Brief CV of Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director
Brief CV
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Dr. Parveen Kumar Director ICAR-CCARI, Old Goa, Goa-403 402 E-mail : director.ccari@icar.gov.in and pkumarcssri@gmail.com
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Educational Qualifications
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Degree |
University/ Institution
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Year |
Percentage/ OGPA
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Distinction, if any
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B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture |
Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar |
1990 |
85.61% OGPA: 3.85/ 4.00 |
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M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agronomy |
CCS HAU, Hisar |
1992 |
89.20% OGPA: 3.96/ 4.00 |
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Ph. D (Agronomy) |
Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi |
1997 |
OGPA: 3.90/ 4.00 |
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Professional Career
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Designation |
Institute |
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To |
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Director |
ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa |
01-05-2021 |
To date |
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Principal Scientist |
Natural Resource Management Division, ICAR, New Delhi |
01-11-2020 |
30-04-2021 |
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Principal Scientist |
ICAR-Central Soil Salinity Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana |
01-10-2010 |
31-10-2020 |
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Sr. Scientist (PB-4) |
ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI) Campus, Modipuram, Uttar Pradesh (UP) |
29-12-2007 |
30-09-2010 |
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Sr. Scientist (PB-3) |
ICAR-CPRI Campus, Modipuram, UP |
29-12-2004 |
28-12-2007 |
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Scientist (Sr. Scale) |
ICAR-CPRI Campus, Modipuram, UP |
29-12-1999 |
28-12-2004 |
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Scientist |
ICAR-CPRI Campus, Modipuram, UP |
19-07-1996 |
28-12-1999 |
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Scientist |
ICAR-CPRI Regional Station, Jalandhar, Punjab and NAARM, Hyderabad |
29-12-1995 |
18-07-1996 |
Salient Professional Achievements
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Developed production technology to maximize chip grade (45-85 mm) & French fry grade (> 75 mm) potatoes for 6 Indian potato processing varieties. The technology increased net returns to the farmers by 15-20% besides ensuring round the year availability of quality raw material to the potato processing industries.
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Co-developer of 4 high yielding potato processing varieties namely Kufri Chipsona-3, Kufri Chipsona-4, Kufri Himsona and Kufri Frysona. The combination of varieties and production technologies ushered a revolution in processing with >10-fold increase in consumption of processing potatoes during 2000 to 2022 from < 2.0% (0.45 million tonnes) to 9.0% (4.52 million tonnes) in last 22 years; increased the productivity potential of ~2.0 lakh hectare lands ensuring food and livelihood security of ~2.0 lakhs farm families through better net returns (25-30%); generation of 28-million-man days and Rs. 4000 crores net returns to the farmers per annum, respectively.
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Standardized irrigation and planting schedules of salt tolerant basmati rice & wheat varieties. Recommended irrigation and planting schedules results in higher rice-wheat productivity, saves ~30% of irrigation water and 20% of energy (diesel) leading to reduced pollution.
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Developed allometric models for estimating terrestrial carbon sequestration of Poplar and Eucalyptus plantations & their soil amelioration potential in Trans-IGP. Identified agroforestry rotational models and plantation age-based crop synergy for enhancing climate resilience and farmer’s income in salt affected ecology.
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Developed conceptual framework for promotion of agro-ecotourism as a multidimensional farming enterprise in coastal regions of India (Goa and Karnataka).
Major In-service Professional Awards & Recognitions
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Fellowship of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi from January 2023.
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ICAR Hari Om Ashram Trust Award as Team Leader for Biennium 2014-15 for Crop and Horticultural Sciences.
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Indian Society of Agronomy Gold Medal-2017 in recognition of outstanding contributions to Agronomy discipline.
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ICAR-CPRI Dr. S Ramanujam Award (2007) for the block year 2004-2007 for Outstanding Research and Leadership in Potato Research and Development in India.
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ICAR-CSSRI Excellence Award on Soil Salinity for the year 2017 for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Management of Salt Affected Soils and Poor-Quality Waters.
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Associateship of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi under the Scheme of Recognizing Excellence in Science for Young Scientists from January 2008.
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Fellowship, Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi for outstanding contributions to Agronomy from January 2013.
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Fellowship, Indian Potato Association, Shimla from January 2012
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Chairman, Technical Session on “Seed Technology” in International Symposium on Agronomy and Physiology of Potato organized by ‘European Association for Potato Research’ during 20-24 Sept. 2010 at Nevsehir, Turkey.
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Visiting Scientist to Institute of Resistance Research and Stress Tolerance, Germany during June 2009.
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IPA-Kaushalaya Sikka Memorial Award (2000-2004) as Team Leader from Indian Potato Association, Shimla for outstanding contribution to potato.
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IPA-Kaushalaya Sikka Memorial Award (2005-2009) from Indian Potato Association, Shimla for outstanding research contribution in the area of “Biochemical Parameters Influencing Processing Quality in Potato”.
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Director’s Appreciation Award (2017-18) for devotion and sincerity in executing the assigned duties and jobs as OIC (PME), ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal.
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Editor, Indian Journal of Agronomy since 2020 published by ‘Indian Society of Agronomy, New Delhi.
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Associate Editor, Journal of Soil Salinity and Water Quality during 2017-2020 published by ‘Indian Society of Soil Salinity and Water Quality’, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal
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Member Editorial Board, Potato Journal during 2014-2020 published by ‘Indian Potato Association’, ICAR-CPRI, Shimla
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Editor, Annals of Agricultural Research 2016-2020 published by ‘Indian Society of Agricultural Science’, New Delhi.
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Member Institute Management Committee, ICAR-NBSS&LUP, Nagpur during 2015-2018
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Member Institute Management Committee, ICAR-IIFSR, Modipuram, Meerut during 2016-2019
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Member Secretary, Research Advisory Committee, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal during 2015-2018.
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Member Secretary, Institute Research Council, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal during 2014-2019.
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Member Secretary, Institute Technology Management Committee, ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal during 2014-2019.
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Nodal Officer, Institute Technology Management Unit of ICAR-CSSRI, Karnal during 2014-2019.
Gist of Publications
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Type of Publication |
Number |
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Research papers in refereed journals |
115 |
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Research papers (Symposia, seminars, etc) |
18 |
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Books authored/edited/training manuals |
11 |
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Book chapters |
32 |
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Technical/Extension Bulletins |
16 |
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TV/Radio Talks |
25 |
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Popular articles |
43 |
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Abstracts of research papers (Symposia, seminars, etc) |
85 |
Presently associated with following committees/ organizations
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President, Association for Coastal Agricultural Research, Goa
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Member-Goa State Biodiversity Board, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Goa.
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Member- Board of Management, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat, nominated by Secretary, DARE & Director General, ICAR, New Delhi.
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Member-State Level Project Monitoring Committee (SLPMC) for monitoring of central sector scheme under Agriculture Infrastructure Funds, Govt. of Goa.
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Member-State Level Project Screening Committee (SLPSC) under RKVY, Goa.
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Member-State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA) for Goa for watershed development programs under PMKSY-WDC.
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Member-State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) for implementation of NMSA in Goa.
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Member-SLEC for mission for MIDH in Goa.
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Member-State Monitoring Unit (SMU), Department of Animal Husbandry & Vet. Services, Govt. of Goa.
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Member of the Committee for preparing Goa State Biodiversity Action Plan (GSBAP), Goa State Biodiversity board, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Goa.
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Member-Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) Scheme under National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA), Govt. of Goa.
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Member-Thematic Expert Committee on Agrobiodiversity, Goa State Biodiversity Board, Dept. of Science & Technology, Govt. of Goa.
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Member, Local Advisory Committee of Goa Science Centre, Goa.
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Member, Regional Advisory Committee of NABARD, Goa.
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Member, Academic Advisory Council, Goa Institute of Management, Goa
International exposure: USA, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Turkey, Denmark