Проф. Vijaya Khader
My field of expertise: Food Security; Nutrition Security; Health Security; livelihood Security; Food Science & Technology, and Women Empowerment.
My positions: Former Dean, Acharya N G R A University, Hyderabad & Former Principal Investigator, Food Technology, e-PG Pathshala, Former Chairperson, Task Force Committee on Bio-Technology Based Programs for Women. Member Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World EC Member, Indian Woman Scientist Association (IWSA)
Prof. (Mrs.) Vijaya Khader, Former Dean, Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University has been actively engaged in nutrition research and teaching for over thirty three years. Received M.Sc from S.V University with Mary Clark Memorial Scholarship from Canada, PhD & Post Doctoral Fellow from CFTRI, Mysore as a CSIR Fellow. Worked as First Principal at College of Home Science, Bapatla for 11 years and also for one year at college of Home Science, Hyderabad. Headed the Department of Foods and Nutrition, PGRC, Rajender Nagar as the Director, Center of Advanced Studies in the field of Foods and Nutrition, which is the only one in the country. Instrumental in starting Inter-faculty P.G. Program in Food Science and Technology and worked as a Program Director. Completed 22 independent research projects on Socio Economic empowerment of rural, Farm, Fisher & Tribal Women. Received two patents Low-cost ice Cream Freezer & Fresh Fish Vending & Display table. Licensed the technology twice. The impact of research on Women Empowerment, Product Development, and transfer of technology for livelihood security reduced malnutrition in adolescent girls, pregnant women and lactating mothers, benefited the society at a large.
Written 4 university level text books receiving Royalty till date. Also worked as Dean P.G Studies, Director of Extension and Dean of Student affairs. Visited four universities in U.S.A.; Four universities in U.K.; Seoul; Malaysia; Singapore; Egypt; Netherlands; Italy; Beijing; Kunming; Shanghai; Australia; Bangladesh; Taiwan; Cairo; Kuala Lumpur; Kandy (Sri Lanka) and Bangkok (Thailand).
Received State Best Teacher Award; Appreciation Certificate from ICAR; Women of the year; Fellow of Association of Food Scientists and Technologists, (AFSTI); Fellow of Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research & Development (SOPOPRAD) for the year 2022. Outstanding Woman Professional Award from FICCI; Eminent Women Scientist Award from WISE India ;3rd Dr. Rajammal P. Devadas Memorial award; Women Leadership in Science & Technology from Vigynan Prasar Department of Science & Technology and Oration Lecture award from Home Science Association of India. Served as Member Board of Management of A.N.G.R.A.U. highest body of the University. Involved in developing portal on Rice in Human Nutrition namely http://www.rkmp.co.in/general-domain/rice-in-human-nutritio. Work on fisher women posted on the global website, http://genderaquafish.org, run by the Asian Fisheries Society. Chair Person of the Task Force Committee on Biotechnology based program for Women for a period of 3 years (2014-2017). Principal Investigator for ICT enabled Higher Education at National level on production of course ware –e-Content for P.G. Food Technology by National Mission for Education & Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. Of India (2012-2019). Co-Chair of the Agriculture, Food Processing & Rural Development of The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Executive Board Member of Women in Science and Engineering, member of INWES a Canada based international network. E.C. member of Indian Women Scientist Association (IWSA). Full Member Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) since 2006. Technical expert for the online review of Biotechnology ignited Grant proposals received from startups and entrepreneurs for early-stage funding through BIG, BIRAC. Participated in nine sessions Tutor briefing workshop on the ENACT professional course on nutrition education organized by FAO. Technical Expert for National program on Climate Change and Human Health to strengthening of certain climate sensitive health areas like nutrition and food security in the country. Fellow of Society for Promotion of Oil Palm Research & Development (SOPOPRAD) for the year 2022
Website: www.vijayakhader.in
Проф. Vijaya Khader
Sustainable Innovative Food Technologies, Agribusiness to develop new products supported by Industry, Experts, which lead development. Any Franchise aspirant with entrepreneurial spirit, Reconstruction of Rural India by redefining the rural Education System. Education & Health sectors have become Industry now. Innovation, Invention and Integration to discuss the Challenges and opportunities. Promote Government Policies, Networking opportunities to transformation of ingredients produced by farmers into value added food products using state of the art equipment and new technology. Connect potential inventers and partners, Exploring the sustainable solutions. Conduct trainings and awareness campaigns on the impact of climate change to food security, nutrition and human health. Children and youth are not only victims of climate change, they are also valuable contributors to climate action in the context of adaptation and resilience. They are agents of change, entrepreneurship and innovations. A climate safe future is with the youth and children.
Food systems governance can be considered as a value itself for sustainable diets, as implies a way of designing the “architecture” needed to achieve its goals. This means that food governance allows, among other things, an appropriate environment for food systems to transform in order to perform in a sustainable way. Sustainable diets need a context specific approach in terms of the socio-cultural characteristics at different levels, food governance represents a value that can help achieving its objectives focusing on a national/regional scale, meaning local structures of food governance to improve the access to sustainable diets.
How food governance and sustainable diets are related, especially since food governance plays a role in supporting the socio-cultural dimension of sustainable diets. This highlights the question regarding how power is managed by different institutions immersed in food systems and the importance of focusing our attention not only in national/regional levels of governance, but also in how local levels organize their knowledge management and decision-making processes to improve the access to sustainable diets. Considering the above, that future research should be focused on continue exploring the value food governance represents for sustainable diets and how the process of governing agriculture can contribute to understand that sector beyond food production for commercialization and visualize new opportunities as a relevant actor both in health and environmental sectors.
The following priorities are indispensable for enabling effective collective action for agri-food systems governance and transformation: