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Food Hygiene Bureau

Dr. Rajendra Nath Reddy is a seasoned Agri-Entrepreneur, Organic Farmer & Consultant, and

grassroots innovator from Routhu Suramala Village in Tirupati District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

With a strong academic foundation — a B.Sc. in Agriculture from Mahatma Phule Krishi

Vidyapeeth, Pune, and a Master’s Degree in Ecology & Environment from the Indian Institute of

Ecology and Environment, New Delhi — he has dedicated over two and half decades to advancing

sustainable agriculture practices across India.

Dr. Reddy has received specialized training in areas such as Plant Tissue Culture, Computer

Applications, and Agri-Clinics & Agri-Business Management. His international exposure includes

prestigious training and study tours to The Philippines (ANGOC-JICA), Israel (MASHAV), USA

(UC Davis, Purdue University), Vietnam, and UAE, focusing on Sustainable Agriculture, Organic

Farming, and Advanced Post-Harvest Solutions.

He serves as:

❖ Local Promoter for the FAO Global Soil Doctor Program, supporting soil literacy among smallholder farmers.

❖ National Resource Person (NRP) on Organic Farming & Value Chain under the National

Rural Livelihood Mission (MoRD, Govt. of India).

❖ National Advisor, Vegetable Grower Association of India (VGAI), affiliated with NHB,

Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare.

❖ Advisory Committee Member for Agri Supply Chain Projects by IIM-Udaipur, IIM

Lucknow, and Monash University, Australia.

He is associated with Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Tirupati as an O&M Operator for the

Common Incubation Center (CIC), where he facilitates food processing of local produce like

Tomato, Mango, and Citrus. Cold Plasma, TIH-GPS,GIS and Remote Sensing in Agriculture.

Through deep collaboration with UC Davis (Dry Cards) and Purdue University (PICS Bags), he

has brought globally recognized, low-cost post-harvest solutions to farmers across India,

Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. He also leads Agri Dry Solutions, a startup promoting innovative

storage and drying technologies.

As founder of Renuka Bio Farms LLP, Dr. Reddy promotes organic farming, conservation of

indigenous livestock, and agri-tourism. The farm produces organic rice, millets, mangoes, and

herbal crops and supplies traceable produce to major companies like ITC, Deepak Fertilizers, and

Mother Dairy.

Serves as Director in SS Deepam Biotek Pvt Ltd which focuses on microbial solutions for soil

improvement, urban organic gardening, and Safe Food Technologies.

Multilingual and deeply rooted in local farming communities, he has trained hundreds of farmers

in sustainable agriculture and continues to provide consultancy to NGOs, government bodies, and

agri-entrepreneurs.

Shashi

Advisor and Scientist

Formerly Senior Professor/ principal scientist and university head of entomology at ANGRAU AND PJTSAU . Had Doctoral degree in 1983 with specialization in Pesticide Residues, Insect Toxicology and worked for more than 33 years indifferent capacities as Professor/ Researcher and Extension scientist.

Specialisation: food safety and food security issues, pesticide residues, insect toxicology and IPM. He is involved in farmer empowerment and entrepreneurship development initiatives in agri-ecosystem.

Worked in collaboration with CIMMYT, Mexico on breeding for Insect Resistance and on innovative technologies in sugarcane, Potato, Ginger and Turmeric.