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: atanusarkar1954@gmail.com

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.