EKADASHI NANDI

EKADASHI NANDI

Chief Seed Certification Officer

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  • About me

    Technical Executive(organic Farming) at Directorate of Horticulture, Odisha, India

  • Education

    • Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar.

      1973 - 1977
      MAster of Science (M.Sc) AGRONOMY

      Activities and Societies: NCC and NSS Graduated in Agriculture during 1977 and Post graduated in AGRONOMY during 1987.

    • Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

      1985 - 1987
      Master of Science (M.Sc.) AGRONOMY

      Activities and Societies: Debate , Team, Research

  • Experience

    • Odisha State Seed & Organic Products Certification Agency, Bhubaneswar

      Feb 1990 - Feb 2013
      Chief Seed Certification Officer

      Upto 28th February, 2013. Seed quality assurance, Programme, planning and Evaluation of seed projects. Side by side Monitoring organic projects of Directorate of Horticulture, Odisha.

    • OSSOPCA

      Feb 1990 - Aug 1998
      Executive
    • Directorate of Horticulture, Odisha, India

      Apr 2013 - Mar 2015
      Technical Executive(organic Farming)

      Up to 31st March, 2015- Monitoring and evaluation of Organic Projects.

    • Individual Consultant, Seed village Programme/ Bio Village/ Organic Farming

      Apr 2015 - now
      Technical Executive(Organic Fmg)

      Graduated OLC-2014 of IFOAM ( Now IFOAM Organic International) in November, 2014. At present working as Individual Consultant for Seed Village Programmes / Bio Village/ Organic Farming in Odisha State. Recent Assignment (in the verse of Completion)- Impact Assessment of TRIPTI Seed Village Programme ( World Bank Assisted) in Odisha. Shortly joining as Director, Gramin Farm Works, Bhubaneswar ( Odisha) based Society for up-liftment of livelihood of rural poor through organic farming.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Seed Certification for a pretty long period - since 1990 to 2013(February). Though not entered into organic certification, developed the State Organic Certification Agency, Odisha in public sector.

      Now it is Odisha State Organic Certification Agency (OSOCA) duly accredited by NAB , INDIA since June,2012.2012
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to EKADASHI NANDI
      Organic Leader- 2014 IFOAM -ORGANICS INTERNATIONAL Nov 2014
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Guiding farmers for sustainable agriculture through organic farming and quality seproduction.ed

      Issued by General on Jun 2005
      GeneralAssociated with EKADASHI NANDI