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Dr.
Venkat Manoharrao Mayande
Vice Chancellor |
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Dr. Venkat Manoharrao
Mayande born on July 5, 1950 at NIWALI village of Latur
district in Maharahstra has completed his schooling in rural
high school and obtained B. Sc. (Agri.) and B. Sc. (Agril.
Engg.) degrees from Panjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola.
He did his Master of Technology (Post Harvest, Process and
Food Engg.) from G. B. Pant University of Agriculture and
Technology, Pantnagar (U. P.) and Ph. D. in Farm Machinery
and Power from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
(W. B.). He started his career with the Bhartiya Agro Industries
Foundation (BAIF), Urulikanchan (Pune) as Asstt. Agricultural
Engineer where he managed the Agro-Engineering support services
to Cattle Breeding and Agricultural Research Farm in addition
to providing custom hiring service of farm implements to
farmers. He, then joined International Crop Research Institute
for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) as Agricultural Engineer
in Farming System Research Programme as a member of multidisciplinary
team of International Scientists and participated in development
of Vertisol Management Technology and Wheeled Tool Carriers
for improving animal traction for management of field operations
in vertisol. He guided international trainees from Africa,
Latin America and Asia in development of research methodologies.
After ten years with ICRISAT, he joined Indian Council of
Agricultural Research (ICAR) and was associated with Central
Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) for 19
years as Principal Scientist and Head, Division of Resource
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significantly contributed in development of Dryland Technologies
for Natural Resource Management and Mechanization. Later
he joined as a Zonal Co-ordinator Krishi Vigyan Kendras
for Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh and contributed in
improving functioning of 55 KVKs through administrative,
financial and technological measures. He organised On Farm
Trials, Front Line Demonstrations, trainings, extension
activities and diversification of farming in more than 100
villages. He has promoted production of quality seeds, saplings
and fishseeds in KVK, in addition to promoting organic apiculture
and bio-inputs. Presently he is the Vice Chancellor, Dr.
Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola since July 4,
2007. |
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As an academician
Dr. Mayande has the distinction of supervising number of
Ph. D., M. Tech., MCA, M. Sc. (Information Technology) and
B. Tech. (Agril. & Mech. Engg.) students and published
more than 115 research papers in journals of repute. |
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His research contribution
in design, development and commercialisation of seventeen
farm implements was recognized by ICAR by honouring him
with prestigious ‘Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award’ during
1996, in addition to number of product invention awards
by various organizations. He has two patents granted and
six pending for his designs. He licensed his designs to
17 industries, which is acclaimed as the best model of public-private
partnership. Apart from his research and academic activities
he has been recognized as faculty on IPR, Agricultural Banking,
Value Chain for Agri-Business Management and several other
disciplines of Agriculture and Engineering |
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His mission mode
approach in development of Quality Education, Improving
Research outcome and Extension Technologies for enhancing
livelihood of farmers in of Vidarbha region of Maharashtra
made a beginning of new era in these fields. |
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