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Dr.
Vijay Keolchand Mahorkar, Ph. D, DMM, born on 07th
October, 1954, in village Kondoli, Dist. Washim, Maharashtra.
Presently working in the capacity of Director, Extension
Education & Director of Instruction, Dr. Panjabrao
Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola. He has 27 years
of vast service experience includes Education, Research
& Agriculture Extension. He wrote 63 Scientific
and 35 technical papers. He also has 65 extension
publications and 07 books to his credit. He is a recipient
of Bt Sheshrao Wankhade Gold Medal for M.Sc. Agri.
Examination. He is also winner of Madhav Gangadhar
Bhumralkar Cash Prize, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial
Trust Prize. During his study days he was awarded
Junior Research Fellowship from CSIR, New Delhi to
complete Ph.D. studies. He also received many prestigious
awards like Vetiver Award by World Bank, Rashtriya
Gaurav Award, Radhakisan Shanti Malhotra Cash Prize
for outstanding research work, Gold medal for Best
Research in 42nd World Congress, Fellowship of the
year award by National Environmental Science Academy.
He was active member in reforming new syllabus of
Horticulture of B.Sc. (Agri., Horti. & Forestry).
He is also the Executive Council Member of University.
He had made visits to Saudi Arabia, Israel and Kenya. Under
his guidance several extension education programmes of University
like Agro Tech, Shivar Pheri, Kirtankar Mela’s, Krishi
Doot Trainings & Krishak Vigyan Manch (Programme of
farmer- scientist interaction), Hello Kastakar- an online
radio programme, Scientists-Input Dealers Interface, Media
workshop and more than 500 trainings for Farmers, Farm Women’s,
Rural Youths, Extension Functionaries is being successfully
organized. He is reachable at +91724-2258174 & E-mail
ID is deepdkv@yahoo.com. |