Shaji James P., Dr.

Dr. Shaji James P. is working in the field of Farm Power, Machinery and Energy in KAU for the last 25 years. He has developed a number of implements and gadgets like KAU Helical blade puddler, Udyanamithra (Garden transplanting tool), KAU Portable light trap, KAU portable biogas plant, high rate bioreactor for energy production and conducted pioneering research work in different areas of farm machinery and bioenergy. He received the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru Award of ICAR for the year 2002 for his doctoral research on high rate bioreactor for energy production from cassava starch factory effluent. He has also received the ‘K.R. Swaminathan’s Udhaya Award’ of Tamilnadu Agricultural University (2001), Energy Conservation Award of the Government of Kerala (2005) and the Best Extension Scientist Award of Kerala Agricultural University (2011). He has also received several other recognitions like Best paper (Malayalam) award of the Swadeshi Science Congress, Commendations from Government of Kerala for research and extension in the area of energy conservation (2008, 2011) and for paper presentation in the national conference organized by Indian society for root crops. He has published several research papers, technical articles, popular articles and booklets in his area of work. He is the Programme coordinator of KVK Palakkad from December 2007. Many technologies were developed by him through On- farm trials of KVK and is awaiting release.