Consultancy Services

I. Areas of Expertise for Consultancy(Use Ctrl + F to find specific content)

Sl No	Name	Designation	Email ID	Phone No	Expertise (Consultancy)
1	Dr. Sreedaya G S	Associate Professor & Head & ADE (SZ) CAITT	sreedaya.gs@kau.in	9447495778	Urban Agriculture & Entrepreneurship
2	Dr. Chinchu V S	Assistant Professor, CAITT	chinchu.vs@kau.in	8075296383	Agricultural Extension Education
3	Smitha S	Assistant Professor, CAITT	smitha.s@kau.in	8136855008	Agricultural Extension
4	Dr. Sreelakshmi K	Assistant Professor, CAITT	sreelakshmi.k@kau.in	9447822656	Weed management, Nutrient and Stress management
5	Aswathi Krishna R	Assistant Professor, CAITT, Vellayani	aswathikrishna.r@kau.in	8289832152	Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Farmer Training & Capacity Building
6	Dr. Anith K N	Professor & Director of Research (i/c), Dept.of Agri.Microbiology	anith.kn@kau.in	9446413861	Biological Control of Plant Diseases, Plant-Microbe Interactions
7	Dr. Chitra N.	Assistant Professor & Head of Department,Dept.of Agri.Microbiology	chitra.n@kau.in	+91-9400329295	Cyanobacteriology, Biofertilizers, Microbial Inoculant Technology
8	Dr. Anu Rajan S.	Assistant Professor, Dept.ofAgri.Microbiology	anurajans2021@gmail.com	+91-8547537855	Plant-Microbe Interactions
9	Dr. Soumya V. I.	Assistant Professor, Dept.of Agri.Microbiology	soumya.vi@kau.in	9744982986	Microbial inoculants for crop production
10	Dr. Anil Kuruvila	Professor and Head, Dept. of Agri. Economics	anil.kuruvila@kau.in	+91-9497233293	Agricultural Economics – International Trade & Development
11	Dr. Aswathy Vijayan	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Economics	aswathy.v@kau.in	+91-9847908870	Natural Resource Economics
12	Dr. Durga A. R.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Economics	durga.ar@kau.in	9489151031	Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
13	Dr. Thasnimol F	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Economics	thasnimol.f@kau.in	9497593096	Production Economics, Marketing, International Trade
14	Er. Shemeema U S	Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Agri. Engineering	shemeema.us@kau.in	7907127265	Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
15	Dr. Mamatha Prabhakar	Assistant Professor Dept. of Agricultural Engineering	mamatha.prabhakar@kau.in	7487015517	Irrigation and Drainage Engineering
16	Dr. Reji Rani O.P	Professor & Head, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	reji.rani@kau.in	9446378182	Biological control of crop pests, Insect Pathology, Fungal Biopesticides, Bioformulation Development
17	Dr. Faizal M H	Professor, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	Faizal.mh@kau.in	9995284834	Insect Pathology and Microbial Control
18	Dr. Amritha V.S.	Professor & PI, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	amritha.vs@kau.in	9447428656	Honey Bee & Pollinators
19	Dr. Ambily Paul	Associate Professor, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	ambily.paul@kau.in	9446179111	Agricultural Entomology & Pesticide Residues
20	Dr. Neena Lenin	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	neena.lenin@kau.in	+91-94471 34040	Acarology, Pest Management, DNA Barcoding
21	Anis Joseph R	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	anis.joseph@kau.in	+91-94963 67051	Agricultural Entomology
22	Dr. Nithya P.R.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Entomology	nithya.pr@kau.in	+91-97477 94205	Microbial Biological Control
23	Dr. Allan Thomas	Professor & Head, Dept. of Agri. Extension Education	t.allan@kau.in, t_allan@rediffmail.com	+91-94470 51292	Agricultural Extension
24	Dr. Aparna Radhakrishnan	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Extension Education	aparna.r@kau.in	+91-84689 90086	Climate Change, Migration Studies, Value Chains, Agricultural Extension,Sustainability studies
25	Dr. Sangeetha K.G.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Extension Education	sangeetha.kg@kau.in	+91-94951 18208	Capacity Building, Climate Resilient Extension, Livelihood Security
26	Dr. Archana Raghavan Sathyan	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Extension Education	archana.rs@kau.in	6282697900	Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Studies, Participatory Research and Gender Studies,Citizen Science
27	Linitha Nair	Assistant Professor & Head, Dept.of Agri. Meteorology	linitha.n@kau.in	+91-90745 48665	Crop Weather Modeling, Climate Change Impacts, Numerical Weather Prediction
28	Sub Lt. (Dr.) Pratheesh P. Gopinath	Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Agri. Statistics	pratheesh.pg@kau.in	+91-95268 50087, +91-70119 04862	Data Analysis and AI
29	Dr. Manju Mary Paul	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agri. Statistics	manju.paul@kau.in	+91-78383 43682	Agricultural Bioinformatics
30	Dr. Shalini Pillai P.	Professor and Head, Dept. of Agronomy	shalini.pillai@kau.in	+91-94951 21213	Cropping System Research (Rice & Rice-based Systems), Soil Nutrient Dynamics, Integrated Nutrient Management
31	Dr. Rajasree G.	Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	rajasree.g@kau.in	+91-94478 56817	Cropping System Studies, Organic and Natural Farming, Climate-Crop Relations, Nutrient Management
32	Dr. Ameena M.	Professor , Dept. of Agronomy	ameena.m@kau.in, drameenaubaid@gmail.com	+91-94461 77109	Weed Biology and Management in Rice, Weed Management, Allelopathy of Weeds, Media Standardization, Urban Organic Farming
33	Dr. Sudha B.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	sudha.b@kau.in	9846024539	Agronomy – Integrated Farming Systems, Crop Residue Recycling
34	Dr. Gayathri Karthikeyan P.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	gayathri.k@kau.in	+91-94463 45043	Agronomy – Weed Science
35	Sreeja M.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	sreeja.m@kau.in	+91-94470 05447	Nutrient and Stress Management
36	Dr. Susha V. S.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	Susha.vs@gmail.com	9846584835	Weed Science, Nanotechnology, Cropping System
37	Raji S. Prasad	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	raji.sp@kau.in	+91-81291 44433	Agronomy, Organic Agriculture
38	Anu V.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	anu.v@kau.in	+91-93889 27606	Integrated Nutrient Management Strategies for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
39	Dr. Atul Jayapal	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Agronomy	atuljayapal87@gmail.com	9846879903	Nutrient Management in Tropical Tuber Crops
40	Dr. Ibraheem Kutty C.	Head, Department of Animal Husbandry	ibraheemkutty.c@kau.in	+91-95624 97320	Animal Reproduction
41	Dr. Beela G.K.	Professor and Head, Community Science	beela.gk@kau.in	+91-98461 03127	Community Science
42	Dr. Suma Divakar	Professor, Department of Community Science	divakarsuma67@gmail.com	+91-94465 78578	Home Science (Extension) and Applied Nutrition
43	Dr. Reshmi R.	Assistant Professor, Department of Community Science	geetha.ramesh@kau.in, reshmi.r@kau.in	+91-97454 25056, +91-98952 29545	Food Science and Nutrition
44	Dr. Rafeekher M.	Assistant Professor and Head, Dept of Floriculture and Landscape	rafeekher.m@kau.in	+91-94467 30290
45	Dr. Priya Kumari I.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Floriculture and Landscape	priyakumari.i@kau.in	+91-96861 22800	Production Technology of Cut Foliages, Hydroponics
46	Dr. Reshmi C.R.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Floriculture and Landscape	reshmi.cr@kau.in	+91-94474 28113	Production, Nutrient Management and Crop Improvement of cut flower crops.
47	Dr. Simi S.	Assistant Professor & Head of Department, Dept. of Fruit Science	simi.s@kau.in	+91-99468 67991	Molecular Characterization of Mango and Banana, Collection, Characterization, and Conservation of Traditional Mango Genetic Resources, Propagation of Fruit Crops
48	Dr. Manju P.R.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Fruit Science	manju.pr@kau.in	+91-98471 02430	Plant Genetic Resource – Collection, Characterization, Evaluation and Utilization
49	Dr. Swapna Alex	Professor and Head, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	swapna.alex@kau.in	+91-98470 67220	Plant Tissue Culture, Molecular Characterization, Nanobiotechnology
50	Dr. Sindura K.P.	Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	sindura.kp@kau.in	+91-94957 18453	Neurobiology and Genetics Division
51	Dr. Anuradha T.	Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	anuradha.t@kau.in	+91-77090 10485	Plant Genetic Transformation, Gene Cloning and Expression
52	Dr. Asha S.	Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	asha.s@kau.in	+91-99950 53197	Plant Microbe Interactions, Molecular Biology of Stress response of plants, Transcriptomics, Intellectual Property Rights
53	Dr. Smitha Bhasi	Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular Biology & Biotechnology	smitha.bhasi@kau.in	+91-94463 17614	Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Tissue Culture
54	Dr. Narayana R.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nematology	narayana.r@kau.in	8129036787	Nematode Taxonomy
55	Dr. Nisha M.S.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Nematology	nisha.ms@kau.in	+91-94470 26230	Nematology
56	Dr. Aparna B.	Professor and Head, Department of Organic Agriculture	aparna.b@ku.in	9633100344	Soil Biochemistry (Soil Enzymology), Soil Biology and Fertility, Organic Agriculture
57	Dr. Sheeja K. Raj	Associate Professor ,Dept of Organic Agriculture	sheeja.raj@kau.in	+91-94959 30693	Weed Management and Nutrient Management
58	Renjith T.A.	Head of the Department & Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education	renjith.ta@kau.in	+91-98952 14042	Football, Exercise Physiology, Sports Training & Fitness
59	Dr. Seeja G.	Professor & Head, Genetics and Plant Breeding	seeja.g@kau.in, seejasreekmar@gmail.com	+91-94463 30968	Plant Breeding and Genetics
60	Dr. Beena Thomas	Assistant Professor, Dept.of Plant Breeding & Genetics	beena.thomas@kau.in	+91-99466 04499	Crop Improvement, Commercial Cultivation of Ornamental Crops
61	Dr. Adheena Ram A.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics	adheenaram.a@kau.in	+91-94477 73079	Crop Improvement
62	Dr. Lovely B.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics	lovely.b@kau.in	+91-62388 74348	Crop Improvement
63	Ninitha Nath C.	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Breeding & Genetics	ninithanath@gmail.com	9645081316	Tissue Culture and Breeding Works
64	Dr. Dhanya M.K.	Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology	dhanya.mk@kau.in	+91-94473 88215	Plant Pathology
65	Dr. Radhakrishnan N.V.	Professor and Head.Dept. of Plant Pathology	radhakrishnan.nv@kau.in	+91-94462 83898	Plant Pathology
66	Dr. Susha S. Thara	Associate Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	susha.thara@kau.in	+91-93878 13940, +91-89212 47543	Mushroom, Integrated Plant Disease Management
67	Deepa Rani C.V.	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	deeparani.cv@kau.in	+91-96450 05026	Mycology
68	Dr. Heera G.	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	heera.g@kau.in	+91-89215 41980	Mushroom, and Plant disease management
69	Dr. Radhika N.S.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plant Pathology	radhika.ns@kau.in	+91-94962 76991	Plant Pathology
70	Chitra B. Nair	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	chithra.b@kau.in	+91-94959 38704	Biological Control, Nanotechnology
71	Dr. Sherin A. Salam	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	sherin.salam@kau.in	+91-98470 70176	Mycology, Mushrooms, and Soil-borne Pathogens
72	Dr. Krishnapriya P.J.	Assistant Professor,Dept. of Plant Pathology	krishnapriya.pj@gmail.com	+91-85476 21889	Mushroom, Plant Virology
73	Dr. Viji M.M.	Professor and Head Dept.of Plant Physiology	viji.mm@kau.in	+91-89032 47628	Molecular and Physiological Aspects of Abiotic Stress in in rice, vegetable crops, and medicinal Plants
74	Dr. Roy Stephen	Professor,Dept.of Plant Physiology	roy.stephen@kau.in	+91-94475 86674	Male sterility, Stress physiology, pollen biology
75	Dr. R V Manju	Professor,Dept.of Plant Physiology	manju.rv@kau.in	+91-94479 03187	Climate change (CO2 enrichment simulation studies)and Stress Physiology.
76	Dr. R. Beena	Assistant Professor,Dept.of Plant Physiology	beenaajithkumar@gmail.com beena.r@kau.in	+91-94958 17932	Abiotic Stress Physiology,Molecular markers linked to physiological traits, Seed Physiology-Microgravity studies
77	Dr. Soumya P.R.	Assistant Professor,Dept.of Plant Physiology	soumya.pr@kau.in	+91-87449 28005	Abiotic stress response of plants, Mineral nutrition and plant growth regulators.
78	Dr. Deepa S. Nair	Associate Professor and Head. Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	deepaanil13@gmail.com deepanair.s@kau.in	+91-94004 43180	Management of Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Plant tissue culture and its application in spices and medicinal plants; Biostimulant application in the management of spices and medicinal plants
79	Dr. Sreekala G.S.	Associate Professor, Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	sreekala.cd@kau.in	+91-75111 05571	Spice management, organic management of spice crops, spice breeding, coconut nutrition and management
80	Rakhi R	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	rakhi.r@kau.in	+91-94976 40985	Horticulture
81	Anisa N A	Assistant Professor, Department of Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic Crops	anisa.na@kau.in	+91-85473 24781	Organic farming with special emphasis on the use of biofertilizers in improving production
82	Dr. P.R. Geetha Lekshmi	Assistant Professor & Head, Dept of Post Harvest Technology	geetha_lekshmy@yahoo.co.in geetha.lekshmi@kau.in	+91-94461 78477 +91-471 2369846 (Landline)	Postharvest technology of horticultural crops
83	Shameena S	Assistant Professor, Dept.of Post Harvest Technology	shameena.s@kau.in	+91-94963 66698	Postharvest Management, value addition and processing of horticultural crops
84	Dr. Rani B	Professor & Head, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	rani.b@kau.in	+91-99953 41071	Soil fertility, Agricultural waste management, Organic farming and Quality control of organic manures
85	Dr. Naveen Leno	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	n.leno@kau.in	+91-94475 01346	Soil fertility, degradable solid waste management
86	Dr. Visveswaran S	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	visveswaran.s@kau.in	+91-94950 39007	Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry
87	Dr. Gowri Priya	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	gowripriya77@gmail.com	+91-93494 87601	Soil health, Quality of organic manures
88	Dr. Kiran Karthik Raj	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	kiran.kr@kau.in	9188211708	Climate change, soil fertility and plant nutrition
89	Dr. Rekha V. R. Nair	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry	rekhavrnair@gmail.com	9946464347	Nutrient management, soil conservation, composting
90	Dr. Sarada S	Assistant Professor and Head of Department, Dept. of Vegetable Science	Sarada.s@kau.in	+91-94959 74675	Vegetable crop production and seed production, crop improvement and breeding, Protected cultivation
91	Ms. Shruthy O.N.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Vegetable Science	shruthy.on@kau.in	+91-94972 70684	Vegetable grafting
92	Dr. Nisha S. K.	Assistant Professor, Dept. of Vegetable Science	nisha.sk@kau.in	+91-94478 90944	Hi-tech Horticulture, Open precision farming, Nursery Management, Plant propagation techniques
93	Dr. Safeer M.M.	Assistant Professor, Instructional Farm	mmsafeer.kau@gmail.com	8281233959	Plant Pathology – Etiology and disease management

I. Department of Agricultural Entomology

Consultancy Service: FARM ADVISORY SERVICES

Sl. No.	Details	Information
1	Purpose	Diagnosis of field problems to rural and urban farmers, entrepreneurs, and planters
2	Target Clients	Any person involved in farming
3	Scope of Service	Diagnosis and remedial measures on call or through in-person visit
4	Fee Structure	Free consultation
5	Facilities / Resources Provided	Advice and field visit, if unavoidable
6	Contact Person & Department	Professor and Head, Department of Agricultural Entomology
7	Contact Details	9446378182

II. Department of Community Science

Field	Details
Consultancy Name	Horticultural Therapy Consultancy Services
Description	To design, develop, and implement horticultural therapy programs and therapeutic garden models tailored for diverse groups including differently-abled individuals, children, elderly, and persons with cognitive and emotional challenges. The service integrates evidence-based practices in horticultural therapy to promote physical, psychological, and social well-being.
Target Clients / Eligibility	i. Educational institutions ii. Rehabilitation centres iii. Hospitals and healthcare institutions iv. NGOs working with differently-abled or special needs groups v. Government and private organizations seeking therapeutic garden models vi. Community-based organizations and self-help groups
Scope of Service	i. Designing customized horticultural therapy programs ii. Developing therapeutic gardens (indoor and outdoor, including memory gardens and hydroponic models) iii. Training caregivers, teachers, and therapists in horticultural therapy techniques iv. Conducting workshops, demonstrations, and awareness programs v. Monitoring and evaluating therapy outcomes through structured tools and methodologies vi. Providing project proposals, budgets, and implementation guidance
Fee Structure (if applicable)	As per Kerala Agricultural University (KAU) consultancy guidelines: ₹1,25,000/- for one year. Fees vary depending on scope and duration of consultancy.
Duration / Turnaround Time	i. Short-term programs/workshops: 1–5 days ii. Consultancy for garden establishment and program design: 1–6 months (depending on scale) iii. Long-term program implementation and evaluation: 6–12 months
Facilities / Resources Provided	i. Expertise of faculty trained in horticultural therapy and community science ii. Access to the Horticultural Therapy Garden, College of Agriculture, Vellayani iii. Training materials, manuals, and program design tools iv. Research-backed therapy protocols and evaluation frameworks
Contact Person & Department	Dr. Beela G. K. Professor & Head, Department of Community Science College of Agriculture, Vellayani
Contact Details	Email: beela.gk@kau.in Phone: 9846103127

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