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Speakers Profile
Dr G K Vasanth Kumar
Additional Secretary
Agriculture Department, Government of Karnataka
(Indian; DoB : 07 May 1954)
Phone: (91 – 080) - 23356287 (Res.)
Mobile: 98440-85405
E.mail : vasanthkumar_gk@yahoo.com
Mailing Address:
Dr. G.K.Vasanth Kumar, #720, Modi Hospital Road, 2nd Stage, West of Chord Road, Bangalore-560 086
Academic qualifications:
- B.Sc. (Agri) : Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (1973): 3.4/4.0 (GPA)
75% First Class
- M.Sc. (Agri): Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (1975): 3.7/4.0 (GPA)
86% First Class
- Ph.D (Agri) : Univ. of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (1984) :4.0/4.0 (GPA)
91% Gold Medallist
Work Experience:
- 35 years (1 year teaching + 34 years of experience in Development, Research coordination,
Extension, Management and Administration)
Positions held:
Secretary, Department, Government of
Additional Agriculture,
Karnataka
With Additional Charge:
Managing Director, International Flower Auction Board, B’lore
(February 2010)
- Managing Director, (I/c) KAPPEC, Bangalore (July 2011)
- Additional Secretary to Government, Food Processing & Post
Harvest Technology, Agriculture and Horticulture Department,
Government of Karnataka.
June 2009 to February 2011
- Managing Director, Karnataka State Agro Corn Product Ltd. B’lore
(October 2009)
- Director, Horticulture Department ( Head of the Department)
September 2008 to May 2009
- Executivie Director, Jala Samvardhane Yojana Sangha,
June 2008 to August 2008
- Director, (Planning & Implementation) JSYS - January 2008
- Director, Horticulture Department - April 2002 -June 2007
- Additional Director of Horticulture--- Oil Palm Project - 2000-2002
- Project Director (Joint Director of Horticulture) Oil Palm
Development Project, Bangalore/ Shimoga (Additional charge)
1989 – 2000
- Joint Director of Horticulture, (Plantation Crops) Bangalore ;
(Additional Charge) - 1996 – 2000
- I/c Deputy Director of Horticulture, Bellara Horticulture form - 1988-1989
- District Horticulture Officer, Raichur & Tumkur - 1984 – 1988
- Sr. Assistant Director of Horticulture (Plant Nutrition) - 1976 – 1984
- Instructor to B.Sc (Agri) Students, UAS, Bangalore - 1975 – 1976
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