Mani M, Ph.D., currently serves as the Chief Innovation Lead at ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research since January 2023. Previously, Mani held the position of Chief Executive Officer at NABARD - National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development from June 2019 to January 2023, where oversight of the NABARD Incubator facilitated the establishment of business incubators across India, earning the recognition of Best Incubator in Agri-Business from the Minister MoFPI, GoI. Earlier experience includes roles as Finance Manager at NABARD and as Business Manager at The World Bank, where Mani secured funding for incubation centers and startups. Academic contributions include positions as Assistant Professor of Management at CBLU and Visiting Faculty at Guru Jambheshwar University while pursuing a Ph.D. in Agribusiness. Education encompasses a Research Doctorate from Guru Jambheshwar University, a Post Graduate Diploma from MANAGE, a Master’s in Intellectual Property Law, and an MBA in Agribusiness.
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ICAR- Indian Council of Agricultural Research
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is an autonomous organisation under the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Government of India. Formerly known as Imperial Council of Agricultural Research, it was established on 16 July 1929 as a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 in pursuance of the report of the Royal Commission on Agriculture. The ICAR has its headquarters at New Delhi. The Council is the apex body for co-ordinating, guiding and managing research and education in agriculture including horticulture, fisheries and animal sciences in the entire country. With 101 ICAR institutes and 71 agricultural universities spread across the country this is one of the largest national agricultural systems in the world. The ICAR has played a pioneering role in ushering Green Revolution and subsequent developments in agriculture in India through its research and technology development that has enabled the country to increase the production of foodgrains by 5.6 times, horticultural crops by 10.5 times, fish by 16.8 times, milk by 10.4 times and eggs by 52.9 times since 1950-51 to 2017-18, thus making a visible impact on the national food and nutritional security. It has played a major role in promoting excellence in higher education in agriculture. It is engaged in cutting edge areas of science and technology development and its scientists are internationally acknowledged in their fields.