Professor, BCKV-Agricultural University, India.

Prof. S. K. Acharya is the former head of the Dept. of Agril Extension and the director of Extension Education, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. He has authored or co-authored 203 research publications and 89 books, covering topics such as: participatory extension planning and management; value addition and quality management; extension strategy for natural resource management; horticulture management with quality issues; technology socialization process; fish bio-diversity; income and livelihood; enterprise management and entrepreneurship building; women’s participation in Panchayat; gender issues in floriculture; technology gap in floriculture; enterprise synergy in agriculture; disaster management; social metabolism, farm energy metabolism, community perception on climate change; and social entropy and chaos. He has delivered 29 keynote addresses in national and international conferences. He is a fellow of ISEE.