Present Work

Joined MANAGE in 1989. 

Specialized in gender studies and women in agriculture. Conducted more than 300 training programmes in the areas of team building, women in agriculture and conflict management in watershed programmes, community organisation etc. Offered consultancy to develop workshop modules for the  'gender workshops' for KRIBHCO rainfed farming project in Eastern India, funded by DFID.

Developed training modules supported by role play on negotiation and mediation skills for conflict resolution in watershed programmes. These modules have later became part of the 'Trainers Training Manual on Participatory Watershed management' brought out by MANAGE.

Honours

Gold Certificate by Coverdale Organisation, UK  in Coaching, Course Directing and Mentoring.

Work Experience

Prior to joining MANAGE, served as Social Scientist in National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad from 1982 to 1987. Has one year experience as an Instucture at the College of Home Science under ANGRAU(Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University), Hyderabad. The nature of job includes conducting field studies, report preparation, organising training programmes for field level functionaries on nutrition and community development.

Training / workshops Attended

• Facilitator development Programme in India and UK by Coverdale Oraganisation

• Advanced Consultancy Programme at UK by Coverdale Organisation.

• Workshop on Women in agriculture at NAARM, Hyderabad in 1993.

• Training on Logframe Approach by Team Technologies at Surat

• Training on PRA techniques at Sewa Bharathi, Kalyani, West Bengal.

Membership in Associations

Life Member of Society of Extension Education.

Publications

• Reaching women farmers : Strategies, (Extension digest, Vol.6, No.1,March 1998.)

• Promoting Cashew cultivation in orissa - A case study, (Agricultural extension review Vol.10,No.5, Sep-Oct 1998)

• Prerequisites for participatory approach under watershed programme, (Extension Digest, Vol.7, No.2,July 1999)

• Participation of women in agriculture and allied activities, (Journal of Extension Education. Vol.10, No.3,1999.)

• Women in Agriculture - for a bright future, (Agriculture Extension Research review, 2000)

• Gender Focus in National Agricultural Technology Project : Some issues, (Extension Research Review,Vol.1, Jan-Jun, 2000)

• Technological needs of women in paddy cultivation : A Study in Ranga Reddy District of Andhra Pradesh, (Extension Research Review, Vol. 1, Jan-Jun ,2000)

• Empowering women through Natural and social Resource management, (Extension Research Review, Vol.11, Jan-Jun, 2001)

• Role of women in Natural Resource Management (NRM) and agriculture development (, (Andhra Bhoomi [Telugu-popular article], daily newspaper, 28 March, 2001)

• Management of Agro-Enterprises in Kurnool district under ATMA - Success Stories, 2001.

• Organization of the community into a self-reliant Institutional setup - issues and opportunities, (Vol.1, NO.2, "A journey Through Watershed", October, 2002)

• T&V and NATP : a comparison of features.

• Technological needs of women in dairying.

Newsletter

NATP in Andhra Pradesh : A Quarterly Newsletter, published by MANAGE Edited 4 issues.

Video Films

• A Journey through watershed - success story of watershed programme in Kurnool

• Kisan Ki ATMA

• Sowing the seeds of change : Agri-clinic and Agri-business centres in AP.

• Harvesting success : Agripreneurs at work in AP

Contact Details:

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Rajendranagar, Hyd- 500 030, AP, India
Phone : 4016702 to 706 (O) 23746945 (r)
Mobile : 98483-06589

E-mail:  kumarani@manage.gov.in