Profile of Dr. R. Kiran

• B.Sc. in Agriculture: University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• M.Sc.(Agriculture) in Agricultural Marketing & Cooperation: University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK, Bengaluru, Karnataka
• Ph.D. in Agribusiness Management: Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Professional Area

• Research Area: Agribusiness Management, Human resource Management & Entrepreneurship
• Research Interests: Supply & Value Chain Optimization, Strategic Human Resource Management & Agripreneurship.
• Memberships/Fellow of Societies: Indian Science Congress Association, Kolkata, Madhumitha Foundation, Suryapet, Telangana State, & United Lightning Vision Association, Bengaluru, Karnataka

KEY PUBLICATIONS:

• Kiran, R. and Sivakumar, S.D. (2019). Demand Driven Supply chains in Augmenting the Farm income of Vegetable Producers –Evidence from Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka, Multilogic in Science, 8(27), 50-52.
• Kiran, R. and Sivakumar, S.D. (2019). Resource use Efficiency of Major Vegetables in Different Supply Chains in Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka, India. International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 8(06), 2471-2476.
• Kiran, R. and Sivakumar, S.D. (2017). The Cost and Returns Structures of Major Vegetables under Different Supply Chains in Bengaluru Rural District of Karnataka. International Journal of Agricultural Science and Research,7(6), 311-319.
• Kiran, R. and Sivakumar, S.D. (2016). Managerial Effectiveness of Cut Flower Business Units in Kothagiri. International Journal of Human Resource Management and Research, 6(3), 41-48.
• Kiran, R. and Sivakumar, S.D. (2016). Direction of Trade Analysis of Indian Grapes. International Journal of Business Management & Research, 6(3), 93-96.

Papers in Proceedings of Seminars/Conferences:

• Kiran, R., and Sivakumar, S.D. (2016, November 18 -19). Indian Floriculture Scenario. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Financing and sustaining rural agribusiness Enterprises -A Bottom of the Pyramid Approach (pp. 55-60). Rajendranagar, Hyderabad.
• Kiran, R.,N., and Radha, Y. (2017, July 5-7). Impact of Market arrivals on prices of cotton in selected markets of Andhra Pradesh. Proceedings of the International conference on Recent Trends in Agriculture, Biotechnology and Food Processing (pp.130). UAS, Hassan, Karnataka.
• Kiran, R., Sivakumar, S.D. and DhanajayaSwamy, P.S. (2018, March 9-10). Attitude of Farmers towards Vegetable Supply Chain Management. Proceedings of the National Seminar on Emerging Trends in Agribusiness Management in India (pp- 458-460). Mysuru, Karnaraka.
• Kiran, R., and Sivakumar, S.D. (2019, September 4-5). Food wastage within food supply chains: Comparative analysis across the vegetable supply chains. Proceedings on the National Conference on Ascertaining Food security through livelihood Enriching Interventions: Challenges and Opportunities (pp. 317-319). Karaikal.

Books/ Book chapters :

• Kiran, R., Sivarama Krishna, P., and Hareesh, M. (2016). Objective Agriculture for JRF, ARS and other Competitive exams: Agricultural Economics, Laser Park Publications, Coimbatore, ISBN: 978-93-84234-768 (pp- 113-119).
• Ashoka Reddy, Y., Kiran, R., and Saurav Singla (2016). Objective Agriculture for JRF, ARS and other Competitive exams: Statistics, Laser Park Publications, Coimbatore, ISBN: 978-93-84234-768 (pp- 89-95).

• National Eligibility Test: Cleared ASRB/ICAR National Eligibility Test (NET) in Agribusiness Management (2016) and Cleared UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) in Management (2017)

Awards & Recognitions:

• Best oral Presentation Award (2019) at National Conference on the Ascertaining Food security through livelihood Enriching Interventions: Challenges and Opportunities. Karaikal.
• Young Scientist Award (2018) from Science and Tech society for Integrated Rural Improvement, Mahabubabad, Telangana.

A. School of Agribusiness and Rural Management, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Samastipur-848125

M. rkiran@rpcau.ac.in

T. + 91-8754989314

ORCID: 0009-0009-6165-7464

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