(Organizational Development & Process Consultancy)

Present Work

 

Joined MANAGE in 1995. Working as Project Coordinator for National Agricultural Technology Project (NATP).   Under this project, providing technical and project management advice to the Govt. of India, State Governments and  ICAR institutions.  Responsible for developing the concepts for testing and implementation of the project and coordinating the efforts of a team of persons both at MANAGE, 6 States and Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India; and the World Bank.  As Director (Org.Dev. & Process Consultancy), involved in development of policies, programmes for organizational transformation and change  in various extension and agricultural development organisations.  Offers consultancy for international agencies like World Bank, ODA, Swiss Development Corporation besides Govt. of India, State Governments, private sector and NGOs.

 

Work Experience

Has 23 years of experience in the field of agricultural development. The broad areas of work include sectors such as agriculture, horticulture, plantation crop and sericulture etc. In terms of action, major focus has been on providing consultancy, organisational change management, training, research, workshops etc. Held position of course Coordinator for the Post   Graduate Diploma in Agricultural extension Management(PGDAEM) for the year 1997-98.

Involved in developing and suggesting Farmers Organisation oriented extension model for the World bank in one of its projects being implemented in Uttar Pradesh. Provided facilitation and process consultancy and helped in organising the project related workshops for ODAs Western Ghats Forestry Projects, Natural Resource Management project and Education project. Worked as Project Manager in MANAGE in planning, designing, implementation, monitoring and follow up of Agricultural Extension Management Training projects (AEMTPs) funded by ODA.

Prior to joining MANAGE, worked as Deputy Director ( Extension and Transfer of Technology) in NIRD . In this capacity, concentrated on designing, conducting training activities for agricultural and rural development personnel at different levels. Conducted around 50 programmes for both national and international clients. Undertaken research projects in the area of extension in the country such as oilseed development system (soybean), involvement of women in agriculture, performance and evaluation of T&V system

Has the experience of working in the ICAR system as Scientist ( Agri.Extension) for a period of 1 1/2 years. Conducted training in the area of fisheries extension. Started career in a nationalized bank to look after the agricultural finance activities of the bank. 

Honours

• Gold medal for highest merit in Ph.D.

• Silver Certificate under Facilitators Development Programme by Coverdale Org. London in 1991.

• Gold Certificate under Management Development Programme in Course Designing, Directing,   Mentoring, Project Management and Consultancy in 1994 by Coverdale Organisation, London.

• Certificate for Advanced Management Consultancy program by Coverdale Organisation London in 1993.

IT skills

Learnt basic computer skills for presentations and data processing.

        Publications

        Books:

1. Agricultural Extension Management : Concept and Constraints, published by NIRD.

2. Trainers Training Manual for Participatory Watershed Development"

3. Agricultural Research and Extension Interface in Asia (editor)

4. Four publications brought out under NATP Project.

           Research Papers / Articles:

1. What Ails the Indian farmers, Farm & Factory, Vol.12,No.11-12, pp.3-5,1978.

2. Result Demonstration concepts, Farm & Factory, Vol.12,No.9-10, pp.3-6, 1978.

3. Gobar gas plants - A means to combat rural fuel crisis,Farm and Factory, Vol.13, No.5-6, pp.3-5, 1979.

4. Profile of block demonstration participant farmers,Indian Journal of Adult Education, Vol.40, No.6, pp.35-38, 1979.

5. The summer Institute in Fisheries - An evaluation,Journal of Education, Research & Extension, Vol.18, No.1,pp.254-258, 1981.

6. Stages in fish marketing, Fish Tech. News, Vol.2, No.12,pp.6-7, 1981.

7. Economics of fish curing - A case study, Fish Tech. News, Vol.2, No.11, pp.11-12, 1981.

8. Problem oriented action sponsored technology transfer,Fish Tech. News, vol.3, No.6, pp.11-13, 1982.

9. Fish curing in South Kanara, Fish Tech. News, Vol.3, No.5,pp.6-7, 1982.

10. Store the fish for off season, Fish Tech. News, Vol.3, No.3,pp.4-5, 1982.

11. Summer Institute Evaluation - A methodological Comparison,Journal of Education and Spy., Vol.39, No.4, pp.254-258, 1982.

12. Information sources for technology transfer, Indian Journal of Adult Education, Vol.44, No.10, pp.29-31, 1983.

13. Extension programme improves hygienic conditions, Fish Tech.News, Vol.3, No.9, pp.15-16, 1983.

14. Evaluation of Summer Institute of fish processing technology,Fish Technology, Vol.20, No.1, pp.53-56, 1983.

15. Cross validication of a technique for measuring students attitude towards extension education. Indian Journal of Appl. Psy., Vol.21, No.2, pp.59-61, 1984.

16. Adult Education of Fishermen: Some special problems,Indian Journal of Adult Education, Vol. No.pp. , 1984.

17. Impact of block demonstrations on the characteristics of participants, Indian Psychological Review, Vol.26, No.1,pp.33-36, 1984.

18. Agro-economic factors related to farm practice adoption as an impact of block demonstration, Maharashtra, Journal of Extension Education, Vol.5, pp.21-26, 1986.

19. Management of Agricultural Extension under T & V System in India - An overview. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.5, No.5, pp.561-570, 1986.

20. Linking Research and Extension for Agricultural Development - The Case of Karnataka (India). Journal of Rural Development, Vol.6, No.3, 272-279, 1987.

21. Training Efficiency India: An Evaluation Methodology for Training. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.6, pp.348-354, 1987.

22. Management of Agricultural Extension - Concept and Constraints, Journal of Rural Development, Vol.7, No.1, pp.1-66, 1987.

23. Operational impact of Agricultural Extension Management under T & V System. (The Case of Karnataka). Journal of   Rural Development, Vol.7, No.2, pp.119-135, 1988.

24. A Microsystems model for Agricultural Extension Project Management. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.7, No.4, pp.411-426, 1988.

25. Task analysis of Extension officials under Training and Visit System. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.8, No.1, pp.1-17, 1989.

26. Operational constraints in Management of Agricultural Extension. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.8, No.3, pp.299-308, 1989.

27. Operational impact of Agricultural Extension Management under T & V System. The case of Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Rural Development, Vol.8, No.6, pp.627-643, 1989.

28. Organising and Developing Consumer Consciousness Among Farmers. Paper presented in Seminar on "Farmers as Consumers" conducted by Peddireddy Thimmareddy Farm Foundation & Consumer Education Centre, Hyderabad at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram on 7th December, 1996.

Research Reports / Case Studies

1. Performance Evaluation of T & V System in India.

2. Case Studies in Extension Management.

3. Transfer of Technology for Soybean production : The case of Madhya Pradesh.

4. Involvement of Women in Agriculture : Experiences in 3 States.

5. Transfer of Technology for Sericulture Development : The Case of Karnataka.

6. Evaluation of Indo-Swiss Project for Sericulture in Andhra Pradesh.

7. Development of Action Plan for Women’s involvement in Himachal Pradesh.

8. Development of Training Action Plan in Sericulture sector for Andhra Pradesh.

9. Development of a project proposal for Overseas funding in Sericulture for Andhra Pradesh.

Contact Details

 

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Rajendranagar, Hyd- 500 030, AP, India
Phone : 040-24016702 to 706(O)
Mobile : 98483-16129

E-mail:  grdesai@manage.gov.in, grdesai@hotmail.com

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