Nandini Nimbkar
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Dr. Nandini Nimbkar is an academic from India
, and current President of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
(NARI).http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/ufaward.htm
Dr. Nimbkar started at NARI as a researcher. She became director and then in 1990 president of the institute. Nimkbar has 23 years of experience in agriculture research, and is also a member of the senate and academic council of Shivaji University
. She has overseen the setup of a large sweet sorghum breeding program at NARI.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, and current President of the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute
Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute is a non-governmental organisation and non-profit research and development institute in Phaltan, Maharashtra, India. The institute undertakes research and development in the fields of agriculture, renewable energy, animal husbandry and sustainable...
(NARI).http://nariphaltan.virtualave.net/ufaward.htm
Dr. Nimbkar started at NARI as a researcher. She became director and then in 1990 president of the institute. Nimkbar has 23 years of experience in agriculture research, and is also a member of the senate and academic council of Shivaji University
Shivaji University
Shivaji University , established in 1962, is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The University is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated on 18 November 1962 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then President of India. Yashwantrao Chavan and...
. She has overseen the setup of a large sweet sorghum breeding program at NARI.
Education
- Bachelors degree from the University of PuneUniversity of PuneThe University of Pune , is a university located in northwestern Pune, India. It was founded in 1949. Spread over a campus, the university is home to 46 academic departments...
in 1974. - Masters degree in Agronomy from the University of FloridaUniversity of FloridaThe University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
in 1977. - Doctorate in Agronomy from the University of Florida in 1981.
- Honored as one of the 47 most distinguished alumnae of University of Florida in 1997.