CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. RANJAN BERA Date of Birth: 22nd

December, 1975
Present Address:
921/1 Purba Sinthee Road E mail :
Dum Dum bera.ranjan@gmail.co
Kolkata-700030, W.B. m
Phone :
+9133 24580085 (R)
9433668644 (M)

Education
1. Ph.D in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science from Visva Bharati
University (2011).
2. Masters in Agricultural Chemistry & Soil Science from Calcutta
University (2000).
3. Graduated in Chemistry (Hons.) from Calcutta University (1998)

Experience
10 years in Sustainable & Organic Management Practice in Agriculture & Tea; 4
years in soil survey and land use planning
Experience of working in different agro-ecological environments and different
National/Intenational Projects, interaction with different corporate groups/
Universities/Government Department for projects, Scientific Assessment,
presentations and Report Preparations & Research Publications….

Highlights of 14 years career as an Agriculturist

 Soil Survey, Quality Analysis, Soil Resource Mapping and SWOT Study
 Socio-economic survey & land use planning for farming community
 Associated with International Project of FAO-CFC-TBI for development of
Effective and Sustainable Organic Package of Practice (2008 – 2011).
 Actively involved in Pilot Projects (Organic vs. Integrated & Conventional) with
Agricultural Universities, KVK and Panchayats
 Experience of overseeing more than 20 tea estates as an consultant for organic
and chemical reduction programme with leading tea group viz. Goodricke
Group Ltd., APPL, Chamong Group., K. Manibhai Group. and PCM Group.
 More than 50 Research Articles in National &International Journals.
 Detailed Work Experience
RESEARCH / WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Working as Sr. Technical Manager of Inhana Organic Research

Foundation – An Agriculture based Research Organization working in
the field of Organic Farming (about 9 years, From June, 2006 - till
date).
2. Worked as a Senior Research Fellow in NBSS & LUP (From Sept., 2001
to December, 2004).
3. Worked as sales trainee in Godrej Agrovet (From Feb, 2001 to
August, 2001)

PRESENT RESEARCH / WORK PROFILE

1. As a Senior Technical Manager working on different aspects of Organic

Crop Production as well as Chemical Reduction Programme
towards safer end product. Formulation of experimental protocols,
monitoring of experiments and interpretation of results has been the
core work, towards the above objectives besides dissemination of know-
how regarding scientific organic farming as well as the pathway to
ensure successful organic crop production; among the agricultural
fraternity.
2. The work also involves monitoring of organic tea production in
different organic tea estates of Assam and Darjeeling including one of
the world’s biggest certified organic tea estates.
3. Worked as a team member in an International Organic Farming
Project (FAO-CFC-TBI project – Development, Production &
Trade of Organic Tea) on behalf of Inhana Biosciences - the Project
Implementer of the Assam Chapter in Organic Model Farm (100 ha) at
Maud Tea Estate, Assam from 2008 till 2012. The objectivity of the
Project was ‘Development of a Sustainable Pathway for Organic
Tea Cultivation’.
4. Working as project coordinator for different organic crop trials on
vegetables and plantation crops in different Government &
University Agricultural farms viz. Krishnagar Horticultural Farm,
Chinsurah Banana Research Centre, BCKV Agricultural Farm and Visva
Bharati University Agricultural Farm.
5. Actively involved in laying out necessary field trials, monitoring of field activities,
documentation of Agronomic data, interpretation of results and also in Thesis writing of
six MSc. project Programmes that were conducted under the guidance of Prof.

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 A. K. Dolui (Institute of Agricultural Science) from 2009 and till date; in different
conventional chemical and organic tea estates as well as Howrah KVK.
6. Associated with present ‘Waste to Wealth Programme’ at North
Barackpore & Garuliya Municipality (North 24 Parganas) for
monitoring, process modulation as per nature of raw materials,
quality assessment and scientific documentation. The objectivity
is to develop quality compost from municipality solid waste
through scientific biodegradation process as well as quality monitoring
as per international standards.

INVOLVEMENT IN RESEARCH PROJECT/ EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL

1. FAO-CFC-TBI Project ‘Development Production and Trade of Organic

Tea’, Assam Chapter, Model Organic Farm- Maud T.E., Assam.
Published by Inhana Biosciences, Page 1-294. (2008 – 13) with a
Advisory Team comprising professors from different Agricultural
Streem of Calcultta University, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya
and Viswa Bharati University.
2. Evaluation of Inhana Rational Farming Technology (IRF) as an
Economical way of Organic Cultivation and A Model for Exploring
Sustainable Farming Practice’ (2013 – 2015) with Department of
Agronomy, Viswa Bharati University.
3. 7 MSc Projects with Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil
Science, Calcutta University.
4. 1 MSc Projects with Department of Agronomy, Viswa Bharati University.
5. 3 Agricultural Pilot Project with Department of Agronomy, Bidhan
Chandra Krishi Viswa Vidyalaya.
6. 3 Agricultural Pilot Project with Howrah KVK, ICAR
7. 2 Agricultural Pilot Project with State Horticultural Department, West
Bengal
8. SWOT Study of 5 Chemical and 1 Organic tea estate.
9. Experimental Project (on going) on Chemical Load Reduction in Tea.

PUBLISHED WORK
1. 46 Research Articles in Different National & International
Journals.
2. 21 Full Papers/Abstracts published in different National/
International Conferences/Seminars.

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3. 3 Research Bulletins in association with Visva Bharati University
& 1 Research Bulletins in association with Howrah, KVK (ICAR).

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COMPUTER SKILLS
1. Knowledge of MS-Office-2000, data processing, slides preparation and
statistical calculations, Photoshop, Corel Draw.
2. Different GIS software viz. MapInfo, AutoCAD map etc. to prepare
different soil based thematic maps.

REFERENCES
Prof. Ashis Chatterjee
Ex. Head, Department of Soil Science, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan Ph :
9832242724; Email : acpsb02@yahoo.co.in

Prof. Arun Kumar Barik

Head, Department of Agronomy, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan Ph :
9434838041; Email : akbarikpsbvb@rediffmail.com
Prof. Debashis Mazumdar
Ex. Vice Chancellor, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya.
Ph : 9230715321; Email : debstat@gmail.com
Prof. Kajal Sengupta
Head, Department of Agronomy, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya. Ph :
9433166501; Email : kajalsengupta@yahoo.co.in
Prof. A.K. Dolui
Ex. Dean & Director, Department of Soil Science, Calcutta University. Ph :
9038879712; Email : ajitkdolui@gmail.com
Mr. Atul Asthana
Vice President (Operations), Goodricke Group Ltd., Kolkata. Ph :
9830418018; Email : atul@goodricke.com
Mr. Sanjay Singh
Visiting Agent (VA), Amalgamated Plantation Private Limited (APPL), Kolkata. Ph :
09435531671; Email : sanjay.singh@amalgamated.in

………Willing to take up challenges in new environment with confidence to

shoulder higher responsibilities.

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PUBLISHED WORK

Paper in International Journals (Total 30 Publications)

1. Bera, R., Seal, A., Bhattacharyya, P., Mukherjee, K., Dolui, A.K., Kim,, K. and Kim, S.H.
(2007). Characterization of soils developed under tropical environment for land use planning in
fringe of Chhotanagpur Plateau in eastern India (2007) in Archives of Agronomy and Soil
Science 53 (5) : 485 – 495.
2. Bera, R., Seal, A., Bhattacharyya, P., Das, T.H., Sarkar, D. and Kangjoo K. (2006). Targeted
yield concept and a framework of fertilizer recommendation in irrigated rice domains of
subtropical India. Journal of Zhejing University SCIENCE B 7(12) : 963 – 968.
3. Seal, A., Bera, R., Bhattacharyya, P., Mukhopadhyay, K. and Giri, R. (2006). Degree of soil
development in some alfisols of subtropical India with special reference to the nature and
distribution of Fe and Al. International Journal of Agricultural Research, 1(4) : 305 - 311
4. Bera, R., Seal, A., Banerjee, M. and Dolui, A.K. (2005). Nature and profile distribution of iron
and aluminium in relation to pedogenic processes in some soils developed under tropical
environment in India. Environmental Geology 47 : 241 – 245.
5. Mukhopadhyay, K., Seal, A, Bera, R. and Bhattacharyya, P. (2006). Comparative study of
erodibility factor in different agro-ecological sub-regions of eastern India. Archives of Agronomy
and Soil Science 52 (2) : 281 - 287.
6. Seal, A, Bera, R., Mukhopadhyay, K. and Bhattacharyya, P. (2006).Potassium Fixation
Capability of some acid alfisols developed under tropical environment in Eastern India (2006) in
International Journal of Soil Science. 1(2): 128-133.
7. Bera, R., Seal, A, Bhattacharyya, P., Mukhopadhyay, K. and Giri, R. (2006). Phosphate sorption
desorption characteristics of some ferruginous soils of tropical region in Eastern India.
Environmental Geology, 51 : 399 – 407.
8. Dolui, A.K. and Bera, R. (2001). Soil test for available iron and their relationship with soil properties
in some alfisols on Orissa, India. International journal of tropical agriculture (Trinidad), V19.
9. Dolui, A.K. and Bera, R. (2001). Relation between iron forms and pedogenic processes in some
alfisols of Orissa, India, Agrochimica (Italy), V (XLV), 161-170.
10. Barik A.K., Chatterjee A.K, Datta A., Bera R., and Seal A. (2014). Evaluation of Inhana Rational
Farming (IRF) technology as an effective organic package of practice- a case study from state
horticultural research and development station, Krishnagar, Nadia, West Bengal. Central
European Journal of Experimental Biology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 1-15.
11. Barik A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Datta A., Saha S., Nath R., Bera R., and Seal A.(April, 2014).
Adoption of Rational Farming Technology for Development of a Model for Exploring Sustainable
Farming Practice in Farmer’s Field. The International Journal of Science and Technoledge. vol.
2, no. 4, pp. 147-155.
12. Barik A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Datta A., Saha S., Nath R., Bera R., and Seal A.(May, 2014).
Evaluation of Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology as an Effective Organic Option for
Large Scale Paddy Cultivation in Farmer’s Field- A Case Study from Kowgachi-II Gram

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 Panchayat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. The International Journal of Science and
Technoledge. vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 183-197.
13. Bera R., Datta A., Bose S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Dey G.C., Barik A.K., Sarkar R.K.,
Mazumdar D., and Seal A.(June, 2013). Comparative Evaluation of Compost Quality Process
Convenience and Cost under Different Composting Methods to assess their Large Scale
Adoptability Potential as also Complemented by Compost Quality Index. International Journal
of Scientific and Research Publications, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 1-11.
14. Chatterjee A.K., Barik A.K., De G.C., Dolui A.K., Mazumdar D., Datta A., Saha S., Bera R., and
Seal A.(2014). Adoption of Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology as an Organic Package of
Practice towards Improvement of Nutrient Use Efficiency of Camellia Sinensis through
Energization of Plant Physiological Functioning. The International Journal of Science and
Technoledge vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 181-195.
15. Dolui A.K, Khan, M., Bera R. and Seal A. (2013). Qualitative Approach in Organic Soil
Management - the Key Factor behind Development of Acid Tea Soils (2013). International
Journal of Scientific Research, vol. 2 (8): 7-9.
16. Dolui A.K., Banerjee S., Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., and Seal A.(2014). Assessment of Novcom
composting methods as an effective biodegradation process and its impact on acid tea soils under
various management practices. Journal of Recent Advances in Agriculture, vol. 2, no. 2, pp.
181-191.
17. Dolui A.K., Goura P., Bera R., and Seal A. (2014). Evaluation of Different On-farm Compost
Quality and Their Role in made Tea Productivity and Development of Acid Tea Soil.
International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 549-571.
18. Dolui A.K., Khan M., Bera R., and Seal A. (August, 2013). Qualitative Approach in Organic Soil
Management- the Key Factor behind Development of Acid Tea Soils. International Journal of
Scientific Research, vol. 2, no. 8, pp. 7-9.
19. Mazumdar D., Chatterjee A.K., Barik A.K., Datta A., Bera R., and Seal A. (2014). Minimum
Data Set and Principle Component Analysis to Assess Inhana Rational Farming in terms of Soil
Quality Development leading to Crop Response- A Case Study from FAO-CFC-TBI Project on
Organic Tea Cultivation in Maud T.E., Assam, India. International Journal of Innovation and
Research in Educational Sciences, vol. 1, issue 2, no. 2, pp. 128-136.
20. Seal A., Bera R., Chatterjee A. K. and Dolui A. K. (2012). Evaluation of a new composting
method in terms of its biodegradation pathway and assessment of the compost quality, maturity
and stability (2011). Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, Germany, vol. 58, no. 9, pp. 995-
1012.
21. Bera R., Seal A., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Barik A.K., De, G.C. and
Majumdar, D. (2014). Evaluation of On- farm produced Novcom Compost Quality and its Post
Soil Application Effectivity in Acid Tea Soils – A Case Study from West Jalinga Tea Estate, the
Largest Organic Tea Estate in Assam, India. Central European Journal of Experimental
Biology, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 41-51.
22. Bera R., Seal A., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A. K., Khan M. and Mazumdar D. (2014). Formulation
of a Soil Development Index (SDI) to Evaluate the Effectivity of Organic Soil Management under
FAO-CFC-TBI Project at Maud Tea Estate, Assam, India. J Recent Adv Agr, 2(12): 318-329.

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23. Bera R., Seal A., Das T. H., Sarkar D. and Chatterjee A. K.(2014). Application of Fertility
Capability Classification System in Rice Growing Soils of Damodar Command Area, West
Bengal, India. J Recent Adv Agr , 2(12): 330-337.
24. Seal A., Bera R., Sah K. D., Sarkar D. and Chatterjee A. K. (2014). Evaluation of Vermicompost
as a Component of Integrated Nutrient Management in Wetland Rice under Saline Environment.
J Recent Adv Agr, 2(10): 305-311.
25. Seal, A., Bera, R., Sah, K.D., Sarkar, D., Chatterjee, A.K., Bhattacharyya, P., Kim, K. and Kim,
S.H. (2008). Appraisal of Natural Resource Database for Alternate Agricultural Land Use at
Village Level Under Saline Environment – A case Study from Sagar Island, India. International
Journal of Agricultural Research, 3(2) : 121 – 130.
26. Bera, R., Seal, A., Das, T.H., Sarkar, D. and Chatterjee, A. K. (2015). Charecterization of soils in
terms of pedological variability under different physiography of Damodar command area (part),
West Bengal, India, Cogent Food and Agriculture, 2015,1 : 1014719.

27. Seal A., Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Chatterjee A.K., Barik A.K., Nath R. and D. Mazumdar
(2015). Successful Biodegradation of coir pith waste using Novcom Composting Method
: A Case Study from Vaniampara Rubber Estate, India. Journal of Pharmaceutical and
Scientific Innovation, 4(1) : 73-77.

28. Seal A., Datta A., Saha S., Chatterjee A.K., De G.C., Barik A.K., Mazumdar D., Dolui
A.K., Sarkar R.K. and Bera R. (2015). Importance of Compost Quality Towards
Effective Organic Soil Management: A Case Study under FAO-CFC-TBI Project at
Maud Tea Estate, Assam, India. Research & Reviews: Journal of Agriculture
Science and Technology, 4(1) : 16 – 26.

29. Mukhopadhyay K., Mukherjee S., Seal A., Bera R. and Dolui A.K. (2015). Effective soil
resource recycling with a new biodegradation method towards organic soil management –
A case study from Howrah Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR. Central European Journal of
Experimental Biology, 2015, 4 (2):17-23.

30. Seal A., Bera R., Mukhopadhyay K. and Mukherjee S. (2015). Recycling of Poultry
Litter Through Novcom Composting Method : A case Study from Howrah Krishi Vigyan
Kendra, West Bengal, India. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Scientific Innovation,
4(3) : 176-179.

Paper in National Journals (Total 15 Publications)

1. Das, T.H., Sarkar, Dipak and Bera, R. (2005). Resource appraisal of Damodar catchment (part) in
Barddhaman district, West Bengal. Agropedology, 15(1) : 39 -50.
2. Mukhopadhyay, K., Bera, R. and Roy, R. (2005). Modern Agriculture and Environmental Pollution.
Everyman’s Science, XL(3) : 186 – 192.
3. Seal, A., Bera, R., Mukhopadhyay, K. and Gupta, S.K. (2005). Estimation of available sulphate-
sulphur : A comparative analysis with different extractants. Journal of Interacademica 9(3):352–
356.

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4. Das, T.H., Sarkar, Dipak, Bera, R. and Gajbhiye, K.S. (2005). Water retention characteristics of
some typical inceptisols developed on alluvial plain of Damodar catchment (part), West Bengal.
Indian Journal of Soil Conservation, 33 (2) : 123 – 127.
5. Bhowmick, A.K., Bera, R., Seal, A. and Mukhopadhyay, K. (2004). Relationship between lime
requirement and soil properties in some alfisols of Bihar. Indian Journal of Landscape
Systems & Ecological Studies 27(1):141–144.
6. Mukhopadhyay, K., Bera, R. and Pradhan, K. (2004). Impact of soil and socioeconomic factors on
the utilization of agriculture resources-A case study. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and
Ecological Studies Vol. 27:1, 65-70.
7. Bhowmick, A., Bera, R., Mukhopadhyay, K. and Seal, A. (2004). Pedological variability and
classification of some acid soils of Bihar Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and
Ecological Studies 27(2) : 186 – 192.
8. Das, T.H., Bera, R. and Sarkar, D. (2004). Decision making role of rural women in agriculture-A
case study. Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies Vol. 27:1, 37-140.
9. Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., Sengupta K., Bhattacharyya
A., and Seal A.(2012). New Concept in Municipality Solid Waste Management- A Case Study
from Garulia & North Barrackpore Munucipalities, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Journal of
Crop and Weed, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 60-64.
10. Bera R., Seal A., Datta A., and Sengupta K. (2014). Evaluation of Inhana Rational Farming
Technology as an Organic Package of Practice for Effective and Economic Vegetable Cultivation
in Farmers’s Field. Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resource, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 82-91.
11. Bera R., Seal A., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., Datta A., De G.C., Barik A.K., and
Mazumdar D. (2012). Evaluation of New Biodegradation Process and its End Product Quality
assess for Organic Soil Management. Indian Agriculturist, vol. 56, no. 1&2, pp. 971-978.
12. Bera R., Seal A., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., Dutta A., De G.C., Barik A.K. and
Mazumdar D. (2012). Evaluation of a New Biodegradation Process and its End Product Quality
Assessment for Organic Soil Management in Indian Agriculturist, vol. 56 (1&2): 71-78.
13. Dolui A.K., Som A., Mukhopadhyay K., Mukherjee S., Bera R., and Seal A.(2014). Evaluation of
a Novcom Composting Method towards Speedy Biodegradation of Water Hyacinth for Effective
Bio-resource Utilization in Farmers Level. Journal of Natural Product and Plant Resource,
vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 44-47.
14. Sarkar R.K., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Barik A.K., De G.C., Mazumdar D., Datta A., Saha A.,
Bera R., and Seal A. (2014). Evaluation of Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology as an
Effective Organic Package of Practice (POP) Towards Upbringing of Quality Tea Seedlings – A
Case Study from FAO-CFC-TBI Project at Maud Tea Estate, Assam, India in Indian
Agriculturist, vol. 58(2): 83-89.
15. Das, T.H., Bera, R., Sarkar, D. and Gajbhiye, K.S. (2007). Economics of rainfed rice (oriza
sativa) – a cse study in Inceptisols under hot moist sub-humid ecological sub-region of Vindhyan
alluvial plain, Barddhaman District, West Bengal. Agropedology, 17(2) : 118-124.
16. Barik A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Seal, A., Datta A., Saha S. and Bera R. (2015). Evaluation of
Inhana Rational Farming (IRF) Technology as a cost effective organic cultivation method in
farmers’ field. Research and Reviews: Journal of Crop Science and Technology. 5(1): 1-14.

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Abstracts Published In Seminars/Conferences (Total 21)
1. Das, T.H., Sarkar, D., Gajbhiye, K.S. and Bera, R. (2006). Use of Natural
Resource data for suggesting alternate land use plan in Vindhyan Alluvial
Plain – A case study in Syamsundarpur village, Bardhaman district, West
Bengal (2006) in 13th West Bengal State Science and Technology
Congress, Kolkata
2. Das, T.H., Sarkar, D. and Bera, R. (2004). Resource appraisal for Land Use
Planning in West Bengal (2004) National convention of Indian Society of
Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, 20-21st January, 2004 at NBSS & LUP,
Nagpur, Maharashtra.
3. Seal, A., Bera, R. and Mukhopadhyay, K. (2004). Comparative analysis of
different extractants for estimation of available sulphur with special reference
to tea cultivation. (2004) in 11th West Bengal State Science and
Technology Congress, 28-29th February, 2004, Kolkata
4. Das, T.H., Bera, R., Sarkar, D. and Gajbhiye, K.S. (2004). Economics of Rainfed
rice (Oriza sativa) – A case study in inceptisols under hot moist sub-region of
Vindhyan alluvial plain, Barddhaman district, West Bengal (2004) National
convention of Indian Society of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning,
20-21st January, 2004 at NBSS & LUP, Nagpur, Maharashtra
5. Mukhopadhyay, K. and Bera, R. (2003). Studies on water resources in
Dankuni Basin through modelling approach (2003) Proceedings of the 90th
Session of The Indian Science Congress, 3-7th January, 2003, Bangalore
University, Bangalore.
6. Das, T.H. and Bera, R. (2003). Characterization and evaluation of inceptisols
of Vindhyan alluvial plain, West Bengal for optimizing fertilizer doses in paddy
cultivation (2003) in 68th annual convention of the Indian Society of Soil
science, 4-8th November, 2003, C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and
technology, Kanpur.
7. Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., De G.C.,
Barik A.K., Mazumdar D., Sahu S.S. and Bhattacharyya P. (2011). Quality of
Soil Inputs as a Determinant Factor for its Quantitative Requirement and Soil
Dynamics Resultant into Effective Organic Tea Production – A Case Study
under CFC–TBI Project at Maud Tea Estate, Assam, India. Tea-Organic-Low
Carbon International Symposium’ , China (2011). Held on June 6-9, 66 –
88.
8. Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., De G.C.,
Barik A.K., Mazumdar D., Sahu S.S., Bhattacharyya P. and Seal A. (2011).
Relevance of Comprehensiveness over Compartmental Approach towards
Sustainable Organic Tea Production – A Case Study under CFC–TBI Project at
Maud Tea Estate, Assam, India (2011). Tea-Organic-Low Carbon
International Symposium’, China (2011). Held on June 6-9, 428 – 443.

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9. Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Dolui A.K., Chatterjee A.K., Sarkar R.K., Mazumdar
D., Bhattacharyya., and Seal A.(2011). An Effcetive Road Map Through
Resource Recovery Output Approach for Municipality Solid Waste
Management A Success Story from North Barrackpore & Garulia
Municipalities, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India. Proceeding of 2nd
International Conference on Solid Waste Management, Nov 9-11, 2011,
pp. 337-345.
10.Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Seal A., Dolui A.K, Chatterjee A.K.,. Sarkar R.K, De
G. C., Barik A.K., and Mazumdar D. (2013). Need for a Comprehensive
Approach to Ensure Sustainable and Cost- effective Organic Tea Cultivation -
An Experience from Model Farm Maud T.E. (Assam), under FAO-CFC-TBI
Project in National Seminar On “Organic Tea’, Organized by: Tea
Research Association, Toklai Experimental Station, Assam, & Tea Board of
India, January 8, 2013.
11.Bera R., Datta A., Saha S., Seal A., Dolui A.K, Chatterjee A.K.,. Sarkar R.K, De
G. C., Barik A.K., and Mazumdar D. (2013). Finding out an Effective Pathway
for Sustainable Organic Tea Production - An Experience from Model Farm
Maud T.E. (Assam), under FAO-CFC-TBI Project in National Seminar On
“Organic Tea” Organized by: Tea Board of India, October 3, 2012.
12.Bera R., Datta A., Seal A., S. Saha, A.K Dolui, Chatterjee A.K, Sarkar R.K, De G.
C., Barik A.K., Mazumdar D. and De D. (2013). Enhancement in Antioxidant
Properties of Black Tea under Organic Approach with special reference to the
Effectivity of Inhana Rational Farming Technology as a Comprehensive
‘Organic Package of Practice’ in National Seminar On “Recent Advances
in the Development of Natural Antioxidants” Organized by: Dept. of
Food Technology, GNIT, March 12 & 13, 2013.
13.Bera R., Datta A., Sengupta K. (2013). Evaluation of Inhana Rational Farming
(IRF) Technology as an Effective, Comprehensive & Economical Method for
Organic Vegetable Cultivation taking Tomato as a Test Crop. 100th Indian
Science Congress held in 3-7th January, Kolkata (2013), Page 272.
14.Bera R., Seal A., Datta A., Gupta A., Saha S., Chatterjee A.K, Barik A.K., De G.
C., and Dolui A.K.,.(2014). Achieving World’s First Carbon Neutral Status
Through Adoption of a Scientific Organic Approach – A Case Study from West
Jalinga Tea Estate (Assam, India) as an Ideal Ecological Model. International
Conference on Environmental Biology and Ecological Modeling
(ICEBEM 2014) held on Feb 24-26, 112-113.
15.Gupta A., Gupta S., Datta A., Saha S., Nath R., Chatterjee A., Barik A.K.,
Mukherjee K., Mukherjee S., Bera R., and Seal A.(2014). Development of a
Model of Bio-diversity Marker to Evaluate the Impact of Any Management
Practice on Agro-ecological Environment of Tea Plantation. International
Conference on Environmental Biology and Ecological Modeling
(ICEBEM 2014) held on Feb 24-26, 91.
16.Khan M., Das A., Mazumdar D. and Bera R. (2013). Soil Development Index
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 Development under FAO-CFC-TBI Project at Maud Tea Estate, Assam in 100th
Indian Science Congress (2012-13), Page 272.
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