Surya Rathore

Biography

I have been working in the National Agricultural Research and Education System for the last 29 years having worked as Training Associate in KVK Pali & Jodhpur in Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), Jodhpur; as Associate Professor & Professor (Agricultural Communication) in India’s harbinger of green revolution; Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar and am now working as Principal Scientist in the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management for the last more than a decade including 7 months tenure as Head of the division. I have more than 150 publications covering various dimensions of agricultural sciences referred Journals, technical bulletins and magazines of repute. Edited and authored 14 books, 10 training manuals and have edited 12 issues of “Indian Farmers’ Digest’ having nation – wide circulation. Have completed around 16 research projects on different aspects of Agricultural Sciences. Also, guided 30 Masters and PhD theses and projects of P. G. Diploma students in the field of Agricultural Extension, Communication, Technology Management in Agriculture and Agri-business Management. Have developed 05 videos of Success Stories of Agri-graduates turned Entrepreneurs and uploaded on YouTube and also developed my own educational videos and uploaded on YouTube. I have my own YouTube channel and also write educational Blogs. I am associated with development of e-content on B. Sc. Agricultural course, “Extension Methodologies for Transfer of Agricultural Technologies”. Have organized 11 ICAR Summer/Winter/Short courses and 58 training and awareness programmes, workshops including MDPs, Foundation Course for Agricultural Research Services (FOCARS), FOCFAU, Refresher Courses etc. Have also produced Radio programmes for AIR, Rampur and Nazibabad as OIC, Radio Programme Production at G. B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar. I have delivered radio talks at AIR Rampur (UP), AIR Jodhpur and AIR, Udaipur (Rajasthan). I am invited as resource persons to deliver sessions at different Universities and institutes of repute across the country. I am also associated with policy development on Agricultural Education and Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, have 3 copyrights to my credit including that of mobile Application; Agri-prioritize. I am also associated with having MOUs with industries as well as Agricultural Universities on Career Development Centres (CDCs) under component – 2 of National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP). I have been trained in Education Information Systems at Texas A&M, Texas (USA) under NAIP in 2014. I am widely travelled abroad for various academic pursuits to countries like USA, Germany, Srilanka, Indonesia, Nepal, Malaysia etc. and have a broader outlook of their Education and extension systems. I have also upgraded my knowledge by doing PG diplomas in Business Management & Technology Management in Agriculture. In nutshell, I am someone who has held positions of all three verticals i.e. Education, Extension and Research in NARES.