BRIEF BIO-DATA OF N.K. SANGHI
1.
Name (in capitals)
:
NAND KISHORE SANGHI
2.
Date of birth
:
15 – 01 – 1944
3.
State to which the person belongs
:
Haryana
4.
Current position
:
Advisor,
Watershed Support Services and Activities
Network (WASSAN), Secunderabad.
5.
Previous position
:
Director (NRM),
National Institute of Agricultural Extension
Management (MANAGE), Rajendranagar.
6.
Educational qualification (including diploma and certification)
Sl.
No.
Degree
Main
subject
Name of
University
Year
Class
Grade
GPA Max.
1.
B.Sc. (Ag.)
Agriculture
Agra
1962
I
-
-
2.
M.Sc. (Ag.)
Botany
and
Genetics
Agra
1964
I
-
-
3.
Doctorate
Plant
Breeding
IARI, Delhi
1970
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3.00
7.
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No.
1.
Service particulars (list in reverse order)
Organization, designation
and duration
Present assignment / past experience on thrust areas
Watershed Support Services and
Activities
Network
(WASSAN), Secunderabad
Improving the quality of involvement of the NGOs
associated with watershed programme in Andhra
Pradesh
Advisor
Facilitation of action research on the following
aspects under watershed programme in Andhra
Pradesh
-
Since February 2004
2.
o
Capacity building of women SHGs federation (at
mandal level) to work as a PIA
o
Institutionalization of participatory
particularly at field level
o
Application of project management principles for
all components under watershed programme
o
Application of information technology (IT) at
Watershed Committee / PIA levels
processes
-
Facilitation of policy reform through refinement of
guidelines of watershed programme and development
of step by step approach for NRM and watershed
programme
-
Steering the field study (sponsored by India-Canada
Environment Facility) for understanding the
processes under the ongoing watershed programmes
in 7 states of the country
National
Institute
of Agricultural
Extension
Management
(MANAGE),
Hyderabad
Member of the working groups responsible for
preparation of operational manuals for watershed
programme funded by Ministry of Rural Development,
Government of India and for formulation of revised
guidelines for watershed programme funded by
Ministry of Agriculture (NWDPRA), Government of
India.
Director (Renewable
Resources)
Natural
- From June 1995 to January
2004
Carried out action research on participatory
watershed management by being a PIA in Ranga
Reddy district, Andhra Pradesh
-
Facilitated participatory approach under various
foreign funded watershed projects. These included
KAWAD (DFID), APRLP (DFID), KANDI area
development project (World Bank), KWDP (DANIDA),
SDC Supported Watershed Project in Karnataka, etc.
-
Coordinated the field study on Institutionalization of
participation in NRM funded by IIED, United Kingdom
and Development Alliance, New Delhi
-
Carried out a consultancy assignment on
Participatory monitoring and evaluation (PME) for
APRLP
-
Organized a series of training courses for senior to
middle level officers associated with NWDPRA in
different states of the country
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3.
Organization, designation
and duration
Present assignment / past experience on thrust areas
Zonal Coordination Unit for ToT projects, Hyderabad
Zonal Coordinator
- From April 1985 to May 1995
-
4.
Promoted farmer participatory
extension on the followings:
research
and
a.
Management of pests through non-pesticidal
methods
b.
Management of watershed programme through
participatory approach
-
Facilitated linkage between NGO and GOs in Andhra
Pradesh with particular reference to management of
those technologies where group action is a prerequisite.
All
India
Coordinated Research Project for Dryland
Agriculture, Hyderabad
Carried out on-farm-research on crop management
and natural resource management in red soil of
Telangana region, Andhra Pradesh
Scientist S-3 (Plant Breeding)
-
Studied indigenous technologies for management of
crops and natural resources
-
Facilitated participatory approach in model watershed
programme implemented by ICAR / CRIDA
All
India
Coordinated Research Project for Dryland
Agriculture, Hyderabad
Conducted field trials on new varieties / hybrids of
rainfed crops at research station as well as in farmers
fields
- From July 1977 to March 1985
5.
Coordinated the activity of farm sciences centers
(KVKs) associated with State Agricultural University,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research and voluntary
organizations with special emphasis on linking them
with main system of research and extension in
Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
Scientist S-2
- From June 1971 to June 1977
6.
Ford Foundation, Delhi
-
Carried out field trials on wheat at HAU, Hissar (as a
part of the programme)
-
Assisted in the ongoing programme on sorghum
improvement
Program Associate
- From June 1969 to June 1971
7.
Rockfeller Foundation, Delhi
Research Associate
- From July 1964 to September
1964
8.
Published work
a)
No. of books (chapters in books)
:
4
b)
No. of Reports / Reviews
:
20
c)
Research papers presented in
Conferences / Symposium / Seminar
:
43 + 3
d)
Recent technical articles (list enclosed)
:
6
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List of recently published popular articles on technical, management and social aspects
under watershed programme (A Journey through Watersheds) published as a monthly
bulletin by MANAGE, Hyderabad
i)
September 2002
Post-project sustainability in the watershed programme –
a continuing challenge
A.K. Goel, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani, Sai Maheswari and
Waheeda Munawer
ii)
October 2002
Organization of the community into a self reliant
institutional set-up – issues and opportunities
K. Uma Rani, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani, Sai Maheshwari
and Waheeda Munawer
iii)
November 2002
Organization of men Self Help Groups (SHGs) in rural
areas – a felt of the hour
Jayesh Ranjan, N.K. Sanghi, B.G. Jawali, A.P. Rao, Krishna
Reddy
iv)
December 2002
Operational modality for facilitation of people’s
participation in the watershed programme
G. Jaya, N.K. Sanghi, B. Renuka Rani and K. Sai Maheshwari
v)
January 2003
Emerging concepts on management and technology in the
watershed programme under the changing paradigms
J. Venkateswarlu and N.K. Sanghi
vi)
February 2003
Institutionalization of the participatory approach under the
watershed programme – a menu of mechanisms and
instruments
S.P. Tucker, N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ramachandrudu
vii)
October 2005
Upscaling of successful experiences in the mainstream
watershed programme in India – mechanisms,
instruments and policy considerations
N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu, K. Suresh
from WASSAN, Rahul Sen from WDCU, S.P. Tucker, N.L.
Narasimha Reddy, Shree Ravindranath, P. Narendra Babu
from PLF, Crispino Lobo, Abraham Samuel from WOTR, K.V.
Satyanarayana, V.K. Reddy, B. Renuka Rani, K. Sai
Maheswari from MANAGE
Post project sustainability – a case study of Indo-DANIDA
watershed project in Orissa, Karnataka and Madhya
Pradesh
N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu
viii) October 2005
ix)
October 2005
Post project sustainability – a synthesis of learning
N.K. Sanghi, A. Ravindra, M.V. Ram Chandrudu
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