Association for Management of Agricultural Research and Agripreneurship (AMARA)
About Us
The Association for Management of Agricultural Research and Agripreneurship (AMARA) is a professional non-profit organization with registered office in ICAR-NAARM, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad. The Association provides a platform for experts and professionals of national agricultural research, education and extension (NAREE) systems of India to meet periodically and discuss futuristic practices in all three domains.
Objectives of AMARA
- To provide a platform for experts and professionals of agriculture to meet and discuss research, education and extension systems,
- To promote and strengthen agricultural information systems for addressing challenges in value chain and
- To engage with policy makers for addressing gender equity, women empowerment, retaining youth in agriculture and sustainable agriculture.
Activities proposed/ undertaken by AMARA
- Conduct agripreneurs’ conclaves/ conferences/ interface meetings
- Build agricultural knowledge networks
- Publish papers/ periodicals
- Recognizing outstanding contributions
- Support young professionals in research and agribusiness
- Conduct seminars/ workshops related to agricultural research management, education and entrepreneurship
Links:
Member Registration Form: Link
Scope of the Journal: Link
Membership
- Founder members – also life members
- Life members
- Honorary members – GB can select distinguished members without membership fees – they don’t have right to vote
- Ordinary member – annual members
- Student member – annual members
Eligibility
- Life Membership – Any graduate in agriculture and allied sciences (UG/PG/PhD degree)
- Student Membership (validity for 12 months) – Any person undergoing a course of study (degree / diploma in agriculture and allied sciences)
- Annual/ Ordinary Membership – A graduate or a diploma holder working in the field of agricultural research and management, faculty of agriculture and allied subjects
- Honorary Membership – Distinguished Experts
Privileges
- To attend and vote in all annual GB meetings
- To introduce and second a candidate for membership and move resolutions in annual GB meetings
- To receive publications of the Society either free or reduced rate
- To have access to the library and other facilities of the Society
- To hold any office of the Society on being elected
- To get benefit of reduced registration fees for seminars/ symposia etc. organized by the Society
Membership Fees
| Category | Fees | Admission/ Re-admission fees | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian (INR) | Foreigner (INR) | Indian (INR) | Foreigner (INR) | |
| Life Member | 4000 | 10000 | 100 | 200 |
| Ordinary Member (Annual) | 1000 | 4000 | 100 | 200 |
| Student Member (Annual) | 500 | 2000 | 100 | 200 |
| Institutions | 25000 | 25000 | 100 | 200 |
| Honorary Member | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Founder Members
| Dr. Ch. Srinivasa Rao | Dr. D. Thammi Raju |
| Dr. S.K. Soam | Dr. S. Senthil Vinayagam |
| Dr. Ranjit Kumar | Dr. V.V. Sumanthkumar |
| Dr. B. Ganesh Kumar | Dr. Bharat S. Sontakki |
| Dr. N. Sivaramane | Dr. N. Sandhya Shenoy |
| Dr. P.C. Meena | Dr. V.K.J. Rao |
| Dr. Sanjiv Kumar | Dr. Surya Rathore |
| Dr. M. Krishnan | Dr. P. Venkatesan |
| Dr. G.R.K. Murthy | Dr. R.V.S. Rao |
| Dr. P. Ramesh | Dr. I. Sekhar |
| Dr. K.H. Rao | Dr. K. Srinivas |
| Dr. Alok Kumar | Dr. K. Kareemulla |
| Dr. A. Dhandapani | Dr. M.B. Dastagiri |
| Dr. S. Ravichandran | Dr. P. Krishnan |
| Dr. M. Balakrishnan | Dr. Manju Gerard |
| Dr. N. Srinivasa Rao | |
| Dr. P.D. Sreekanth | |
| Dr. Yashawanth B.S. |
Present Executive Committee
President – Dr. Gopal Lal, Director, ICAR-NAARM
Vice President – Dr. Ramasubramanian, V.
General Secretary – Dr. Dipesh Debnath
Treasurer – Dr. V. V. Sumanth Kumar
Joint Secretaries – Dr. B. Nirmala and Dr. S. Sivakumar
Members – Dr. Tavva Srinivas, Dr. M. Balakrishnan, Dr. K. N. Yamini, Dr. Sona Yengkokpam and Dr. Kuldeep S. Choudhary
Editorial Board
Chief Editor – Dr. P. Venkatesan
Editor – Dr. Sanjiv Kumar, Dr. Suresh Kumar Mojjada, Dr. P. Supriya, Dr Sreenath Dixit
National Advisory Board
International Advisory Board