Prof. Sankar Kumar Acharya

PROFESSOR · AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION EDUCATION

Author

APID: 4159
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0jCpa_AAAAAJ&hl=en
Location: MOHANPUR, WEST BENGAL, INDIA
Expertise: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY, SOCIAL ECOLOGY, COMMUNICATION, AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
Areas of interest: SOCIAL ENTROPY, SOCIAL ECOLOGY, RESAERCH ,METHODOLOGY
Member since: October 2023

Biography

Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Kr Acharya, former Head, Dept. of Agril Extension and Director, Extension Education, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, WB, born on 6th October, 1960, started his career as Assistant Professor at BCKV in 1988 and has been in teaching, research and extension over 33 years. An erudite teacher as well as an elegant speaker, stood First class first at M Sc (Ag) in Agril. Extension, is internationally acclaimed for his unique research domain of Social Entropy and Energy Metabolism, Social Ecology and Environmental Sociology, Enterprise Ecology Framework, Farm Stewardships: The Transition from Conservation, Technology Socialization Process, and The Social Ecology of Livelihood, which have got tremendous policy as well as scholastic importance. Research Publication: 239 in National and International Journals. Book Publication: 108 books authored / co-authored, covering areas Participatory Extension Planning and Management; Value, Extension Strategy for Natural Resource Management; Social Metabolism, Farm Energy Metabolism, Community Perception on Climate Change , Social Entropy and Chaos, Decision ecology Commission; Marketing and Extension Sub Committee, Govt. of West Bengal; Expert member WWF projects in BTR (Buxa Tiger Reserve Project); Expert member; DFID project on Primary Education (DPEP); Rapid Environment Impact Analysis,