Ms Niranjana Maru

A Master in Botany with Ecology special. Head of the Department of Sustainable Agriculture & Natural Resource Management and Associate Director. Her special interest and work is in alternative technology development for Sustainable Agriculture, Field-based Micro-Watershed Development, with prime focus on food and nutrition security, self-reliant farming, brining producer & consumer closer as “Prosumer”. Former Steering Committee Member of a National Organization – Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI). Co-founder, Member, National Governing Council, Participatory Guarantee System India Organic (PGS) related to development of alternative marketing system for small farmers. She has been Senior Consultant.

SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION :

• Participated and contributed papers etc in National & International Conferences and Workshops on Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology, Natural Resources, Gender Issues, Sustainable Development etc. in India and abroad.
  1. International Conference on “Empowering Women for Sustainable Development”.
  2. “Sustainable trees planted on wastelands”, in a National Workshop on Agroforesty organized by APIGR (Association for Propagation of Indigenous Genetic Resources).
  3. Article published in the magazine “MOVING TECHNOLOGY” on “Women Village Engineers – Training with a Difference”.
• National Council Founder Member, Participatory Guarantee System, Organic India (PGS-OI) for alternative marketing.
• Former Founder Member & National Steering Committee and Management Committee, Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI).
• Consultancy to International Development Organization for three project areas; to other organizations at State level for 9 agro-eco zones.
• Participated and presented in various Policy & Advocacy meetings at Regional-, State- & National Levels.
• A short film on CD/DVD of 70 minutes subject Sustainable Self-reliant Farming: Concept, Script, Direction.