Years active Since 1992 | ||
Born 15 May 1963 Warangal District, Telangana, India Occupation Principal Scientist, Indian Institute of Millets Research Known for Millets research, Economics & Value Addition Books Sorghum: An Emerging Cash Crop | ||
Dr B Dayakar Rao is an Agricultural Economics scientist, who works as Principal Scientist at the Indian Institute of Millets Research.
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Biography
Rao was born in Warangal. He obtained both his Bachelors and master's degree (Agri. Economics) from PJTSAU, Hyderabad and obtained a PhD (1991) from NDRI, Karnal. He worked briefly at the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Institute (IIHR), Bangalore, where he worked on Betel vine, before he joined IIMR, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad in 1993.
Awards and honours
Rao is a Fellow of National fellow of Dairy sciences. He received an outstanding contribution award for value chain projects undertaken by ICAR (NAIP) and Best Food Processor Award by FICCI, Hyderabad in 2014. He has more than 50 publications in national and international journals and author of 12 book/book chapters. He holds the position as PI of NAIF-ABI project and PI of Centre of Excellence on Sorghum processing and Value addition under NFSM sponsored by DAC, GoI.