Dr. Kumud Shukla is currently working as Assistant Professor in School of Agriculture. She has 9 Years of Agri-based professional experience in entire gamut of Research & Development, Teaching, Marketing, Agri-Journalism and Project Management. She was project coordinator in International Traceability Systems Limited (ITSL), New Delhi where she coordinated organic project under the NHM scheme in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat states.  As a project officer in Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals (ISAP), New Delhi, she handled SFAC-FPO projects under the flagship of RKVY and NVI schemes (Ministry of Agriculture) for Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. In the field of Agri Journalism as Associate Editor in Krishi Jagran, New Delhi, she had given extension services to number of farmers on Pan India basis via portal and magazines.  She has also rendered her services to the Bioved Research Institute of Agriculture and Technology, Prayagraj as an Assistant Professor of Agriculture. She has convened/organized more than 20 co-curricular/Extracurricular events for the benefit of students in the past 3 years. She has actively organized 2 international and 3 national conferences and symposium. 

Experience

• 9 years of professional experience in Teaching, Research & Development, Agri-Journalism and Project Management.

Qualification

• Ph.D. (Agriculture Economics & Agribusiness Management)

Award & Recognition

• Gold Medalist during Post Graduation, 2011

• ‘Samagra Vikas Award’ in the field of Social Work in the International Seminar, 2016 

• ‘Best Oral Presentation Award’, 2018

• ‘Best Ph.D Thesis Award’ in the International Conference, 2019

• ‘Young Scientist Award’, 2021

• ‘Best Paper Presentation Award’, 2021

Research

• She has published more than 9 Papers in various journals of repute, more than 7 popular articles, 8 abstracts and one book chapter.           

Area of Interest

• Agriculture Marketing, Agribusiness Management, Agriculture Finance, Agriculture Extension, Agricultural Economics, Farm Management and Entrepreneurship Development 

Certification

• Six-month certificate course in computer “Fundamentals of computer” from Tally Academy.

• Four-month computer accounting programme T-FAP (Financial Accounting Programme) from Tally Academy.

Other Achievements 

• Life Membership as a founder member of SVWS as Coordinator since May, 2009.

• Two-month summer training programme at Indian Farmers Fertilizer Cooperative Ltd. (IFFCO),2010

• Lifetime Authorship in the International Journal of Agriculture and Allied Sciences.

• Appreciation award in contribution of Krishi Jagran, 2015

• Co-chaired the technical session in International seminar, 2016.

• Acted as Joint Organizing Secretary in International Conference, 2019.

• Acted as Member of Working Committee in National Seminar, 2019

• Acted as Joint Organizing Secretary in 23rd Agricultural Scientist & Farmers’, 2021

• 5 days FDP training on Disaster Risk Reduction, 2022

• 7 days online training-cum-certificate Programme on Noval Agriculture Systems (NAS 2.0-2022), 2022