Food Community India
Community Organization
The Food and Nutrition Community is comprised of: 
  • Community "Facilitators" -FAO and Nutrition Foundation of India (NFI),  play the role of Community Convener.
  • A "Resource Team" - the Resource Person and Community Moderator, supported by a Research Associate, who manage the Community interactions, organize the production of Consolidated Replies and other knowledge products, and support Community activities, both over the electronic network and in organizing face-to-face events.
  • A "Resource Group" representing representing key organizations and agencies working on food and nutrition security-related issues in India, whose role is to establish the Community’s priorities, provides the Community with guidance, direction and support, commission collaborative work ("Action Groups") to tackle key challenges, and to evaluate performance and impact.
  • Community members

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Community Organization

 

Community Facilitators
Dr. Gavin Wall,  FAO Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), New Delhi

Dr. Prema Ramachandran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi

Resource Team
Resource Person- Mr.Gopi N Ghosh
A Fulbright Scholar brings in over 28 years of development experience in agriculture and rural management with competence in knowledge management, planning, policy analysis, project management. Manages the network apart from his responsibility as Office in charge of FAO India office
                               
Research Associate- Ms.T N Anuradha
A development professional with nine years of grassroots experience in natural resource management and ICT for development with key abilities in project planning and management, research, capacity building, development communication and advocacy.

Resource Group Members

  • Dr. Gavin Wall, FAO Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), New Delhi
  • Dr. B Sesikeran, Director, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad
  • Mr. Ramesh Chand, Director, National Centre for Agri Economics & Policy Research, Hyderabad
  • Mr. Ramesh. S. Arunachalam, Microfinance Consulting Group, Hyderabad
  • Dr. Mahtab S Bamji, Executive Director, Dangoria Charitable Trust, Hyderabad
  • Mr. K D Singh, Independent Consultant (ex-FAO Senior Forestry officer-Rome), New Delhi
  • Mr. David Radcliffe, Senior Rural Livelihood & Environment advisor, DFID India, New Delhi
  • Dr. Sarala Gopalan, Vice President, All India Women's Funds Association, New Delhi
  • Mr. Vijay Sardana, Agribusiness & Trade Specialist, ARPL India, New Delhi
  • Dr. Santosh J Passi, Reader in Nutrition, Institute of Home Economics, University of Delhi
  • Dr. D K Paul, Asst Dir General (Water mgmt), ICAR, Delhi
  • Dr. Sushma Sharma, Food & Nutrition Consultant, Nutrition Foundation of India, Delhi
  • Ms. Vanisha Nambiar, Department of Food and Nutrition, MS University, Vaddodara
  • Mr. G V Krishnagopal, Director, Access Livelihoods Consulting India Private Limited, Hyderabad
  • Dr. Kamala Krishnaswamy, Designation – Independent Consultant, Hyderabad;  Ex-Director National Institute of Nutrition
  • Mr. A Thimmaiah, Consultant, Agency - Natura Agrotechnologies, Faridabad
  • Mr. K Krishnakumar, Sr Deputy Director (Policy), CECOEDECON, Jaipur
  • Dr. K A S Mani, Project Leader, Andhra Pradesh Farmers Managed Groundwater System Project, Hyderabad
  • Prof. Shubhada Kanani, Professor, The M.S. University of Baroda, Vaddodara
  • Mr. Susanta K Roy, Consultant, Post Harvest Agency, National Horticulture Mission, New Delhi
  • Ms. Meeta Punjabi, Consultant, FAO, Delhi
  • Mr. Ramabhau T Patil, Director, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering & Technology(CIPHET), Ludhiana
  • Mr. Rasheed Sulaiman, Director, Centre for Innovation and Science Policy (CRISP), Hyderabad
  • Mr. Debashish Banerjee, Marketing Manager, Mother Dairy, New Delhi
  • Mr. B L Menaria, Project Manager, Centre for Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and Forest Certification, IIFM, Bhopal
  • Mr. Soumitra Das, Senior Manager Agro-technology, Reliance Industries Ltd , Gurgaon
  • Dr. Prema Ramachandran, Director, Nutrition Foundation of India, New Delhi
  • Mr. Gopi N Ghosh, Assistant FAO Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), New Delhi & Resource Person & Moderator, Food and Nutrition Security Community

 
  
   
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