National Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Chandragiri Nagaraja Rao Ravishankar
FELLOW, ELECTED 2015

Born in Chandragiri, Karnataka, India on 20 April 1963. Educated at College of Fisheries, Mangalore, UAS, Bangalore for B.F.Sc. 1984; M.F.Sc. 1986; Ph.D. 1990; Certificate Course on "Managing Sustainable Projects and Programmes" at Development and Project Planning Centre, University of Bradford, United Kingdom, 1997; Certificate Course on HACCP at Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, London, UK, 1997; Post Graduate Diploma in Technology Management in Agriculture, University of Hyderabad, 2013.

Director and Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education since Jan 2022.

Scientist, 1991-96; Scientist-Senior scale, 1996-2000; Senior Scientist, 2000-2008; Principal Scientist, 2008 onwards; Head, Fish Processing Division, and Head-in-Charge, Engineering Division, ICAR - Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, Cochin, 2011-14. Director, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi, Kerala (Aug. 2014 to Jan. 2022).

Awards/Honours: University Gold Medal for securing First Rank in PhD (Fish Processing Technology) - University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore; HACCP Merit Certificate, Royal Institute of Public Health & Hygiene, London, UK; TCT Award in Fish Processing Technology, Department for International Development, UK; Dr. L.C. Sikka Endowment Award of National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, New Delhi for the Biennium 2019-20; ICAR Team Research Award, 2002; K. Chidambaram Memorial Award, Fisheries Technocrats Forum, Chennai; Best Indian Fisheries Scientist, PFGF, Certificate of Appreciation from DG, ICAR - For establishing Incubation centre and commercialization of fisheries technologies, NAIP; National Award for Best Agri-Business Incubator for the year 2013 during AgriTex 2013; SKOCH Order of Merit Award for qualifying amongst Top 30 transformational innovation projects in India, 2017; SKOCH Evergreen Platinum Award 2018 and Order-of-Merit for initiatives on `Green, Clean and Affordable Energy: Multi-purpose Solar Conversion System'; Indian Agribusiness Excellence Award 2018;`Low Cost Technology Award' from AFSTI for contribution towards development of best low cost technology in the field of Food science and Technology or allied areas; Future Kerala Educational Excellence Award 2018; EduNext Excellence Award for Research and Development 2018;Kerala State Energy Conservation Commendation Certificate 2018, Govt. of Kerala; Kerala State Renewable Energy (Akshaya Oorja) Award and commendation certificate in appreciation of the achievements towards research and innovation initiatives on renewable energy resources; During the tenure as the Director, ICAR-CIFT won the Sardar Patel Outstanding ICAR Institution Award 2018 for the third time.

Chairman, FSSAI Scientific Panel on Fish and Fish Products; Chairperson, Food Hygiene Safety Management and Other Systems Sectional Committee, FAD 15 of BIS; Chairman, National Policy for Post-Harvest Processing and Marketing, NFDB, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying; Chairmn, Nodal Authority for developing Approved Standard Deep Sea Fishing vessel (DSFV) Design and Specification (ASDDS), Ministry of Ports, Shipping and waterways, GoI; Chairman, Working group on Fish Processing sector in Kerala-Constraints to growth and Suggestions for reforms by Kerala State Planning Board, Govt. of Kerala; Head of Delegation for the 35th session of Codex Committee on Fish and Fishery Products (CCFFP35);Director, Lakshadweep Development Corporation Limited; Head of National Reference & Referral Laboratory on Fish and Fishery Products, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Technical Assessor, National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration of Laboratories; Acted as Chairman of Lab Research Council, Defence Food Research laboratory, DRDO, Mysore.

Member of the Governing Body of ICAR Society;Member of Scientific Committee, FSSAI, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; Member, Committee for drafting National Fisheries Policy, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying; Member of Technical Advisory Committee for Promotion and Development of Seaweed Farming and Value Chain, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Member of Committee to assess the requirements of common incubation facilities for Incubation Centres set up under PM FME Scheme, MoFPI; Member, Food &Agriculture Division Council, BIS;Member, Transport Engineering Division Council, BIS; Member, Textile Division Council, BIS; Member, MPEDA Authority, Cochin; Member, Academic Council&Extension Council, CIFE, Mumbai; Member, Executive Committee, Kerala Agricultural University; Member, National Steering Committee, Network for Scientific Co-operation for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, FSSAI; Member, Executive Committee, NETFISH, MPEDA, Ministry of Commerce; Member, Industrial Advisory Board, Department of Food Science and Technology, KUFOS; Member, Technical Committee, Review the duration of Fishing Ban period, Dept. of Fisheries, Ministry of FAH & D; Member, Standing Committee on Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), Department of Commerce; Member, Planning Board, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University; Member, Indian Network for Fisheries and Animal Antimicrobial Resistance, FAO-ICAR, New Delhi. Member Executive Council, NAAS, 1 Jan, 2022; Member, Core committee on agriculture working group under G-20 India, D/o Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GoI; Member, Core Committee of the experts to suggest modalities for ARS Selection.

Fellow: Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India); Society of Fisheries Technologists (India); Karnataka Science & Technology Academy

Research Areas: Post Harvest Technology of Fish, Fish Processing and Packaging Technology, Food Science and Technology, Food Safety, Agri-business Management, Intellectual Property Rights

Address: Director and Vice-Chancellor, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Panch Marg, Off. Yari Road, Versova, Andheri (west), Mumbai 400061, Maharashtra; [Tel: Off. (022) 26363404, 26374306; Cell: 9446474368; Email: cnrs2000@gmail.com; director@cife.edu.in]

Member Executive Council 1 Jan, 2022; Shri L.C. Sikka Endowment Award 2019-2020