Dhruva Joshy

I had worked for more than thirty-five years in the field of agricultural research holding various positions in the Dept. of Agri. and Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC). I retired as Executive Director of NARC. Recently IFPRI/APAARI had undertaken a study on Policy Dialogue Meeting on Prioritizing Demand-driven Agricultural Research for Development (AR4D) for three South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India and Nepal). I was the consultant to undertake the exercise and conduct the Policy Dialogue Meeting in Nepal for IFPRI/APAARI.

Wijesooriya Nalaka

I am presently working as a Research Officer in premeur socio economic research institute in agrarian sector in Sri Lanka. My major duties are contributing to Weekly and Monthly Food Commodities Bulletins of the Marketing and Food Information Dessemination Project which was initiated by the FAO/UNDP in 1996. I fulfil the Paddy/Rice sector in these bulletins, These publications are provided to National Food Security Commitee conducted by the Presidents Office.

Subhash Chakraborty

I am a Bangladeshi National, graduated from the Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University and got M.Sc. in Fisheries Technology From the Department of Fisheries Technology of the same University in 1981 and Joined as Lecturer in the same Department. From then, I started my carrier as teacher and researcher. I got promoted in the position of Assistant Professor followed by Associate Professor and Professor in the same Department at varying length of my service.

Aftab Zaman

Prof. (Dr) A. Zaman specializes in Agricultural Water Management for enhancing crop and water productivity as an Agronomist and presently acting as Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, BCKVand Professor of Agronomy in Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya [SAU], West Bengal, India. Prof Zaman, former Director of Research, and former Chief Scientist (Water Management) of the same university; Prof. Zaman successfully guided 7 (seven) Ph D students towards their doctoral degree programme and more than 50 (fifty) M. Sc.

Timothy OLABIYI

At the moment, i'm the Head of Department, Crop and Environmental Protection, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. I am a seasoned and erudite scholar with focus in the aspects of organic agriculture, nematology, crop protection and plant pathology. I have more than 50 publications. I did my Post-Doctoral programme at Coventry University, UK (2007-2008). I am the founder and Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Organic Agriculture Research and Development (http://www.ijoard.org).

Beegreat Orimadegun

Orimadegun Beegreat Wilson Senior Research Officer, Employee of Agriculture & Rural Management Training Institute, Ilorin Kwara State, Graduate at University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State 2005, origin of Kwara State, Nigeria

NARAYANAN POTTETH

3rd Generation farmer running centennial family farm.Integrated farm with speciality rices[unique medicinal rice "NAVARA"],indegenous vegetables,fruits,flowers,medicinal trees and plants.Rear cows.
Entire farm certified Organic from 2006.
Heading two Farmer Organisations:
1.President-Navara Rice Farmers Society.
2.Chairman-Palakkadan Matta Farmers Producer Company Ltd.
Took leadership in registering both these varieties of rice as Geographical Indication.
Managing Trustee - Navara Foundation
Director-Center for Studies on Navara Rice.

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