters, agriculture development issues – 38, hunger related - 25. Guided students for M.Phil. and Ph.D (Mangalore University)


Awards:
 Best Research Paper published in the Indian Horticulture Journal (2010) - Team
Recognition award on Research management in coconut - CPCRI leadership (2010)
Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institute Award (2002-03) - leadership 
Best Krishi Vigyan Kendra Award (2004) - leadership                              
Certificate of Appreciation as National Coordinator for ADB project (2004) 
Dr.Marigowda Memorail lecture Award UAS Banglore (2001)      
Dr.RL Narasimhaswamy Award for Best paper in Placrosym (1982) - Team          
Prof.RD Asana Gold Medal for contribution ins Stress Physiology (1973)- Individual 
Life Time Achievement Award by the S.V.University Alumni Association Tirupati- Individual (2010)
'Adwitiya Pragna Bhaskara' award by the Tirupati Brahmin's Association- Academic excellence (2011)

Honors:
Fellow of the Indian Society for Plantation Crops( 1998), 
Fellow of the Indian Society for Coastal Agricultural Research (2004), 
President ISPC (2002 – 2004), 
Editor, Journal of Plantation Crops (1998 – 2001)

Membership in Societies : 
Life member in ISPC, ISCAR, SPPB, IOS, ISPP

Recognition:  
Member in the following -                                                                 
Governing body Coconut Development Board, Kochi,                                      
Academic Council of Kerala Agricultural University, Trichur,                               
Board of Studies, Calicut University (Calicut), Manglore University (Manglore),      
Selection Committee expert member, Rubber Research Institute, Kottayam, 
Editorial committee member in seven science journals
Chief of Regional Bureau Agriculture Today (New Delhi) Tirupati

Important assignments : 
Member in the following -                                                 
National Steering Committee, Coconut Eriophymite, ICAR New Delhi
National Committee on Areca nut price fixation,Ministry of Agriculture New Delhi
Secretary – quinquennial review team CPCRI, 
Coconut Productivity Strategies, Government of Kerala (presented action plan to the Agriculture Minister)
Member of the selection committee, ASRB New Delhi

Projects handled as Principal Investigator:
ICAR, CDB, DBT - National on Water management/climate change etc
IFPRI (present Biodiversity International of FAO)/COGENT/ADB - Poverty alleviation in coconut communities through income generating technologies - National Coordinator of the International Project (2002 - 2004)



 Visit to foreign countries:                                                                                               

Post- doctoral Research Fellow of Danish Government (DANIDA) at the Royal Veterinary and Agriculture University, Copenhagen (DENMARK)                                          
Attended the first seminar of the Federation of European Society of Plant Physiology (FESSP) Edingurgh (U.K.) 
                                                                                    
Visits for training/delivering lectures
University of Aarhus (DENMARK), Universities of Sweden, Goteberg, Lund (SWEDEN), Universities of Wageningen, Groningen, Leiden (NETHERLANS), Universities of Reading, Kent, Rothamsted Experimental station (UK), University of Hamburg (GERMANY)
Presented country reports as National coordinator on the IPGRI/ADB project:       
First meeting at Hotel Continental, Ho Chi Minh City (VIETNAM)                      
Second meeting at Philippines Coconut Institute, Davao City (PHLIPPINES)       
Third meeting at the Oil Palm Research Institute, Ho Chi Minh City (VIETNAM) 
Field / laboratory visit at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Banos (PHILPINES), 
Represented ICAR at the 41st COCOTECH meeting at Santo Island (VANAUTU)                                                                                                          
Presented  the country’s project proposal on poverty reduction in coconut communities at the first IFAD/COGENT project meeting at Horticultural Research Institute, Hat Yai (THAILAND)
Visited Biodiversity International for discussion, Kuala Lumpur (MALAYSIA)
Held discussion on Global Hunger Index at the International Food Policy Research institute (IFPRI), Washington (USA)


Post-retirement assignments:            

Chairman, Research Advisory Committee, National Research Center on Oil palm , Pedavegi, AP  
Member, Advisory group on agriculture, Byrraju Foundation Secunderabad,
Consultant, Coconut Development Board scheme in AP
Coconut consultant PEN India, an NGO, Tirupati
Adviser- Welfare Organization for Rural Development (WORD) Tirupati Advisory committee Member, Regional Science Center Tirupati
Chief of Regional Bureau of Agriculture Today ( a National magazine from New Delhi), Tirupati
Member Research Advisory Committee CPCRI Kasaragod 
Guest Faculty SVETA (TTD) Tirupati

Delivering lectures and conducting quiz programs for students, publishing articles on agricultural policy/management issues in the National agricultural magazines, awareness programs on women self help groups on entrepreneurship development, educating youth on environmental issues  as a social activist


Founder HUNGER ELIMINATION AND YOU MOVEMENT (HEYm)
President, SOCIETY FOR HUNGER ELIMINATION (SHE) Tirupati






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