CONSULTANCY SERVICES
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University has a well established research systems and as a result many hybrids, technologies viz., soil, water and crop management and pest and disease, machineries and agricultural inputs have been developed. These hybrids, technologies and machines have been demonstrated by our scientists and are being adopted by the farmers and other stakeholders. Scientists need to have business orientation, in order to develop innovative products which will meet the market requirement. As a support service for technology development and adoption in agriculture, ABD-TNAU identifies farm innovations and helps the innovators in development and standardization of products, field testing and commercialization and capacity building with regard to technologies and managerial aspects for establishing agribusiness. It also provides technical consultancy for prototype development, business consultancy for detailed project proposal preparation and market research, etc.
- A consultancy project is one where faculty members of TNAU provide knowledge and intellectual inputs (within India and abroad), primarily for their purposes and or
- Professional services in terms of scientific, technical, engineering or other agricultural related aspects based on expert on knowledge and skill to industry or other organizations (within India and abroad), primarily for the purposes of the clients.
Consultancy Services Offered
| S.No | Name of the Scientist | To whom consultancy offered | Title of the project |
| 1 | Dr.S.Mohan Dean i/c, SPGS, TNAU, Coimbatore |
M/s. Jayanthi India Products Limited, Kinathukadavu, Coimbatore | Post management of spice storage |
| 2 | Dr.S.Senthilnathan Asst. Prof. (Agrl. Econ.) AC&RI, Killikulam |
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines | Climate adaptation through sub-basin development (Cauvery Delta Region): National Climate change specialist |
| 3 | Dr.Ga.Dheebakaran Asst. Prof. (Agron.) Agro Climate Research Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore |
TAWDEVA (Tamil Nadu Water Shed Development Agency), Chennai | Climate Analysis |
| 4 | Dr.R.Jeganathan, Prof. (Agron.) Agro Climate Research Centre, TNAU, Coimbatore |
Directorate of Agriculture, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Administration | Establishment Andaman Nicobar Agricultural Weather Network and Agro Advisory Service. |
| 5 | Dr.S.Nakkeeran Prof. (Pl. Path.) |
M/s. Swiss contact, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Commercial Production of Trichoderma |
| 6 | i) Dr.A.Raviraj Prof. (SWCE) – PI ii) Dr.B.J.Pandian Director, WTC, TNAU, CBE – Co-PI |
World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature – India in collaboration with ITC | Vegetation modeling for developing water security plan in Upper Bhavani Basin |
| 7 | Dr.Ga.Dheebakaran Asst. Prof. (Agron.) Agro Climate Research Centre, TNAU,Coimbatore |
NAF (National Agro Foundation) Chennai |
Climate cell Establishment and weather based agro advisory modules development |
| 8 | i) Dr.A.Raviraj Prof. (SWCE) – PI ii) Dr.B.J.Pandian Director, WTC, TNAU, CBE – Co-PI iii) Dr.Balajikannan, ASP, AEC&RI, |
M/s. ITC Limited, Kolkata | Sustainable agricultural development with emphasis on water demand management in bhavani river basin |
| 9 | Director, ABD | M/s. Farmgate India, Chennai | Sustainable agricultural development withemphasis on water demand management in bhavani river basin e-commerce platform and partners for cold storage and logistics for delivery of vegetables & fruits to consumer |
| 10 | Team Leader i). Dr. K. Mahendran Professor (ARM) Team Members ii).Dr.N.Venkatesa Palanichamy Professor &Head (ARM) iii).Dr.S. Moghana Lavanya Assistant Professor (ARM) iv).Dr.A.Rohini Associate Professor (ARM) v).Dr.S.Hemalatha Assistant Professor (ARM) vi).Dr.P.Balaji Assistant Professor (ARM) |
State Development Policy Council, Chennai | Economic Impact of Poultry Development Scheme on the Livelihood Enhancement of the Beneficiaries and Promotion in Entrepreneurship in Rural areas in Tamil Nadu |
| 11 | Team Leader i). Dr.K.R.Ashok, Director (CARDS) Team Member ii). Dr.D.Suresh Kumar, Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Economics iii) Dr.M.Anjugam, Professor (IPMC) |
Project Director, IFAD Assisted PTSLP, Government of Tamil Nadu , Guindy Chennai. | Consultancy Project on Impact Evaluation of Joint Liability Groups, Patient Capital Assistance and BDCs in six coastal districts of Tamil Nadu |