Dr.(Smt.) Reshma Gills
Tel: ; Cell:Email: reshma1818@gmail.com,
Role:Scientist
Focus of Research:
Entrepreneurship and Value chain management
Background:
Joined
ICAR- CMFRI in the year 2018. Prior to this I was working at ICAR-IARI, New
Delhi in the Division of Agricultural Extension. Worked in the area of
Entrepreneurship Management, Value Chain Analysis, Impact Assessment of NARES
Technologies, Construction and Validation of Measurement Tools for Social
Science Research, Designing and validating innovative extension models like
Krishi Dak, National Extension Programme (NEP), Innovative Farmer Led Extension
and Delivery Programme (IFLED) etc. Presently working in Socio Economic
Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division of CMFRI, focusing mainly on
compliance analysis, gender and group dynamics in marine fisheries sector.
Education:
- Ph D (Agricultural Extension) 2015, Indian
Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
- M Sc (Agricultural Extension) 2012, Indian
Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
- BSc
(Agriculture) 2009, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur.
Current Research Projects
1. Responsible marine fisheries governance: compliance analysis and peripatetic capacity development (SEE/GOV/34)
2. Mainstreaming the gender perspective of SHGs in Indian fisheries sector (SEE/GOV/SUB/36)
3. Alternate livelihood options and gender mainstreaming for entrepreneurship development in marine fisheries sector of India (SEE/GOV/ 36)
1. Responsible marine fisheries governance: compliance analysis and peripatetic capacity development (SEE/GOV/34)
2. Mainstreaming the gender perspective of SHGs in Indian fisheries sector (SEE/GOV/SUB/36)
3. Alternate livelihood options and gender mainstreaming for entrepreneurship development in marine fisheries sector of India (SEE/GOV/ 36)
Awards & Recognitions:
- 1. Imerti Devi Outstanding Women Scientist Award by Society for
Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development in 2017
- 2. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for P.G.
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences, ICAR
in 2016
- 3. IARI Merit Gold Medal (Agricultural
Extension) for outstanding research work in Ph. D. Programme in 2016.
- 4. INSPIRE Fellowship under the GOI’s
unique Scheme “Innovation in Science Pursuit for Inspired Research” in 2013.
- 5. IARI Merit Gold Medal for Outstanding
Academic Performance in Master of Science Degree Programme in 2013.
- 6. UGC-JRF-NET award in 2012 in the subject of Adult
Education/ Continuing Education
- 7. Online Editor, Journal of Community
Mobilization and Sustainable Development
Publications:
Best 5 Publications:
- 1. Reshma Gills, J P Sharma, R R Burman, R R Sharma and
Amit Kar. 2016. Marketing channels, their effectiveness and perceived
constraints in milk processing in NCR. Indian
Journal of Animal Sciences 86 (1): 82–88
- 2. Reshma Gills, J P Sharma, R R Burman, R R Sharma and
Amit Kar.2017. Peri Urban Floriculture: A comparative study of production,
value addition, marketing and constraints. Indian
Journal of Agricultural Sciences 87(4): 544-550
- 3. Reshma Gills, J P Sharma, R
R Burman, R R Sharma and Amit Kar.2016. Comparative analysis of vegetable
production, value addition and marketing in National Capital Region. Indian
Journal of Horticulture 73(1): 87-93.
- 4. Reshma Gills, J P Sharma and
Tulsi Bhardwaj.2015. Achieving zero hunger through zero wastage: An overview of
present scenario and future reflections. Indian Journal of Agricultural
Sciences 85 (9): 1127–33
- 5. Reshma Gills, J P Sharma, R R Burman, R R Sharma and Amit Kar.
2017. Constraint Analysis of Fish Processing in
Peri Urban Areas of National Capital Region.2016. Economic Affairs, 62 (1):75-81