Prof. Indira Sarangthem

Prof. Indira Sarangthem (M.Sc, Ph.D) joined as Dean, Collge of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal, on 9^th August 2019. Before she joined the present post, she served as Professor and Head of Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, COA, CAU Imphal. She started her career as an Assistant Professor in June 1992 at the College of Agriculture, CAU Imphal, Manipur. She has been involved in soil chemistry/soil fertility research, teaching of U.G, P.G and Ph.D students and extension activities for the last 32 years. She has guided 50 M.Sc and 16 Ph.D students as a member advisory committee. She was awarded (i) Life Time Achievement award- from Society for scientific development in agriculture and technology, International Web Conference on Innovative and Current Advances in Agriculture and Allied Sciences (ICAAAS) during 19-21 July, 2021 (ii) Distinguished Scientist award- from Astha Foundation, International Web conference on Global Research Initiatives for Sustainable Agriculture during 13^th 15^th December, 2021 (iii) Certificate of Appreciation- from ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science-AICRP-MSPE, Bhopal (iv) Best Academician Award- from RVSKVV Gwalior, M.P. & Agri Meet Foundation, U.P. during the International Conference on “One Health-One World” on 28^th– 29^th  December, 2023. She also received the Best Institutional Film-State Agricultural University for “Transfering wetland to farming land in Manipur”, College of Agriculture, Central Agricultural University, Imphal which was awarded by National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad on 22^nd February, 2024. She has handled 17 externally and internally funded projects. Currently, she holds as the Principal Investigator of the project AICRP-MSPE, CAU, Imphal Centre and above she published 67 research papers in National and International journals, 23 popular articles for the benefit of farmers and other stakeholders, 14 books, 8 research bulletins and 4 training manuals. She has delivered 45 lectures in summer courses/trainings as a resource person. She has also acted as paper setter, external examiner, thesis evaluator and viva-voce examiner for different State Agricultural Universities and also reviewer for many journals. She have visited  Asiam Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand and Tampere University, Finland and Stokholm University, Sweden.