National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Ramabhau Tumadu Patil
FELLOW, ELECTED 2011

Born in Ajanti Seem, Chopda, Maharashtra, India on 14 February 1954. Educated at D.R. High School, Nandurbar, MS, 1964-67; Pethe High School, Nasik, 1968-71; College of Agriculture, Pune, 1971-72; College of Agricultural Engineering, Rahuri, 1972-77; Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, 1977-79; Advanced Training at Colorado State University and Kansas State University, USA; University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1991-95; Washington State University, USA, 2003-05.

Chairman, Benevole Welfare Society for Post Harvest Technology, Bhopal and Chief Technical Advisor to Food Processing Sector.

Scientist S-1, CPCRI, Kasaragod, Kerala, 1979-84; Sr. Scientist, 1985-98; Principal Investigator, NATP Jai Vigyan Mission Project on Household Food and Nutritional Security through Post Harvest Management and Value Addition, 1999-2003; and Principal Scientist, Soybean Processing and Utilisation Centre, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, 1998-2006; Director, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, 2006-11; Principal Scientist, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, 2001-12; Director, Technocrats Institute of Technology and Group Director, TIT-MBA, TIT Group of Institutions, Bhopal, 2012-2014; Chief Technical Advisor, Khyati Foods Pvt. Ltd., Bhopal, 2014-16; Chief Technical Advisor, Tanusha Foods and Beverages Pvt. Ltd., Mandideep, Bhopal and Free Technical Guide to Budding Entrepreneurs, Students and Researchers 2014 to date.

Awards/Honours: Graduate Scholarship Award of University of Saskatchewan, Canada, 1991-95; Best Graduate Thesis Award of Canadian Society of Agricultural Engineers, 1996; Team Award, Ministry of Education, Government of Poland, 1997; Eminent Engineer Award of Institution of Engineers (India), 2010; ISAE Team Award for Development of Pomegranate Aril Extractor. Technical Director PFE (ISAE) 1996-1998; Vice President (ISAE) 1998-2004; Vice President (AFST India) 2009-10; Associate Editor, Agricultural Research (A NAAS Journal); Chief Editor (ISAE-E Newsletter); Vice President, ISAE (Technical Council) ISAE 2012-14; Golden Educationist of India by International Institute of Education & Management, New Delh 2013 and Best Educationist Award from National & International Compendium, New Delhi 2013; Chair, International Conference on Management of Agribusiness and Entrepreneurship Development, Bhopal, 2014; ISAE life time achievement Gold Medal of Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers 2016; Former Member Agriculture Task Force for Agriculture, Government of Madhya Pradesh; Former Member Planning Commission Sub Group Agriculture, Government of Chattisgarh, Former Member Empowered Committee of ICAR-National Agriculture Science Fund; Former Member BoM, IGKV, Raipur; Former Member, Scientific Panel on Cereals, Pulses & Legumes and their products, FSSAI, Former Chairman of FAD 16 and presently Member of FAD 10 of BIS.

Fellow: Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers, New Delhi; Bioved Research Society, Allahabad; Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata; National Academy of Dairy Science (India)

Research Areas: Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Agricultural Structures & Process Engineering, Computer Applications in Agriculture, Innovative Technologies for Post Harvest Management and Value Addition, Innovative Transfer of Technologies in Food Processing

Address: Chairman, Benevole Welfare Society for Post Harvest Technology, 46 Mahendra City, Bawadia Kala, Gulmohar Colony, Bhopal 462039, M.P.; [Tel: Cell: 8964030701, 7898744894; Email: ramabhau@gmail.com; ramabhau@yahoo.com; benevole14@gmail.com]

Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2023