Dr. K.Narendran is an Associate Professor in the area of Plantation Technology and extension at IIPM. His research interests include plantations, agribusiness, farmers‘organization, business plan development and feasibilityanalysis,organic business, and agripreneurship. He has authored several papers in popular international and national journals including Scopus,WoS and ABDC indexed ones. He is serving as an expert consultant to Karnataka State Marketing Board and  Karnataka State Agriculture Produce Processing & Exports Corporation Limited (KAPPEC). He has conducted projects and Management Development Programs in different parts of the country.

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Institute Assigned Projects

• World Bank study on “Functioning of Rubber Board Extension System “.(2000/2002)
• World Bank Study on “Accuracy in Adoption of Rubber Board Technologies”. (2002)
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) study on “Decision making pattern of Mixed Farming growers in the Dindigul region of Tamil Nadu”. (2003-04)
• Rubber Board Study on “Evaluation of Rubber Board Schemes in North East”.(2006-07)
• Rubber and Coffee Board study on “Need Assessment of Rubber, coffee stakeholder”.(2007-08)
• Part of IIPM study on “Stock assessment of Natural Rubber” for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, GOI. (2009)
• Part of IIPM study on “Structural Infirmities in Plantation sector” for Ministry of Commerce and Industries, GOI.(2010)
• Part of Tea Board sponsored project-Tea Productivity Council for the tea planters in South India, GOI. (2010/11)
• Part of Tea Board sponsored project – Grassroots Governance and Management for the grassroots workers of South India.(2010/2011)

Independent Projects/Consultancy

• Development of Suitable Standards for the selected Agricultural commodities produced

in Karnataka for Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board. (2014)

• Feasibility study for the establishment of Cleaning and Grading Centre in Regulated

Markets for Karnataka State Agricultural Marketing Board. (2015)

• Evaluation of Spices Board Schemes. (2016)
• A Study on Operations and Maintenance of Cleaning and Grading units in APMC(2017)
• Techno-Commercial Feasibility Study On Hydroponics and Hi-Tech Agriculture in Bangalore (Rural) District (2018)
• Consultancy study on “Supply and Value chain analysis of organic fruits and vegetables “Mid-term Evaluation of Spices Board Schemes. (2019)
• Feasibility and Detailed Project Report for Operations and Maintenance of Existing Infrastructure at  APMC Mangaluru.(2020)
• Feasibility report for Establishment of Modern Turmeric Market in Karnataka(2021)
• Development of Business Plan for Farmer Producer Organisation (2022)

• PhD in Agripreneurship from Gandhigram RuralInstitute (GRI), Dindigul, Tamil Nadu
• MScin Agripreneurship from University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, India
• BSc in Agriculture from University of Agricultural Sciences (UAS), Bengaluru, India