Ph.D.(Agril. Extn.)
Born on - March 29, 1968 in Karnataka
Educational Qualifications
Tamilnadu Agricultural University,
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in 1991
Additional Educational Qualifications
Indira Gandhi National Open University,
Master of Business Administration - 2005
Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Management - 2000
Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management - 1999
Informatics Computer Institute, Mannarkkad - MS office in 2001
NIIT,
Professional Qualifications
Working as Assistant Director in MANAGE since
Field Officer (1996 - 2006
Rubber Board, Regional Office, Kanhangad, Kerala
- (2003 -
Study leave for Ph.d at TNAU -
Rubber Board, Regional Office, Mannarkkad, Kerala - (2000 - 2001)
Rubber Board, Regional Office, Mangalore, Karnataka - (1996 - 2000)
Promotion of Rubber Producer's Societies (RPSs) as grass root level farmer's organization
Promotion of community collection and processing among rubber growers
Providing market - led extension to Rubber Producer's Societies (RPSs), and trading as well as processing companies
Effective implementation of several of Board's extension programmes such as setting up of demonstration plots, conducting off-campus training, seminars, group meeting, farm advisory services, and implementing productivity enhancing schemes etc.,
Implementing Board's various labour welfare schemes
Training Associate (1992 -1995)
MYRADA - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Talavadi, Tamilnadu
Worked as team member and involved in strategic planning of the project
Promoted many viable and workable income generating programmes to strengthen the rural livelihood system of farmers
Engaged in participatory Technology Transfer in agriculture and allied activities
Assistant Production Officer (1991
- 1992)
Unicorn Bio-Tek Ltd, Kukkalthurai, Kotagiri, Tamilnadu
Engaged in contract farming of capsicum hybrid seed production
Other Special Skills
Fluent in Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam languages
Familiarity about cross - cultural and multilingual societies
of southern
Publications
Contact Details
Dr. N. Balasubramani
Director (Climate Change and Adaptation (CCA))
National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management MANAGE
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad – 500 030, Telangana, India
Phone : 040-24594543
E-mail: balasubramani@manage.gov.in