| Dr. Kalavathi S. Acting Head Email :kalacpcri@gmail.com Phone No:0476-2697588 Mobile No. :9447597479 | ![]() |
| Qualification | Ph.D, PGDJ |
| Specialization | Agricultural Extension |
| Area of interest | Participatory approaches in technology transfer and livelihood security approaches related to coconut-based farming systems, Impact analysis of technologies. |
| Total publications | 69 |
| Selected publications | 10 |
| Awards | Best Oral Presentation Award in the International Conference on Coconut Bio-Diversity for Prosperity held at CPCRI, Kasaragod during 25-28 October, 2010. |
| Significant achievements | As the project leader of the IFAD project on“ Overcoming Poverty in Coconut Growing Communities- Coconut Genetic Resources for Sustaining Livelihoods in India” , the sponsors appreciated the achievement made by India as ‘extraordinary’. |