Dr. Yogesh D. Jadhav Chief Operating Officer SUMMARY * Widely travelled professional (visited 18 countries) with transcontinental research experience of more than 26 years in implementation of project-based assignments, complemented by academics and research * Experience in coordinating integrated, multi-project, multi-donor program development and delivery including project cycle management, and enhancement of the program’s ability in sustainable development projects * Professional trainer (resource management, Multi-Stakeholder Planning processes, gender mainstreaming) with hands on experience in leading inter-disciplinary teams * Ability to work in cross-cultural settings demonstrating the principles of gender equity and diversity and building and maintaining effective relationships with all stakeholders * Experienced advisor with multilingual communication skills (effective oral and written English language skills) as demonstrated in ability to write reports using software packages * National and international Consultancy experience (Asia, US, UK, S. America & Japan) WORK EXPERIENCE Current position: Chief Operating Officer (October 2010 - present) (Barli Development Institute for Rural Women, Indore, India) Head and in-charge: - Logistics & maintenance, infrastructure development, agriculture & food production; - Information Technology and computer training; Webmaster and administrator of Institute’s web-site; - Science and technology – conduct hands-on training in appropriate technology transfer, non-conventional energy resources - In-charge of developing audio-visuals including photography/ PPT /video and e-documentation of the Institute’s activities Activities: * Environmental training, research and development: manufacturing and transferring of solar technologies as well as maintaining and developing of existing systems at Barli’s eco-friendly campus (Solar kitchen, Solar Dryers, Solar Oven, Water Distiller and energy efficient devices; Imparting hands-on environmental education to trainees, in: alternative technologies of solar cooking, composting, vermi-composting, and soil conservation; re-use of rainwater (farm-wide water harvesting and recycling); Conduct training in organic agriculture, including nursery techniques, seeds collection, plantation; Solar food-processing and preservation of fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices and lentils grown at the Institute. * Alternative energy: Development of rural technologies like paper-briquetting and production of briquettes (to be used for 65 days when there is lack of proper sunshine) * Recycling: Re-use and recycling of waste products * Solar training: Training and transferring SK14 solar cookers for cooking, food processing, boiling drinking water and prevent water-borne diseases, and generating income by selling solar-cooked food * Training programs: Training of rural women and other micro-credit groups in using Solar Energy for Livelihood. * Documentation: Developing and disseminating information, training manuals, news-letter, recipes of indigenous home-grown food * Event management: Organising events; participation in national and international events (Trainings, Seminars, Workshops, conferences), visits related to environmental issues. * Knowledge sharing: Awareness generation and information dissemination among researchers, students and professionals visiting the institute through conducting guided tours and live demonstrations * Internships coordination: Supervising internship projects and volunteering assignments of students from India and overseas * Networking: Collaborating with civil society organizations, NGOs, Baha’i agencies, University departments, governmental agencies and like-minded institutions in India and overseas. Assistant professor (September ’06 - August 2010) (Institute of Professional Education and Research, Bhopal, India) (http://www.iper.ac.in) Experience: * Course coordinator: Managing and supervising coursework and degree projects (Core subject expertise: Environmental management, Project Managenment; Human Resource Management, Business Communication, Organisational Behavior) * Program development and management of developmental research projects (including environment and sustainable development) * Management trainer of environmental training programs (MDPs) Additional charge/responsibilities: * Head, Confidential section, IPER-PGDM * Chairman – HR department Environmental consultant (October ’04 – September ’06) Project management and evaluation: Project title: ‘Economic valuation of BigiPan wetlands (Multiple-use Management Area) of Suriname’ – A collaborative project with CELOS (Center for Agricultural Research in Suriname) and University of Suriname. [October ‘04 – September ‘06] Lecturer October ’03 – October ’04 Organisation: University of Suriname (Faculty of Technology), South America (http://www.uvs.edu) Experience: * Project management experience in rainforests of Suriname - program development and field assignments, fundraising experience with international donors (incl. WWF, CI, etc.), in sustainable forestry and environmental management * Course coordinator: Supervised degree research projects and theses (core domains: Environmental management, Forestry, and sustainable development) Project Manager (July ’01 - June ’03) International project management experience: in a multi-million dollar project funded by ITTO (International Tropical Timber Organisation, Japan) concerning sustainable forestry development in India (implemented by IIFM, Government of India) – (www.itto.or.jp) Experience: * Proposal development and fund raising for the project activities * Program management tasks (need awareness, initiation, planning, implementation, control, monitoring and evaluation) * Documentation and reporting of project activities (progress reports, publishing an international newsletter, research reports and papers, preparing annual plans of operations, budgeting, etc) * Organised environmental awareness rallies and extension activities in rural and tribal areas * Conducted community-level trainings and workshops on sustainable forest management and leadership development in remote (tribal) areas in 8 districts of MP and Chhattisgarh * Conducted research on environmental laws, enforcement and governance * Managed and maintained an MIS (management information system) for sustainable forest management and its field implementation at 8 forestry sites in rural (central) India Forestry project fellow (November ’00 – June ’01) Project: EC-FAO partnership-funded project on sustainable forestry (urban) and natural resource management (implemented by Regional Afforestation and Eco-development Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India). Experience: * Project management – planning, field research, data analysis * Documentation of research reports, presentation of findings at an international workshop Environmental executive (trainee) (May ’00 – June ’00) Organisation: Confederation of Indian Industry (Environment Management Division), New Delhi. Job profile: Consultancy in corporate environmental certification and EMS (ISO 14001 series) CONSULTANCIES / PROJECTS * Principal investigator: Forest management project on invasive plant mapping and management funded by Center for Tropical Forest Science and Smithsonian Institution (USA), in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. [April ‘05 – September ‘05] (http://www.sigeo.si.edu/group/Grants+%26+Training/Grant+Recipients+%26+Reports.) * Principal Investigator: Forest management project on invasive plant mapping and management funded by Center for Tropical Forest Science and Smithsonian Institution (USA), in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India. [April ‘05 – September ‘05] [project budget: USD 2000] * Forest management expert: WWF-funded sustainable forestry project titled: ‘Capacity Building for Sustainable Forest Management’ implemented by Faculty of Technology, University of Suriname. [March-October ‘04]. (S. Am) [project budget: 125000 USD] * Environmental expert: ‘Development of Management Plan for Sipaliwini Nature reserve’, implemented by University of Suriname & Conservation International. Nov ‘03 – Mar ‘04) * Sustainability investigator: Action research project on: ‘Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) and harvest of non-wood forest products through community participation in India.’ 2003-04 EDUCATION Ph.D: (Sustainability, Ethics, ESG), Devi Ahilya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Indore. 2016 Ph.D thesis title: ‘The role of good governance in achieving sustainable development: A study with special reference to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Madhya Pradesh’ MBA : (Environment, Forestry, Development) 2000 Masters (Post Graduate diploma in Forestry Management) 2-year full-time course from Indian Institute of Forest Management (Bhopal, India) Government of India. (http://www.iifm.ac.in) Subjects: Project Management, Development Administration, Sustainable Forest Management, Participatory forestry, Joint Forest Management, Ecosystem management, Environmental economics Biodiversity conservation, Environmental Impacts Assessment, Quantitative techniques, MIS, Organizational behaviour, Marketing management, Financial management, among others. M.Sc 1997 (Master of Science). Institute of Science, Nagpur University, India Specialisation: Organic chemistry (with Physical, Inorganic and Medicinal Chemistry) B.Sc 1994 (Bachelor of Science) (1st class with distinction), Institute of Science, Nagpur University, India Subjects: Environmental science (with Chemistry and Botany) MEMBERSHIPS * Global Steering Committee Member of the GFAiR network (Global Forum for Agricultural Research and Innovation) of the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations) 2017-present (www.gfar. net) (2017-2024) * Life member, Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) (www.ecoinsee.org) * Member / researcher. Global Development Network (www.gdnet.org), New Delhi, India. * Member. Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development. American Association for Advancement of Science, AAAS International, Washington, DC, USA. I.T. SKILLS * Computer literate (Certificate course in software programming and applications) * Experienced in: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, MS Project), MS Project, statistical analysis in SPSS, Adobe Photoshop, E-mail, Internet; multimedia presentations (PowerPoint) * Platforms used: Windows 95-98, 2000, Me, XP, Vista, Windows 7 PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS * International training programme: Certificate in ‘Interactive Forest and Nature Policy in Practice: Managing multi-stakeholder learning in sector wide approaches and national forest programmes’, 26 November.– 8 December ‘06. organized by Wageningen International & CIFOR, Indonesia * Multi stakeholder training program, ‘Climate Change Mitigation through Participatory Carbon Management in Multifunctional Forests’. 23-27 September ‘02, IIFM, India. * Training Workshop on ‘Information Management on Criteria & Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management - 1-2 August ‘02. Indian Institute of Forest Management, India. * Management Development Program on “Measures of Success for Sustainable Forestry”, World bank-WWF alliance, 19-24 February ‘01, Indian Institute of Forest Management, India. AWARDS Recipient of numerous awards, fellowships and grants (incl: Netherlands NFP fellowship (Govt. of the Netherlands), Smithsonian Institution small-grant (Center for Tropical Forest Science, USA), World Bank fellowship (through NIPFP, Delhi), etc. (refer – annex -1) CONFERENCES (PARTICIPATION / RESEARCH PRESENTATION Participated in several international conferences and workshops on developmental and environmental subjects; and presented research papers (in China, France, Egypt, Indonesia, Taiwan, Germany, Switzerland, Ecuador, Netherlands, Japan, Suriname, Italy and India) (refer: annex 2) PUBLICATIONS Research papers, reports and articles in national and international media (manuscripts available on request) (refer: annex 3) Declaration I certify that the information stated in the curriculum vitae is true to the best of my knowledge. (Yogesh D. Jadhav) Annexures Annex -1 AWARDS * Prize: National Photography Competition, titled: “Freedom from violence” organized by UnWomen (New Delhi) (2012) * NFP fellowship (Govt. of the Netherlands) for participation in international training program on ‘Interactive Forest and Nature Policy in Practice ’. November -December ‘06. * Fellowship for research presentation at the International conference on ‘Ecological sustainability and human well-being’, organized by International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), [New Delhi, India. 15-18 December ‘06] * Research grant from Smithsonian Institution (Center for Tropical Forest Science) for conducting forestry research. April - September ‘05 * Fellowship for paper presentation at International Conference on Rural Livelihoods, Forest and Biodiversity, Bonn, Germany. (May ‘03) * World Bank fellowship (through NIPFP, Delhi) for presentation of research paper at International Symposium on ‘Forest Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring’, at TFRI, Taiwan Annex-2 PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES * International Workshop (Yokohama, Japan): ‘Carbon Governance in Asia; Bridging Scales and Disciplines’ organized by United Nations University (IAS), in collaboration with Global Carbon Project and Earth Systems Governance project, 1-3 November 2010. Yokohama, Japan . * International conference (Rome, Italy) - Food Security and Sustainable Development: Challenges for the Governance of International Relations. (4th Annual Conference of the GARNET network). 11-13 November 2009. Rome, Italy. * International conference (Dakar, Senegal) - GLOBELICS 2009. “Inclusive Growth, Innovation and Technological Change: education, social capital and sustainable development”. Dakar, Senegal. 6-8 October 2009 * International workshop (Beijing, China) - Vulnerability and resilience of land systems in Asia , Beijing, China. June 15 - 17 2009 * Global Seminar (Paris, france) - Sharing Research Agendas on Knowledge Systems. Organised by UNESCO and SIDA. Paris, France [27-29 November 2008] * International Workshop (Alexandria, Egypt) – ‘Evaluating Climate Change and Development’, organised by Global Environmental Facility (UNDP). Alexandria, Egypt [May 10-13, 2008] * Expert brainstorming workshop (New Delhi, India) - ‘Knowledge Management for organizational capacity- building in South Asia region’ organized by The World Bank Institute and Global Development Network. New Delhi. [5-7 Dec. 2007] * International conference (New Delhi, India) - ‘Ecological sustainability and human well-being’, organized by International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), [New Delhi, India. 15-18 Dec. 2006] * International conference (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - ‘Make Markets Work for Climate’, organized by ABN-AMRO, WBCSD, Shell, VROM [16-17 October ‘06] * International Conference (Bonn, Germany) - ‘Rural Livelihoods, Forests and Biodiversity’, organised by CIFOR, GTZ, BMZ, ICRAF, and InWent. [19-23 May ‘03] * International Symposium (Taipei, Taiwan) - ‘Forest Carbon Sequestration and Monitoring’. by Winrock International & Taiwan Forestry Research Institute. [Taipei, Taiwan. 11-15 November ‘02] * Expert workshop, ‘Management Plan for Sipaliwini Nature Reserve’, organised by University of Suriname, CELOS and Conservation International, [Suriname. January ‘04]. * International conference, ‘Regional Economic Integration of Suriname’, Suriname [Nov. 2003] * Workshop on developing: ‘Management Plan for Central Suriname Nature Reserve’, organised by Conservation International. Paramaribo, Suriname [November ‘03] Annex – 3 - Technical reports & Institutional policy
Publications ·
Jadhav, Y. D. (2024). Leveraging solar food processing technologies for the
valorization of agrifood systems: A case study of innovative climate actions
taken by tribal women farmers in India. In Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (Ed.), Case studies of agrifood systems technologies and
innovations for climate action at country level - Compendium (pp.56-58).
FAO. ISBN: 978-92-5-139491-5. https://doi.org/10.4060/cd3764en Link
Published Conference Proceedings & Book Chapters ·
Jadhav, Y. D. (2023). Leveraging
solar food processing technologies for valorization of agrifood systems: A case
study of innovative climate actions by tribal women farmers in India
[Conference presentation]. FAO Science and Innovation Forum 2023: Science and
innovation for climate action, Rome, Italy. In Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, FAO science and innovation forum 2023:
Science and innovation for climate action – Summary report. FAO.
https://doi.org/10.4060/cc9164en Link ·
Jadhav, Y. D. (2018). Agroecology and women’s empowerment: Transforming the life of
rural communities. In Scaling-up agroecology to achieve the sustainable development
goals: Proceedings of the second FAO international symposium (pp. 51–52).
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ISBN:
978-92-5-131332-9. Link
Conference Presentations & Working Papers
(Unpublished / Presentations)
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