Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth CAAST,Rahuri

Announcements

New Admissions open to Post Doctoral Research Programme in Climate Smart Agriculture at CAAST-CSAWM ♦ New Annual Progress Report 2018-2019 ♦ New Annual Progress Report 2019-2020 ♦ New Annual Progress Report of 2020-21 ♦

Research / Academic Programme

Ongoing Reseach from our Experties

Post Graduate Diploma

Our motto is to start the one year Post Graduate Diploma in “Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management” for developing the human resources enabling them to start entrepreneurship and employable in public sectors and private industries and strengthen the current M.Sc.,M. Tech. and Ph. D. programme (for their research projects).

Post Doctorate Research

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for the Post-Doctoral Research positions in different disciplines of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Engineering and Social Sciences at Centre for Advance Agriculture Science and Technology (CAAST) for “Climate Smart Agriculture and Water Management” (CSAWM).

Dr. Vaibhav Somnath Malunjkar

Research Associate (SWCE)

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (SWE), Ph. D. (SWCE)

Dr. Girishkumar Balasaheb Bhanage

Research Associate (FMPE)

B.Tech. (Ag. Engg.), M.Tech. (FMPE), Ph. D. (FMPE)

Er.Tejashree Nawale

Senior Research Fellow (Smart Irrigation Project)

M.E.(E&TC)

Dr. Ghadge S. N.

Research Associate-(Agril.Extn)

Ph. D. (Agril.Extn.)

Er. Vishal Pandey

Senior Research Fellow (IDE-Smart Irrigation Project)

M. Tech. in Agricultural Engineering

Er. Datir Abhishek Dinkar

Senior Research Fellow (IDE)

M.Tech (Agril. Engg)

Er. Supekar Shubham Rajendra

Senior Research Fellow (IDE)

M.Tech (IDE)

Dr .DEVARSH BHANU

Research Associate(E&TC)

Ph.D. (Electronics), M. Tech. (Mechatronics), B.Tech. (E&TC),

Kavita Devising Rajput

Research Associate- Agronomy

M.Sc. ( Agri-Agronomy )

Dr. Anand Sunil Bade

Research Associate- Agricultural Entomology

Ph.D. (Agricultural Entomology)

Sagar Tukaram Majik

Research Associate- Soil Science

M.Sc. (Agri-Soil Science)

Dr. Anil Patel

Research Associate-Agricultural Meteorology

Ph.D. (Agricultural Meteorology)

Er. Shubham Singh

SRF-IDE

M.Tech-IDE

Dr. Lavudi Bheemlal Thulasiram

Research Associate (Horticulture)

Ph. D (Horticulture) Vegetable science

Dr. S.D.Gorantiwar

Principal Investigator

M. Tech (IIT), Ph D (UK), Post-Doc (UK)

Dr.M.G.Shinde

Co-Principal Investigator

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (SWE)

Dr. Jayashree Shivaji Pachpute

Co-Principal Investigator,Pune Sub Campus Center

M.Tech.(IDE), Ph.D.(IWM),Post Doc (Land and Water Productivity)

Dr. Milind C. Ahire

Nodal and Outreach officer

B.Sc. (Agri), M. Sc.. (Agril.Extn.), Ph. D. (Agril.Extn)

Er. Sachin Krishna Rao Dingre

Student Relation Officer

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (IDE), Ph. D. (IDE-7th sem. pursuing)

Dr. Ravi Pandharinath Andhale

Academic and Education Officer

M.Sc. Agri. (Ag. Met), M. Sc. Agri. (Agronomy), Ph. D. (Agronomy)

Dr. Atul Arvind Atre

Procurement Officer

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (SWCE)

Dr. Dilip Dnyandeo Pawar

Liaison within University

M. Tech. (WRDM), Ph. D. (IWME)

Dr. Sachin Madhukar Nalawade

Machinery,Electronics,Robotics and Drone aspect

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (FMPE), Ph. D. (FMPE)

Dr. Pawan Laxminarayan Kulwal

Environment Sustainability officer

M. Sc. (Agril.), Ph. D. (Genetics & Plant Breeding)

Dr. Ulhas Shantaram Surve

Farm In-charge Climate Smart Block

B.Sc (Agri),M.Sc (Agri)-IWM, Ph.D. (Agronomy)

Dr. Gavit Bhaupatil Kisan

IT officer

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech.(SWCE), Ph. D. (SWCE)

Dr. Sunil A. Kadam

Team Member

B. Tech. (AE), M. Tech. (IDE), Ph. D. (IDE) & PDF (USA)

Piers Mitchell Holden

Co-head of Engineering - Enterprise Solutions, KisanHub

VASUDEV KUMANDURI

VP – Trials – KisanHub

Lav R. Khot

Assistant Professor Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems Department of Biological Systems Engineering IAREC, Washington State University (WSU) 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99164 509

R. Troy Peters

Ph.D., P.E. Extension Irrigation Engineer and Associate Scientist, 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350. E-mail: troy_peters@wsu.edu. Phone: (509) 786-9247

Claudio O. Stöckle

M.S., Ph.D. Washington State University 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350-8694

David J. Brown

BS, MS, PhD

Qin Zhang

MS, PhD Center for Precision & Automated Agricultural Systems Washington State University 24106 N. Bunn Rd., Prosser, WA 99350-8694

Dr. Manzul Kumar Hazarika

B.Tech. (Ag.Engg.), M. Tech. (Ag. Engg), ME (RS-GIS) Ph. D. (Civil Engg) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand

Ian Smout

BA, MSc

Ganesh C. Bora

M.Eng. Ph.D. Associate Professor, Precision Agriculture and Machinery Systems Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762 Tel: +1- 662-32

Testimonials

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Auguste  Tano Kouamé

Country Director, World Bank .

Auguste  Tano Kouamé

The CAAST center of Rahuri is one of the best in India. It seems proper utilization of funds of the WB.

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Shri. Manoj Ahuja

Secretary, DA & FW, GoI.

Shri. Manoj Ahuja

The work going on in the MPKV, Rahuri on the Sensor based irrigation is very good and it gives direction to the nation particularly for the digital agriculture.

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Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra

Former Secretary (DARE) and DG (ICAR).

Dr.Trilochan Mohapatra

We should make human resource of tomorrow in the field of sensors, automation & remote sensing. There are a lot of work going on these field along with digital agriculture at MPKV, Rahuri through NAHEP project.

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Dr.Ashok Dalwai

Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, Dept. of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare.

Dr.Ashok Dalwai

MPKV Rahuri is doing a great work in the field of IoT, Drones, Robotics and Precision agriculture through NAHEP project.

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Mr. Shrikrushna Gangurde

Industrialist (Poultry) .

Mr. Shrikrushna Gangurde

Sell nutrients,not commodity... Innovativeness and creativity gives chance to lead the nation...

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Arun Deshmukh

AGM and Head Agronomy ,NETAFIM.

Arun Deshmukh

Doubling the income of farmer can be done by application of drip irrigation and fertigation. Every person working in Agricultural University and allied industry gets its employment due to Farmer community...

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V.C. Rastogi

Director,POCRA.

V.C. Rastogi

AI and Machine learning used to develop farm specific advisories is need of an hour.

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Dr. P.K. Ghosh

Former National Coordinator, NAHEP, ICAR.

Dr. P.K. Ghosh

Precise input to maximise production

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Dr. K.P. Viswanatha

Former Vice-Chancellor MPKV, Rahuri .

Dr. K.P. Viswanatha

People should be aware about compost making from biodegradable waste and plastic waste should be used for bio-fuel production.

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Dr. S.K. Choudhari

ADG (SWM), ICAR New Delhi .

Dr. S.K. Choudhari

Soil biodiversity, fertility and productivity is depends on soil physical properties, considering this more research is needed on this aspects.

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Dr.V.S. Tomar

Former Vice Chancellor, JNKVV Jabalpur.

Dr.V.S. Tomar

Easily adoptable climate smart technologies are the desire of the farmers. The scientists need to be research farmers friendly low cost technologies which will be more popular among the farmers for enhancing the production.

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