Atanu Sarkar
Professor
Dept. of Extension and Social Sciences, College of Fisheries, Central
Agricultural University (Imphal), Lembucherra, Tripura – 799210
Contact Details:
Phone: +918257891767
E-mail: [email protected]
Career
Education:
M.Sc.(Ag) & Ph.D. in Agril. Extension
Employment:
Designation Organization Period
(From-To)
Professor in Agri. Extension CAU (Imphal) 28.03.2013 - Continuing
Joint Director of Extension Education BCKV, W.B. 15.11.2007 – 26.03.2013
Director of Extension Education UBKV,W.B. 17.11.2004 – 14.11.2007
Joint Director of Extension Education BCKV, W.B. 01.01.2001–16.11.2004
Deputy Director of Extension Education
-DO- 14.04.1995 – 31.12.2000
Reader in Agril. Extension -DO- 03.07.1989 – 13.04.1995
Lecturer in Agril. Extension -DO- 19.09.1983 – 02.07.1989
Supervisor in Agril. Extension Visva-Bharati University,
Santiniketan
22.08.1983 – 16.09.1983
Agril. Extension Officer Govt. of West Bengal 22.02.1979 – 18.10.1979
Area of Teaching
1. At Under Graduate Level
Extension Education
Rural Sociology and Educational Psychology
2. At Masters Level
Diffusion and Adoption of Innovation
Extension Communication and Methods
Participatory Extension
Human Resource Development
Development Communication and Information Management
Gender, Livelihood and Development
3. At Doctoral Level
Advances in Extension Education
Advanced Instructional Technology
Advances In Training Technology
4. No. of Ph.D. students guided: 03
5. No. of M.Sc. students guided: 14
6. No. of M.Sc. students currently being guided: 02
Organization of Winter School/Summer School/Refresher Course/Seminar etc.
Programme
organized
Level of
participation Title Year Duration
Funding
agency
Winter School Course
Coordinator
Participatory Planning & Proj.
Management in Extension
Sciences
2003 21 days ICAR
Winter School Course
Coordinator
Recent Advances in
Participatory Methodology for
Agriculture & Rural
Development
2002 30 days ICAR
National
Conference
Assistant
Secretary
Research and Development in
Farm Sector with A Human
Face
2002 4 days NABARD
National
Seminar
Organizing
Secretary
Strategy for Increasing Boro /
Summer Rice 2001 2 days
Dept. of
Ag. & Coop,
GoI
Orientation
Course
Course
Director
Trg. on Basic Agricultural
Sciences for Sikkim Govt.
Officers
2001 180 days Govt. of
Sikkim
Orientation
Course
Course
Director
Trg. on Basic Agricultural
Sciences for Sikkim Govt.
Officers
2000 180 days Govt. of
Sikkim
Orientation
Course
Course
Coordinator
Season long training
programme on Rice IPM for
state officials
1999 90 days UNDP-GoI
Programme
organized
Level of
participation Title Year Duration
Funding
agency
Orientation
Course
Course
Director
Training of Rural Youth on
Rapid Soil Testing 1997 21 days NABARD
Involvement in Participatory Technology Development
Three-tier horticulture for intensive vertical use of land under land scarce homestead
situations of resource poor farmers to enhance household nutritional security.
Enhancement of profitability under Elephant Foot Yam based intercropping with
short gestation but high demanding crops like red amaranthus / field kalmi for
intermediate return.
Participatory Magur Breeding using Low Cost Eco-Hatcheries.
Flowering regulation in guava orchard through bending to ensure round the year
fruiting and enhanced profitability of orchard based enterprise under New Alluvial Zone
of W.B.
Selection of physiologically matured seed of rice through treatment with brine
water solution to achieve up to 9% mean additional yield.
Fruit & vine rot management of pointed gourd for enhanced profitability by evading
yield instability vis-à-vis problem of reduced fruiting span.
Leadership in multi-institutional partnership based capacity building / capability
up-gradation of various client groups as Course Director/ Course Coordinator /
Chief Facilitator
UNDP–Ministry of Agriculture (GoI)–DEE (BCKV)–Department of Agriculture
(GoWB): Season Long Training on Rice IPM for State Extension Functionaries
BCKV–Farmers’ Cooperative Society (Gontra)–Department of Agriculture (GoWB):
Participatory Rice Seed Production Programme
BCKV-Govt. of Sikkim: Six Month Long Orientation Training in Basic Agricultural
Sciences for Sikkim Govt. Officers (2 batches)
UBKV – ICAR: Training on Agro-Ecosystem Analysis for KVK Scientists of UBKV West
Bengal
UBKV–ICAR-NIC: Training-cum-Workshop on Video Production Technology for KVK
Functionaries under Physical Jurisdiction of UBKV
UBKV–ICAR-NIC: Refresher Training on ICT for Computer Programmers of KVKs
under Physical Jurisdiction of UBKV
UBKV–KVK–Farmer Collaborators: Participatory Magur Breeding Programme using
Low Cost Hatcheries
BCKV-Vocational Education Council (GoWB): Capability Up-gradation of Vocational
School Teachers of West Bengal on Agriculture & Allied Branches (7 batches)
BCKV-MANAGE-Agril. Marketing Department (GoWB): Capacity Development of
Farmers, Agril. Marketing Officers & KVK Scientists on Market Led Extension (4
batches)
BCKV-PRIs-GoWB: Choice Based Vocational Skill Building of Practicing Farmers, Rural
Youth & Farm Women on Agriculture & Allied Sectors of Livelihood (63 batches)
BCKV- Govt. of Assam: Field Exposure-cum-How to Do Skill Building of Assam
Farmers (29 batches)
UBKV–BCKV–Eco-Dev Consultancy–Community Partner Groups: Integration of Multi-
tier Horticulture for Performance Improvement of Resource Poor Backyard Systems
of Northern Disadvantaged Districts of West Bengal
UBKV– BCKV–Community Partner Groups: Integration of Resource Conserving
Technologies like Direct Seeded Rice, System of Rice Intensification and Zero Tillage
Wheat as well as Lentil under Rice-Wheat Environment of Northern Disadvantaged
Districts of West Bengal
BCKV- Govt. of Bihar: Field Exposure-cum-How to Do Skill Building of Bihar Farmers
(5 batches)
BCKV- Govt. of Tripura: Field Exposure-cum-How to Do Skill Building of Tripura
Farmers (2 batches)
Hands on Training & Livelihood Rebuilding Initiative at Aila devastated Areas of
the Sunderbans (8 island clusters)
BCKV-ATMA-SAMETI: Field Exposure-cum- How to Do Skill Building of Farmers &
Farm Women on Agriculture & Allied Vocations (6 batches)
BCKV-DRDC (North 24-Parganas District) – Dept. of Animal Resource Development
(GoWB): Vocational Skill Development of Women SHG Members of North 24-
Parganas District of West Bengal (10 batches)
BCKV– Agril. Marketing Department (GoWB) –MANAGE–State Horticulture Mission-
APEDA-KVKs-Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP, Kolkata)–NIC: Stakeholders’ Capacity
Development on Market Intelligence and Quality Management for Export Promotion
BCKV– WEBEL Informatics –Agricultural Marketing Department (GoWB): Capacity
Development of MNWs on Application of IT (5 batches) Awards / Honours / Recognition
Conferred with 'Rashtriya Gaurav Award’ along with presentation of Certificate of Excellence
by the India International Friendship Society in New Delhi (2016)
Editor, Quarterly English Newsletter, College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University
(Imphal), Lembucherra, Tripura (Continuing since 2016)
Member Expert in the DPCs as nominee of the Director General, ICAR for promotion of ARS
Scientists of ICAR Res. Complex for NEH Region (2015)
External Examiner of UG/PG/Ph.D. examinations of Visva-Bharati University, UBKV, BHU,
Tripura University (2015-2017)
Member, KVK Site Selection committee for West Bengal (2010), A&N Islands (2009) and
Bihar (2006 - 2007)
Member, Consortium Implementation Committee of UBKV led NAIP Component-3 Sub-
project dealt with sustainable rural livelihood security (2008 - 2013)
Member, Selection Committee for Professor & Equivalent Ranks of AAU, Jorhat (2009)
Member, Selection Committee for Programme Coordinators / SMSs / Training Assistants of
KVKs at BCKV, WBUAFS, Nimpeeth KVK & Kapgari KVK (2008 - 2012)
Member, Research Council, BCKV (2008 -2010) & UBKV (2005 - 2007)
Member, Editorial Board of BCKV English Newsletter (2008 - 2010)
Chief Editor, KRISHIBIDHAN, the Bengali Newsletter of BCKV (2007 - 2010)
Member, Executive Board, West Bengal State Horticulture Mission (2006 - 2007)
Member, Rural Programme Advisory Committee of All India Radio, Kolkata at ZPD-II, ICAR,
Kolkata (2006 - 2009)
Member, Agro-Climatic Regional Planning (ACRP) Team for Region-II of the Planning
Commission, GOI (2005 - 2008)
Research Area
Adoption behaviour
Participatory action research on livelihood
Impact studies
Women empowerment
Projects Handled
Sl.
No
Title of Project (s) Duration Allocation
(₹ in lakh)
Funding
agency
Nature of
association
1. Pilot project on Technology Assessment
and Refinement through Institution–
Village Linkage Programme (IVLP)
3 yrs.
16.09 ICAR Nodal
Officer
2. Technology Assessment and Refinement
Project for Irrigated New Alluvial Zone
Agro Eco-system of West Bengal
(NATP)
5 yrs. 41.67 ICAR-World Bank
Co-PI
3. CRIJAF-UBKV Network Project on
Resource management for
appropriate technology development
to enhance productivity of jute under
constrained agro-climatic conditions
of West Bengal
5 years
4.67 ICAR Chief
Coordinator,
UBKV
4. NAIP Component-3 Sub-Project
entitled “Sustainable Rural
Livelihood Empowerment Project
for Northern disadvantaged districts
of West Bengal”
5 yrs. 147.996 ICAR-World Bank
CCPI,
BCKV
Partner
Centre
5. Development and operationalization of
model training-cum-demonstration units
on integrated farming systems at 3
BCKV owned KVKs
5 yrs.
90.00 RKVY PI
6. Agricultural Technology Information
Centre-BCKV (ITD Component of
NATP)
5 yrs. 42.575 ICAR-World Bank
Manager,
ATIC-BCKV
7. Documentation of ITKs for Hilly and
Tribal tracts of West Bengal
3 yrs. 14.28 Ministry of Agri. & Coop, GOI
Co-PI
8. Frontline Demonstration Scheme on
Pulses and Oil Seeds
3 yrs. 11.97 ICAR Officer-in-
charge,
BCKV
Centre
Publications (Since 2011-12)
Research papers
Leishangthem Geetarani Devi, Sheikh.Md. Feroze, Ram Singh and Atanu Sarkar. 2017. Sustainability of
Hill Agriculture in North Eastern Himalayas: Evidence from Manipur, India. J. of Community Mobilization
and sustainable Development. 12(2): 286-294.
Bai Koyu, Atanu Sarkar, Ram Singh and Rajkumar Josmee Singh. 2017. Is MGNREGA a myth for
Arunachal Pradesh? Field Evidence. Economic affairs. 62(2): 313-319.
Bhattacharjee Suchiradipta, Atanu Sarkar, Loukham Devarani and S. M. Feroze. 2016. Temporally
changing livelihood pattern of rural people: A case study on Tribes of Tripura. Environment and Ecology.
34 (4A): 1834-1838.
Laskar, B., Saha, B. and Sarkar, A. 2016. Marketing channel vis-a-vis economic viability of ornamental
fish cum aquarium business in Agartala, Tripura. Economic affairs. 61(4): 697-705.
Laskar, B., Saha, B. and Sarkar, A. 2016. Extent of knowledge and level of adoption of hobbyists of
ornamental fish keeping and aquarium management in Tripura. Int. J. of Bio-resource and Stress
Management. 7(6): 1330-1335. [
Feroze, S.M., Singh, Ram, Rathod, S.S., and Sarkar, A. 2016. System of Rice Intensification: an
alternative to conventional rice production practice. Journal of Science and Environment Today. 2 (16): 37-
50.
L. Geetarani, S.M. Feroze, Ram Singh, Atanu Sarkar and L. Hemochandra. 2016. How socially
sustainable are the rice farms in mountains? Evidence from Senapati district of Manipur. Economic Affairs
61(3): 473-479.
Suchiradipta Bhattacharjee, Atanu Sarkar, Loukham Devarani and S. M. Feroze. 2016. Livelihood
diversification and rural tribes: A case study from the hill tracts of Tripura. J. of Interacademicia 20(3):
398-405.
Dayohimi Rymbai, S.M. Feroze, Ram Singh, Atanu Sarkar and Lala IP Ray. 2016. Climate change and
investment in agricultural research: Policy challenges in India. Economic Affairs. 61(2): 313-320.
Khumukcham Stina, A. Sarkar, Ram Singh and R. Josmee Singh. 2015. A Study on the Performance of
MGNREGA in Manipur. Int. J. of Social Science. 4(4):297-305.
Pallab Debnath, Ram Singh, S. M. Feroze and A. Sarkar. 2015. Study on Growth and Instability of Sesame
in North-Eastern Hill Region of India. Economic Affairs. 60 (2): 193-196.
P.Patra, G.Mula, B.Pramanik, S.C.Sarker and A.Sarkar. 2012. Assessing the economic and social
consequences of sustainability of rural livelihood in Eastern India. African J. of Agril. Res. 7(33): 4660-
4668.
B. K. Bera, A. Jha Chakraborty, A. K. Nandi and A. Sarkar. 2011. Growth and Instability of Food Grains
Production of India and West Bengal. J. of Crop and Weed, 7(1): 94-100.
Invited Paper/Souvenir Article/ Conference Paper / Abstract
Atanu Sarkar and Biswarup Saha. 2016. Perspectives on Entrepreneurship Development in
fisheries and Aquaculture, Souvenir, National Seminar of NESFA, 21-22 January, 2016 (pp:
116-118).
Mudada Dibyanath, Atanu Sarkar, Pradyut Biswas and A. D. Upadhyay. 2016. Livelihood
pattern and associated issues relating to marketing channel functionaries of fish seed: a case
study in Tripura. National Seminar on “Fisheries and Aquaculture: Livelihood Security,
Sustainability and Conservation” (January 21-22, 2016) at College of Fisheries, CAU (I),
Lembucherra, Tripura.
Bonani Laskar, Biswarup Saha and Atanu Sarkar. 2016. Entrepreneurship Development in
Ornamental Fish Keeping: A Study on Consumers’ Preference in Tripura, National Seminar
of NESFA, 21-22 January, 2016
A. Sarkar, L. Nivetina, Ram Singh and S. M. Feroze. 2015. Sustaining Agriculture under
Climate Change Scenario: Issues and Perspectives. Souvenir of North Eastern Zone Regional
Agriculture Fair 2014-15 held during January 9-10, 2015 at ICAR Research Complex for
NEH Region, Umiam, Meghalaya. (pp. 10-14).
A. Sarkar, S. C. Sarker, T. Samajdar and R. K. Choudhary. 2011. Knowledge Management
in Rural Livelihood Empowerment: An Experience from West Bengal, India. INSEE
International Conference on Innovative Approaches for Agricultural Knowledge
Management: Global Extension Experiences held during November 9-12, 2011in New
Delhi.
A. Jha Chakraborty, B. K. Bera, A. K. Nandi and A. Sarkar. 2011. Growth and Instability of
Food Grains Production of West Bengal. International Symposium on System
Intensification towards Food & Environmental Security held on February 24-27, 2011 at
BCKV, Kalyani, WB, India.
Popular articles, Extension Literatures, Manuals etc.
Popular article: 5 nos.
Extension Literature: 9 nos.
Training manual: 4 nos.
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