Nandini Nimbkar is an agricultural scientist from

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

, and currently the President of the

Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute (NARI) is a non-governmental organisation and non-profit research and development institute in Tambmal, Phaltan, Maharashtra, India. The institute undertakes research and development in the fields of agri ...

(NARI). She is the daughter of

B. V. Nimbkar Bonbehari Vishnu Nimbkar (17 July 1931 – 25 August 2021) was an Indian agricultural scientist and social worker, known for his work in the fields of animal husbandry and agriculture. He founded Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute, an Indi ...

and granddaughter of

Irawati Karve Irawati Karve (15 December 1905 – 11 August 1970) was a pioneering Indian sociologist, anthropologist, educationist and writer from Maharashtra, India. She was one of the students of G.S. Ghurye, founder of Indian Sociology & Sociol ...

and Kamala Nimbkar. Nimbkar started at NARI as a researcher. She became director and then in 1990 president of the institute. Nimkbar has 37 years of experience in agriculture research, and is also a member of the senate and academic council of

Shivaji University Shivaji University, established in 1962, is a state university located at Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India. The university, with a campus spread over , is named after Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Empire. It was inaugurated ...

. She has overseen the setup of a large sweet sorghum breeding program at NARI. Dr. Nimbkar has been recently nominated by

Ministry of Agriculture (India) The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare (Hindi: ''Krishi Avam Kisaan Kalyaan Mantralaya''), formerly the Ministry of Agriculture, is a branch of the Government of India and the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and ...

, Government of India, as a member of Research Advisory Committee to National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management (NIASM), Baramati, India.

Education

* Bachelor's degree from the

University of Pune Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), formerly the University of Poona, is a collegiate public state university located in the city of Pune, India. It was established in 1949, and is spread over a campus in the neighbourhood of Ganeshk ...

in 1974. * Master's degree in Agronomy from the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

in 1977. * Doctorate in Agronomy from the University of Florida in 1981. * Honored as one of the 47 most distinguished alumnae of

in 1997.UF Honors 47 Alumnae during Coeducation 50th Anniversary Celebrations
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References

External links

Official Website for the Nimbkar Agricultural Research Institute

Publications of Nandini Nimbkar
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