Dr. Pragya Goswamy | Faculty School of Agriculture

RESEARCH AREA

Participatory Media Production and Designing, Agricultural Technology Transfer, Community Radio, Swarm-Intelligence, Group-dynamics, Group-decision making, Self-help groups.

EDUCATION

• Ph. D. (Agricultural Extension and Communication), G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, 2022
• Post –Graduate Diploma in Rural Development (PGDRD), IGNOU, New-Delhi, 2020
• M. Sc. (Agricultural Extension and Communication), G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, 2018
• B. Sc. Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand, 2016

AWARDS/HONORS

• Best Paper Presentation Award (Oral), January 27-30, 2023, International Extension Education Conference (IEEC) on “Innovative Applications in Agricultural Extension for Sustainable Food and Environment Security”, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh.
• First Best Research Paper Award for Oral Paper Presentation, March 08-09, 2021, National Seminar on “Em(Powering) Farm Women, Powering Agriculture”, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
• First Prize for Oral Paper Presentation, December 27-30, 2020, International Extension Education Conference (IEEC) on “Role of NGOs in Extension Services: Opportunities and Challenges”, Banaras Hindu University, Uttar Pradesh.
• Represented India in JENESYS (Japan East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths) Students Exchange Programme 2019, 1^st Batch SAARC Agriculture at Tokyo, Japan.
• Best Poster Presentation Award, January 12-13, 2019, National Conference on “Role of Youth in Bringing Social Change”, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.
• Recipient of the University Best Masters’ Student Award amongst the 61 departments, for the academic year 2017-18, bestowed upon by the Hon’ble Governor of Uttarakhand during the 32^nd Convocation of GBPUAT, Pantnagar.
• Selected for the prestigious Summer Internship Scheme of NABARD from the whole Uttarakhand and completed 3-months paid internship during July-September, 2017.
• Best Rebuttal Award in National Inter-University Debate Competition 2015 organized by B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand.