Dr. B. Shanmugasundaram

Academic Qualification:

 

S.No.	Degree	University	Year	Grade  (Class )	Ranks/Medal/Award
1	Ph.D (Ag. Ext)	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, TNAU,Coimbatore	2008	9.45/10.0 I class	Received IARI fellowship in 1999(discontinued due to job placement at KAU)and completed Ph.D on deputation from TNAU
2	M.Sc. (Ag. Ext)	Agricultural College and Research Institute,Tamil Nadu AgriculturalUniversity,TNAU,Coimbatore	1996	9.6/10.0 I class	JAGA JEEVAN RAM MEDAL for being the Best student in Agricultural Extension (University level)
3	B.Sc. (Ag)	Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of AgriculturePAJANCOA, Pondicherry, TNAU,Coimbatore	1993	3.31/4.00 I Class	Secured National Third Rank in the Indian Council of Agricultural Research Junior Research Fellowship

 

Award and honours received:

 

• Awarded Young Scientist Award from the Society of Extension Education, Agra  in 2010 and  from Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi during 2014

• Best Oral paper presentation award 2014 in the 7th National Extension Education Congress organized by the  Society of Extension Education, Agra.

• Best Oral paper presentation award 2014 in the National Seminar organized by Extension Education Society,TNAU,Coimbatore.

• The General Council of Kerala Agricultural University has given a certificate of appreciation for good service

• Young Scientist Award  2015 in recognition of Outstanding work done in the field of Extension research and field extension services in the National Seminar on Extension Innovations and Methodologies for Market-Led Agricultural Growth and Development Organized by Indian Society of Extension Education, IARI, New Delhi  in Rajmatha Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior during 26-28, Feb. 2015

• Best Community Mobilizer Award 2016 for the outstanding contribution in mobilizing the community for sustainable development conferred by the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development (MOBILIZATION), IARI, New Delhi during the International Conference on Climate change Adaptation and Biodiversity: Ecological Sustainability and Resource Management for Livelihood Security held at Port Blair, A &N Islands during Dec 8-10, 2016.

• Society of Extension Education Fellow Award 2017 for the outstanding contribution in the field of Extension Education conferred by the Society of Extension Education, Agra during the  8th National Extension Education Congress-2017 held at ICAR-NAARM Hyderabad during January 28-31, 2017,

• Persons with Excellence Award 2018 National Deaf Family Care (NDFC)

  Charitable trust, Pattambi during the 20th Annual Day celebration of NDFC Trust and 10th Anniversary of NDFC Technical Institute and College for the Deaf held at SNGS College hall, Pattambi on March 18, 2018

 

Membership in leading societies/ Academic bodies :

• Society of Extension Education,Agra-Executive and Life member
• Indian Society of Extension Education, New Delhi-Life member
• The International Extension Forum,Coimbatore,Tamil Nadu-Life member
• Society of Extension Education,TNAU,Coimbatore-Life member
• International Society of  Extension Education, Nagpur-Life member
• Indian Society for Plantation Crops,Kasaragod,Kerala-Life member
• Society for Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development, New Delhi-Life member

 

Employment Record & Experience (Starting from the present Position) :

 

Designation	Nature of Work	Organization	Period (From-To)
Professor (Agricultural Extension)	Research, Teaching and Extension	Regional Agricultural Research Station, Pattambi Kerala Agricultural University	10.07.2018 to till date
Professor (Agricultural Extension)	Teaching	College of Agriculture, Padanakkad	06.06.2108 to 09.07.2018
Professor (Agricultural Extension)	Research, Teaching and Extension	Regional Agricultural Research Station,Pattambi Kerala Agricultural University	29.11.2015 to 05.06.2018
Assoc.Professor- (Agrl. extension)	Research, Teaching and Extension	Regional Agricultural Research Station,Pattambi Kerala Agricultural University	29.11.2009 to 28.11.2015
Asst Prof.(SS) Agrl. Extension	Research, Teaching and Extension	Regional Agricultural Research Station,Pattambi Kerala Agricultural University	29.11.2006 to 28.11.2009
Asst Professor(Agrl Extension)	Deputation for Ph.D	Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore	29.11.2004 To 28.11.2006
Assistant Professor- (Agrl.Extension)	Teaching Research And Extension	Regional Agricultural Research Station,Pattambi Kerala Agricultural University	23.11.2000 to 28.11.2003
Assistant Professor- (Agrl.Extension)	Extension	Krishi Vigyan Kendra Manjeshwar,Kerala Agricultural University	29.11.1999 to 22.11.2000
Research Associate	Research	Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI)	26.03.1999 to 07.09.1999
Agricultural Extension Officer	Extension	S&S Industries &Enterprises Ltd, Arcot,Tamil Nadu	10.03.1997 to 03.09.1998
Training Assistant (Agrl Extension)	Research and Extension	RVS Krishi VigyanKendra(KVK) Tenkasi Tamil Nadu	01.08.1996 to 7.03.1997

 

Ph.Dprogramme:          29.11.2004 to 28.11.2006

 

Projects Handled :

 

PI or Co-PI/ Associated Scientist	Title of Project (s)	Year	Amount	Funding Agency
Principal Investigator	Farmer Participatory Action Research Programme-Phase I	2007-2008	25 Lakhs	Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi
Principal Investigator	Farmer Participatory Action Research Programme-Phase II	2010-2011	30 Lakhs	Ministry of Water Resources, New Delhi
Associating Scientist	Institutional Village Linkage Programme	2000-2004	35 Lakhs	Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi
Programme Cordinator	Conduct of National Science day through Student Participatory Vegetable Production Programme	2009	10,000	Kerala State Council for Science,Technology and Environment, Trivandrum
Principal Investigator	Conduct of  Workshop on Enhancing Rice Productivity in Palakkad District of Kerala	2009	75,000	Rashtrya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) –State Planning Board, Trivandrum
Principal Investigator	Technological Empowerment of Community Development Organisation	2008	5 lakhs	State Planning Board, Trivandrum
Programme Co-ordinator	Technology Meet 2014	2014	1,25,000	State Department of Agriculture,Trivandrum
Co-Principal Investigator	Validation of SRI in Palakkad district of Kerala	2009-2015	50 lakhs	Rashtrya Krishi Vikas Yojana(RKVY) –State Planning Board, Trivandrum`
Principal Investigator	Consultancy Project on Adoption of SRI in Kerala	2010-11	50,000	International Water ManagementInstitute, Hyderabad
Programme Co-ordinator	Celebration of National Science Day through Training on Eco friendly Vegetable Production	2014	25,000	KeralaState Council for Science,Technology and Environment,Trivandrum
Principal Investigator	Pilot Project on  Lead Farmer Centered Agricultural Extension  Advisory and Delivery Services(LEADS)	2010-16	36 lakhs	State Planning Board, Trivandrum
Co-Principal Investigator	Developing system recommendations for nutrient, pest and disease management in major cropping systems of Kerala	2012-15	15 lakhs	State Planning Board, Trivandrum
Principal Investigator	Training on Organic Vegetable cultivation	2015	33000	Centre for disablity Studies, Trivandrum
Co-Principal Investigator	Seed Production through SRI technology in place where irrigation facilities is assured	2011-12	1.5 lakhs	Government of Kerala
Co-Principal Investigator	Training on Farm Mechanisation	2011-12	5 lakhs	Government of Kerala

 

Institutional  Projects :

 

PI or Co-PI/ Associated Scientist	Title of Project (s)	Year	Funding Agency
Principal Investigator	Knowledge and Adoption level of organic farming practices in rice	2010-11	State Government –KAU plan

 

• Nodal officer for Agri Clinic and Agri Business Scheme(AC&ABC) for promotion of Entrepreneurship in Agriculture. The scheme was operated from 2019 onwards.

 

Teaching Experience :

 

Course	Subject
Diploma in Agriculture Sciences	Principles and practices of Agricultural Extension(1+1)
Diploma in Agriculture Sciences	Communication and Extension Teaching Methods(2+1)
Diploma in Agriculture Sciences	Field Training(0+2)&(0+2)
B.Tech. (Agri. Engineering)	Extension education
M.Tech. (Agri. Engineering)	Agricultural Research, Research Ethics and Rural Development Programme
M.Tech. (Agri. Engineering)	Agricultural Disaster Management

 

Local Cordinator for Agricultural Research Scientist(ARS) Trainees :

A Field Experience Training(FET) was given to the Agricultural Research Scientists of ICAR from August 25-September7,2007 and from 19th January to 8th  February 2010. Contribution in the form of selection of study area, Conduct of field trips, Facilitation in conduct of Village Seminar and Institute Seminar and Evaluation of their performance.

 

Participation as Lead Speaker :

1. Participated as Lead Speaker on 08.11.07 for the Session for Agricultural Sciences in the Swadeshi Science Congress held at Calicut from Nov 6-8,2007.
2. Participated as Lead speaker at Singapore on Strategies for Technological Empowerment of Tsunami affected Rice farmers Organised by Research Institute of Humanity and Nature,Japan
3. Lead speaker for handling a class on Participatory Technology Development to the Extension functionaries of five states under the Model training course organized by Central Plantation crop Research Institute, Kasaragod on 18/12/2017
4. Lead Speaker for handling a class on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture under the Model training course organized by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru college of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal, Puducherry state on 02/02/2019

 

International Exposure :

Country	Purpose / Subject Title	Year	Duration	Sponsor
Indonesia	Present a Paper on Impact of 2004 Tsunami on the coastal Agro Ecosystem in India	2009	3 days	Indian council of Agricultural Research
Singapore	Present a paper on Strategies for Technolgicalempowerement of Tsunami affected farmers for sustainable rice production	2010	3 days	Research Institute for Humanity and Nature,Japan
Thailand	Present a paper on Adoption and dissemination of System of rice intensification in the rice bowl of Kerala	2014	5 days	Self

 

Details of publications (In Bibliographic Form) :

 

      I Research Publications:

1. Shanmugasundaram,B and Karthikeyan,C. 1999. Comparative analysis of the profile and extent of adoption of the use practices of Plant protection appliances by owner and hirer farmers. Madras Agricultural Journal 86(4-6):289-291
2. Shanmugasundaram,B and Karthikeyan,C. 2000.Factors influencing the farmers adoption of the maintenance practices of plant protection appliances. Madras Agricultural Journal. 87 (4-6):200-201
3. Shanmugasundaram,B and Karthikeyan,C. 2001.Maladies and remedies in the use and maintenance of plant protection appliances. Madras Agricultural Journal.88(1-3):168-170
4. Karthikeyan,C and Shanmugasundaram.2004 Training needs of women and youth in farm related activities. Indian journal of Training and Development 34 (3):27-44
5. Helen,S. Shanmugasundaram,B.Narayanakutty,M.C. and Prema,A 2004. Participatory evaluation of selected rice production technology Indian Journal of Extension Education. 40(3 &4):48-50
6. Helen,S. and Shanmugasundaram, B.2004.Prioritisation of problems of Rural youth and Preference of Self employment enterprises. Journal of Extension Education:3718-3719
7. Shanmugasundaram,Band Prema.A2005. Profile characteristics and the variable influencing job satisfaction of Extension personnelMadras Agricultural Journal. 92(4-6):279-283
8. Helen and B.Shanmugasundaram 2008.Assessment of Preferences of farmers using Participatory Approach. Madras Agricultural Journal.95(1-6): 245-247.
9. B.ShanmugasundaramK.A.Ponnusamy 2009. Damage assessment of Tsunami affected rice farmers. Journal of Extension education. 21(2): 4217-4222
10. Shanmugasundaram,B.  and Ponnusamy,K.A.2009.  Effect of Tsunami on the Socio- economic condition of rice farmers.Indian Research Journal of Extension Education. 9(2): 120-124
11. B.ShanmugasundaramK.A.Ponnusamy 2009 Post Tsunami Technical and Social  Interventions in rice tract of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Indian Research Journal of Extension education 10(3): 84-90
12. Helen and B.Shanmugasundaram 2010. Social Benefit-cost of the interventions in the coconut based homesteads of central Kerala. Indian Journal of Extension Education Indian Journal of Extension Education. .46 (3&4):73-77
13. Shanmugasundaram,B.  andPonnusamy,K.A. 2011. Causes for Non-Adoption of Post Tsunami Rice Cultivation practices.Indian Journal of Extension Education. 47 (1&2): 120-122
14. B.Shanmugasundaram and Helen. S.2014 Variation in Adoption of System of Rice Intensification(SRI) in Kerala. International Journal of Extension Education 10:73-75.
15. B.Shanmugasundaram and Helen. S.2015. Adoption of System of Rice Intensification Under Farmer Participatory Action Research Programme. Indian Research Journal of Extension Education.15(1):114-117
16. B.Shanmugasundaram 2015. Adoption of System of Rice intensification in Kerala Indian journal of Extension education 51(3&4): 121-124
17. Shanmugasundaram.B. 2015. Technological Empowerment of Farmer Interest Groups(FIGs) in Palakkad district of Kerala. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development  10(2): 251-255
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     II Books and Book Chapters:

1. Helen, S. Prema, A. Ahamed, P. Rajendran, P and Shanmugasundaram, B. (2002)  Transfer of Technology In: 75 years of Research : 157-164. Regional Agricultural Research Station, Kerala Agricultural University, Pattambi
2. Prema, A. Shanmugasundaram,B. et al.2002 Listening to farmers-Technology Assessment and Refinement through Institutuional Village linkage programme(IVLP) Manual publication2003-Narayanankutty,M.C., Ahamed,P. and Jose, A.I(Editors). Regional Agricultural Research Station Kerala Agricultural University
3. Shanmugasundaram, B. Karthikeyan, K. and Nikhitha.2010 More crop and Income per drop of Water –through water conserving technologies in Agriculture. In: Workshop volume on Public Private Partnership in Ground water Development and conservation. Thambi. D.S.C.(Editor), 11.1-11. Central Ground water board, Trivandrum.
4. Shanmugasundaram, B. 2008. Farmers experiences in System of Rice Intensification in Kerala. In: Experiences of Farmers in India(edsBikshamGujja, Loganandhan,N. and VinodGoud .V.)-Author ICRISAT Communication Office, 39-42 Patancheru
5. Indira Devi,P. Shanmugasundaram.B. and Prema. 2012 Micro irrigation : Economics and outreach in Kerala In: Micro –Irrigation Economics and Outreach, Palanisami. K. Raman, S and Mohan Kadiri(Editors) 94-119.Macmillan Advanced Research Series. New Delhi
6. Shanmugasundaram.B,VeenaVigneswaran, Raji,P and Karthikeyan.K. 2016. Speciality rice of Kerala. In: Advances in Rice Cultivation: A Complete Guide on Rice, C.Karthikeyan and K.A.Ponnusamy(Editors).Astral International Private Limited, New Delhi.
7. Shanmugasundaram, B. Ponnusamy, K.A and Philip, H, 2013.Adoption level of farmers on Post Tsunami rice cultivation practices.In: Extension Management in the Information Age: Initiatives and Impacts. Philip.H. Rathakrishnan.T and Ravi Kumar Theodore(Editors)107-112, New India Publishing agency, New Delhi
8. Shanmugasundaram, B., Moossa, P.P. and Chitra Parayil. 2016. Participatory Technology Development.: Concepts and practice. In: Innovative Extension Approaches for Plantation Crops Thamban. C, Jaganathan, D. Kalavathi S, Anithakumari A, Chandran,K.P and Jayasekhar, S. .(Editors)054-066, ICAR- Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod , Kerala

     III Other publications/presentations in conferences/Seminars :  33 nos

     IV Popular Articles:

1. Folder –Shanmugasundaram,B. Musthaffa Kunnathadi, Krishna Prasad,KVand Nikhitha.P.2008. SRI cultivation. KAU Press, Vellanikkara
2. Folder- Shanmugasundaram,B. Musthaffa Kunnathadi, Krishna Prasad,KVand Nikhitha.P.2008. Ottra Nhar Krishi. KAU Press, Vellanikkara.
3. Booklet -Shanmugasundaram,B. Sajeena,S. and Nikhitha,P. 2008. Sookshma Jalasejanam. KAU Press, Vellanikkara
4. Folder- Shanmugasundaram,B. Sajeena,S. and Nikhitha,P. 2008. Pothaidal. KAU Press, Vellanikkara
5. Folder - Moossa, P.P., Thulasi, V., Kutty, M.C.N., Raji, P. and Shanmugasundaram,B. 2015. Phyto-accumulators for nutrient management in Organic farming. KAU Press, Vellanikkara
6. Folder about RARS, Pattambi, 2017, KAU Press, Vellanikkara
7. Folder-Chitra Parayil, Jacob John, Shanmugasundaram,B. Thulasi V. and Sumiya K.V. 2018. Cropping Systems in Kerala- A viable choice for the future, KAU Press, Velanikkara
8. Booklet- Chitra Parayil, Jacob John, Shanmugasundaram, B , Thulasi, V and Sumiya KV 2019. Socio Economic Analysis of Farming Systems and Yield Gap Analysis in the Agro-Ecological Zones of Kerala.KAU Press, Vellanikkara.(Project report)
9. Booklet-Shanmugasundaram,B. 2018. Course Director report of Model Training course on Entrepreneurship inAgriculture.
10. Maveswari – K. V. Usha, Karthikeyan, K, Purushothaman, S. M, Shanmugasundaram, B.
11. Leaflet – About Agri clinic and Agri Business Centre Scheme in Malayalam and English in 2019
12. E-Brochure On Model Training Course on Entrepreneurship in Agriculture for publicity of the course to different state Extension Professionals in 2018

    V Preparation of Mass Media Materials:

1. Preparation of Video film(DVD)  entitled “More Crop and Income from every drop of water”.The duration of film is 30 minutes and prepared in English and Malayalam
2. Preparation of video film(DVD) on Precision farming in vegetables. The duration of the  DVD is 30 minutes and prepared in English and Malayalam.
3. Preparation of video film(DVD) on Gardening Training. The duration of the  DVD is 30 minutes and prepared in  Malayalam.
4. Associated in the preparation of video documentary on Experiences of SRI in Palakkad district  of Kerala
5. A folder on About the Station was prepared in English

 

Additional Duties Undertaken :

Nature of work	From	To
Trainees Hostel	01.06.2001	28.09.2004
Vehicle Co-ordinator	12.3.2004	28.09.2004
Computer Cell Incharge	01.04.2008	13.10.2009
Sales Counter Incharge	01.04.2013	Till date(continuing)

 

Training/Workshops/Seminar Attended :   50 No.s