Training programs proposed to be organized by CAFTs for capacity building of Scientists /Teachers of NARS

during 2019-20
CAFT Director
S.No. CAFT Center Training Title Date of Programme

Agronomic Interventions for augmenting Dr. D. S. Pandey

CAFT in Agronomy 04/09/19 to 24/09/19
food, nutrition and farmers’ income 09412438860
Govind Ballabh Pant University of
1 Agriculture & Technology, Udham 05944-233473
Safe and sustainable agriculture for dspandey@gmail.com
Singh Nagar
263145
enhancing the factor productivity of crops 05/02/20 to 25/02/20
and cropping systems
Dr. C.R. Chinnamuthu
CAFT in Agronomy 09442014373
Advanced Agro-techniques and Agronomic
2 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 28/11/19 to 18/12/19 0422-6611246
641003 interventions for doubling farmer’s income
agronomy@tnau.ac.in

Dr. Rashmi Aggarwal

CAFT in Plant Pathology Plant disease monitoring for timely 09999675782
Division of Plant Pathology, Indian
3
Agricultural Research Institute
management options 04/12/19 to 25/12/19 011-25843474
110012 rashmi.aggarwal2@gmail.com

Crop Diseases & their Management through

CAFT in Plant Pathology 05/09/19 to 25/09/19
Manipulation of Soil Health Dr. K. Vishunavat
Govind Ballabh Pant University of
Pre and Post-harvest Disease Management of 09412150211
4 Agriculture & Technology, Udham
Horticulture Crops through Improved 05944-233076
Singh Nagar 05/02/20 to 25/02/20
Technologies and Value Addition to hodpp@rediffmail.com
263145
Enhance Farmers Income

Dr. N.Sathiah
CAFT in Agri. Entomology 09003762871
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Ecological and molecular approaches for Host 05/11/19 to 25/11/19
5 0422-6611414
641003 Plant Resistance to insect pests entomology@tnau.ac.in
 CAFT in Entomology Dr. Yogesh Kumar Sachdeva
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Advances in Biology, conservation, rearing 09416674347
6 04/10/19 to 24/10/19
Agricultural University and management of Apis & Non-Apis bees 01662-255289
125004 hodentohau@gmail.com

CAFT in Horticulture(Vegetables) Innovative Interventions for Sustainable Dr. H S Kanwar

Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar Univ. of
Vegetable Production Under Changing 09418228384
7 Horticulture & Forestry 03/09/19 to 23/09/19
Climate Scenario 01792252329
173230
vgcuhf@yahoo.com

Dr. S. A. Ranpise
CAFT in Horticulture(Fruits)
National Problems and Constraints in Fruit 09404980456
8 Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth 14/11/19 to 04/12/19 02426-243247
413722 Crops
saranpise@yahoo.com
CAFT in Genetics and Plant Breeding
Dr. G. S. Mangat
Punjab Agricultural University, Firozpur
Biotic and Abiotic stress tolerance in plants 09814516464
9 Road 06/08/19 to 26/08/19
141004 under changing climatic conditions 0161-2401960
hodpbg@pau.edu
Dr. S.Geetha
CAFT in Genetics & Plant Breeding
Innovative Breeding approaches for stress 09489056702
10 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 20/11/19 to 10/12/19 0422-6611215
641 003 tolerance in crop plants for climate change
directorcpbg@tnau.ac.in

CAFT in Agril. Meteorology

Dr. Jaywant Dadaji Jadhav
Recent Advances in Crop Micrometeorology 09604654150
11 Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth 17/09/19 to 07/10/19
413722 020-25535016
jadhavcasam151064@gmail.com

CAFT in Soil Science Assessing soil plant atmosphere continuum

Punjab Agricultural University, Firozpur (spac) for enhanced input use efficiency
Dr. O. P. Choudhary
09815251940
12 Road 01/10/19 to 21/10/19
141004 0161-2401960
opchoudhary@pau.edu
 CAFT in Soil Science Current challenges and strategies for Dr. Banwari Lal Sharma
Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi 09981127646
management of soil health and sustainable
13 Viswavidyalaya, Krishi Nagar 11/09/2019 to 01/10/2019 0761-2681119
482004 productivity
drblsharma_1954@rediffmail.com

07/08/19 to 27/08/19 Dr Amit Kar

CAFT in Economics 09968098166
Analytical Approaches on Doubling Farmers
14 Indian Agricultural Research Institute
110012 Income 01125847501
head_eco@iari.res.in

Dr. Premlata Singh

CAFT in Agril. Extension
09811721815
15 Indian Agricultural Research Institute ICT Based Strategies for Nutrition Security 16/08/19 to 05/09/19 011-25846434
110012
head_exten@iari.res.in

Counseling Agrarian Families to combat

07/08/19 to 27/08/19
Socio Emotional Crisis Dr. K Uma Maheswari
CAFT in Home Science
16
Professor Jayashankar Telangana State 09949500753
Agricultural University, Rajendranagar 040-24015377
500030 Achieving food and nutritional security kumamaheswari2019@gmail.com
through Nutrition sensitive Agriculture in the 22/01/20 to 11/02/20
context of changing climate

Immunological and Molecular Diagnostics for

03/12/19 to 23/12/19
Rapid Disease Diagnosis
CAFT in Fisheries Science
Dr. Gopal Krishna
Central Institute of Fisheries Education,
09869085260
17 Fisheries University Road, Seven
02226361447
Bungalow, Andheri(West) Enhancement of Aquaculture and water gopalkrishna@cife.edu.in
400061 Productivity through Engineering
16/01/20 to 05/02/20
Interventions in Biofloc technology,
Aquaponics, and RAS
 CAFT in Vet. Surg. & Radiology Dr. J. Mohindroo
Guru Angad Dev University of Diagnostic, anesthetic and surgical 09872862524
18 Veterinary and Animal Sciences, interventions in emergency and trauma 11/09/19 to 01/10/19 0161-2414002
Firozpur Road patients jmohindroo@yahoo.co.in
141004
CAFT in Animal Genetics & Breeding Dr. Sitangsu Mohan Deb
National Dairy Research Institute Phenomics and Genomic Evaluation of 08729922247
19
132001
02/01/20 to 22/01/20
Dairy Animals for Sustainable Production 1842259092
sitangsu.deb@icar.gov.in
Recent and Emerging Applications of Dr. Latha Sabikhi
CAFT in Dairy Processing 04/11/19 to 25/11/19
Membrane Processes in Dairy Industry 09896075404
20 National Dairy Research Institute
Emerging trends of Bio-process Technology in 01842259261
132001 15/01/20 to 05/02/20
Dairy and Food Processing lsabikhi@gmail.com

Dietary manipulations for improving energetic

efficiency and reducing methane emission in 03/12/19 to 23/12/19
ruminants
CAFT in Animal Nutrition Dr. A. K. Verma
21 Indian Veterinary Research Institute 09412318322
243122 0581-2301318
Understanding gut-microbiome crosstalk for hdanivri@gmail.com
augmenting feed efficiency and economizing 05/02/20 to 25/02/20
livestock production

Emerging concepts and bio techniques for

CAFT in Veterinary Physiology
22 Indian Veterinary Research Institute
243122
CAFT in Veterinary Microbiology
Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary veterinary importance
23
Science & Animal Husbandry
125004
CAFT in Gyn. & Reproduction
Guru Angad Dev University of
24 Veterinary and Animal Sciences,
Firozpur Road
141004
augmenting livestock production: 20/08/19 to 09/09/19 Dr. G. Taru Sharma
physiological perspectives. 09412603840
0581-2301327
Neuro-endocrine regulation of livestock
28/01/20 to 17/02/20 gts@ivri.res.in
production: Prospect and Retrospect
Microbiological techniques for diagnosis of
emerging and re-emerging diseases of 20/11/19 to 10/12/19 Dr. Naresh Kumar Kakker
09466265761
01662-256104
Issues in Export of Livestock and Livestock nkmksk@rediffmail.com
07/02/20 to 27/02/20
products vis-a-vis SPS Agreement
Dr. Prahlad Singh
Current Knowledge and Future Challenges 09463104958
03/10/19 to 23/10/19
in Domestic Animal Theriogenology 01612400917
prahlad.gadvasu@gmail.com
 Advances in disease diagnosis and treatment
protocols in health management of farm and 01/08/19 to 21/08/19
CAFT in Clinical Medicine & Therap. Dr. M.G.Jayathangaraj
pet animals
Tamil Nadu Veterinary & Animal
09444128098
25 Sciences University, Madhavaram Milk
Colony Campus-600007 Imaging, clinical diagnostic techniques and 04425369224
therapeutic interventions in companion and 27/11/19 to 17/12/19 mgjayathangaraj@gmail.com
farm animals

CAFT in Avian Science

Practical knowledge sharing on nutrition and
06/11/19 to 26/11/19 Dr. M. Moorthy
Department of Poultry Science, value addition in commercial poultry
09442126636
26 Veterinary College and Research Integrated approach on climate, biosecurity
Institute 04286-266494
and health management in commercial 29/01/20 to 18/02/20 moorthy.m@tanuvas.ac.in
637002
poultry farming
Dr. V. Gomathi
CAFT in Agril. Microbiology
Recent advances in Endosymbionts of Plants 9443156094
27 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University 01/11/19 to 21/11/19 0422 6611294
641003 and Insects
kvgmathi@yahoo.co.in
Dr. M.L.Sathyanarayana
CAFT in Veterinary Parasitology 9845552520
KVAFSU Regional campus,Veterinary Different approaches for control of Parasitic 080-23411483
28
College,Hebbal
20/11/19 to 10/12/19
diseases of Large and Small ruminants mlspathology@yahoo.com
560024

CAFT in Crop Physiology Dr. A H Khan

Narendra Deva University of 09415743932
29
Agriculture & Technology
No Training Program for this CAFT Center NA
224229 drkhan.a.h@gmail.com

CAFT in Biochemistry Omics meet plant biochemistry: Applications Dr. Shelly Praveen
30 Indian Agricultural Research Institute in nutritional enhancement with one health 07/09/19 to 27/09/19 09868033132, 011258631
110012 perspective arcs_bio@yahoo.com

CAFT in Agri. Statistics & Computer Statistical advances in designing agricultural

19/07/19 to 08/08/19 Dr. Lal Mohan Bhar
Application experiments and data analysis
09868955903
31 Indian Agricultural Statistics Research
01125848720
Institute,Library Avenue
lmbhar@gmail.com
110012 Advance Statistical Analysis of Breeding Data 27/08/19 to 16/09/19

CAFT in Genetics Resources
Management and Nano Technology
32 College of
Horticulture,Mysore,University Of
Horticultural Sciences,Bagalkot
Advances in Data Science using R 03/09/19 to 23/09/19
Recent Advances in Sample Survey and Data
28/11/19 to 18/12/19
Analysis using Statistical software
Statistical and Machine Learning Techniques
for Modeling and Forecasting Agricultural 07/01/20 to 27/01/20
Data
Advanced Bioinformatics Techniques for
06/02/20 to 26/02/20
Mapping and GWAS using NGS data
Utilization of Genetic and Genomic resources
of vegetables and fruit crops in the era of
‘Comparative Genomics 21/08/19 to 10/09/19
Dr. INDIRESH K M
09449872870
Recent Advances in Comparative Genomics of 0821 2970413
Plant Genetic Resources for Trait Dissection 05/09/19 to 25/09/19 indiresh.kabbali@gmail.com
and Utilization in Solanaceous Crop
Recent Advances in Conservation and
Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources in 03/10/19 to 23/10/19
Cucurbitaceous Vegetables

CAFT in Plant Biotechnology
National Research Centre on Plant
33.
Biotechnology, Pusa Campus
110012
CAFT in Plant Biotechnology
Rajasthan Agricultural Research
34 Institute SKN Agriculture
University,Jobner, Rajasthan
302018
CAFT in Food Processing
Centre of Food Science and
Technology, Institute of
35.
Agricultural Sciences,
Banaras Hindu University
Advances in Conservation and Utilization of
Plant Genetic Resources in major flowers and 20/11/19 to 10/12/19
ornamental plants
“Advances and developments of seed science
and technology in the era of genomics for
01/12/19 to 21/12/19
management and utilization of horticultural
plant genetic resources”
Dr. Nagendra Kumar Singh
09911268915
011-25848783, 01125841186
Next generation sequencing and its application
03/09/19 to 23/09/19 nksingh4@gmail.com
to crop science
Dr. Narendra Kumar Gupta
Molecular approaches for Improving Stress
Tolerance in Agricultural and Horticultural 19/07/19 to 08/08/19 09460987039
Crops 09460987039
nkgupta.pphy.rari@sknau.ac.in
Physiological and biotechnological
interventions towards climate resilient 03/01/20 to 23/01/20
agriculture
Dr. Anil Kumar Chauhan
Bio processing/ food processing/ packaging/ 09450658188
product/ marketing/ expert in reference to Food 05422368993
Processing. anilchauhancfst@gmail.com
 Rapid detection techniques for quality
16/07/19 to 26/07/19
CAFT in Food Processing evaluation and safety of foods Dr. Nachiket Kotwaliwale
Central Institute of Agricultural 09425522421
36.
Engineering,Bhopal 07552521110
462038 Prospects of emerging agro-based processing nachiket_k@yahoo.com
14/11/19 to 04/12/19
techniques and business opportunities

01/06/19 to 21/06/19
CAFT in Organic Farming Research and Development in Organic
Maharana Pratap University of Farming: Current Status and Way Foreword Dr. Shanti Kumar Sharma
37. Agriculture and 09414430757
Technology,Udaipur 02942417334
Productivity, Economics and Environmental directorcaftorganic@gmail.com
313001 05/09/19 to 25/09/19
Performance in Organic Agriculture

Exploitation of Beneficial Microbes in Organic

04/09/19 to 24/09/19
Agriculture
CAFT in Organic Farming
Dr. Rajendra Mohan Karmakar
Assam Agricultural University,
38. 09435095014
Jorhat ,Assam Organic agriculture and soil health 09435095014
785013 04/02/20 to 24/02/20 rmkarmakar014@gmail.com

CAFT in Veterinary Pathology

College of Veterinary Science,Guru
39. Angad Dev Veterinary And Animal
Sciences University,Ludhiana,
Punjab-141004
Diagnosis of Animal and Poultry Diseases with Dr. Charan Kamal Singh
09888466676
Emphasis on Morphological Characterization 17/11/19 to 07/12/19 01612414030
of Gross and Histological Lesions. rabiesck@gmail.com

Application of ICT in Agricultural Extension

16/07/19 to 05/08/19
CAFT in ICT & Market Linkage Dr. Ravindra Kumar Sohane
Bihar Agricultural University, 09199424640
40.
Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar 06412451257
813210 Inculcating ICT-enabled skills for rksohane.bameti@gmail.com
13/11/19 to 03/12/19
Technology Transfer