Value Addition of Horticultural Crops: Recent Trends and Future Directions

Dr. A. B. Sharangi is an Associate Professor of eminence in the discipline of Horticultural sciences and presently acting as the Head, Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Faculty of Horticulture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya (Agricultural University), India. He is in the profession of teaching for about seventeen odd years. He is associated with the process of coconut improvement leading to the release of a variety Kalpamitra from CPCRI. One of his papers has ranked among the top 25 articles in ScienceDirect. He has published about 50 research papers in peer-reviewed journal, 40 conference papers, 12 reputed books as well as several book chapters published from CRC Press (USA), Nova Publishers (USA) and scores of popular scientific articles. Presently he is associated with 30 international and national journals as regional editor, technical editor, editorial board member and reviewer. Dr Sharangi has visited abroad extensively on academic mission and obtained several international awards viz., ENDEAVOUR Post-doctoral Award-2010(Australia), INSA-RSE Visiting Scientist Fellowship (UK, 2011), FULBRIGHT Visiting Lecturer Fellowship (USA, 2013), Achiever's Award (SADHNA) etc. He has delivered a couple of invited lectures in UK, USA, Australia, Thailand, Israel and Bangladesh on several aspects of herbs and spices. He is associated with a number of research projects as Principal & Co-Principal Investigators having academic and empirical implications, He is active member of several science academies and societies like NASI, NABS, ISNS, HIS, CWSS, SAH including the New York Academy of Science (NYAS), World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), to name a few. Suchand Dutta did Ph. D from Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya. He joined his service during 2001 as the post of Lecturer in Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya. Presently, he is serving as Associate Professor in Vegetable and Spice Crops in the Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India. During his academic career he guided a number of M.Sc students as chairman and published 45 research papers in national and international Journals, 5 popular articles in english and a large number of popular articles in local languages. He has participated and presented, more than 25 research papers in different National and International level seminar/symposia/conference/ World Congress in India and abroad. He was associated as Co- Principal Investigator in Central Scheme for the Development of medicinal Plant Sponsored by National Medicinal Plants Board Deptt. of ISM & H, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of India and associated as Scientist Integrated Programme for Development of Spices and now it is renamed Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture from 2002 to till date. He organized one national level workshop and recently he has taken the responsibility of In-Charge, All India Co-ordinate Research Project on Spices, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Pundibari. He wrote 4 books and 3 book chapters. He has actively participated in different training programmes for the benefit of the farmers.