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 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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