P. Chandra Shekara is Director (Agricultural Extension), National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management [MANAGE], Hyderabad, India. He has over 25 years of experience in Agricultural Extension Management, Agri-Entrepreneurship Development and Public-Private-Partnership and contributed for implementation of Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres Scheme of Govt. of India where, 49,000 Agricultural Professionals trained and 21,000 Agri-ventures established. Dr. Chandra Shekara organized more than 275 national, international training programs, published 66 papers including 15 books and produced 9 films. He has been Programme Director, US-India-Africa Triangular International Programme to train Agriculture Extension Professionals from Kenya, Liberia and Malawi and several other countries in Asia and Africa. He is Executive Editor of MANAGE Journal of Agricultural Extension Management and Editor of monthly e-Bulletin "Agripreneur".
