Education: Ph.D. in Horticulture
Area of Specialization: Postharvest Management and Value Addition of Horticultural Crops; Food Quality, Safety & Certification; Entrepreneurship Development
E-mail: vasudevakr@gmail.com Phone: +91-9448716847
Meet Our Team
Dr. Vasudeva K R
Director, Education
Dr. Sadananda G. K.
Deputy DirectorEducation: Ph.D. in Postharvest Technology
Area of Specialization: Postharvest Management and Value Addition of Horticultural Crops, Food Quality, Safety & Certification, Entrepreneurship Development
E-mail: sadananda.gk@uhsbagalkot.edu.in / gk.sadananda@gmail.com
Phone: +91-94811 81749
Dr. Shashibhushana A. Ghatnatti
Senior Consultant - Integrative Technical CapacityEducation: Ph. D. in Horticulture
Area of Specialization: Horticulture, Farmer Institutions, Networking, Capacity Building, Remote sensing and GIS applications in natural and manmade resource management
E-mail: sghatnatti@gmail.com
Phone: +91-99202 72456
Mr. Y.R. Jayanna
Senior Consultant - Training & CertificationEducation: MSW (Master of Social Work)
Area of Specialization: Farmer Institutions, Capacity Building, Training program development and execution, Skilled in forming producer companies, SHGs, and farmer groups, Stakeholder coordination and community engagement.
E-mail: jayanna.fpc@gmail.com
Dr. Prasanna H. S.
Senior Fellow (Certification)Education: Ph. D. in Horticulture
Area of Specialization: Horticulture (Plantation, Spices, Medicinal & Aromatic Crops), Farmer Institutions, Capacity Building, Rural development, Sustainable Crop production & Crop protection practices, Marketing Management
E-mail: hsprasanna11@gmail.com
Mr. Rithesh G. K.
Senior Fellow (Consulting & Policy Advisory)Education: PGD-ABM
Area of Specialization: Agribusiness consulting, Agri Value Chain, Certification, Sustainability, Project Management
E-mail: ritheshgk.coefpo@gmail.com
Mr. Yallappa B.M.
Social Mobilization Expert and Local CoordinatorEducation: MA, B.Ed.
Area of Specialization: Community Engagement, SHG/FPO facilitation, IEC Campaign Execution, Stakeholder coordination, Rural Development Initiatives
E-mail: yallappabm143@gmail.com
Mr. Naveen Kumar B.N.
FPO Coordinator & Crop Husbandry ExpertEducation: B.Sc.(Horticulture)
Area of Specialization: Community Mobilization, financial linkage, Market facilitation, Crop management, Agri Value chain
E-mail: naveenkumarcoefpo@gmail.com
Mr. Sandesh Gagganamalle
MIS/IT SpecialistEducation: B.E (E & CE)
Area of Specialization: Data management | MIS reporting | Excel automation | System troubleshooting | Dashboard creation | Technical support
E-mail: sandeshgaggan@gmail.com
Ms. Sheethal B.R.
Project AssistantEducation: M. Sc.(Horticulture) in Postharvest Management
Area of Specialization: FPO Facilitation, Farmer Outreach, Project Support, Web & Digital Management, Social Media Outreach, Newsletter Curation, Field Support, Data Coordination, etc.,
E-mail: sheethalbrcoefpo@gmail.com