Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Designation
Scientist B (On deputation)
Research Group
Training and Outreach
Support Facilities
Water Resources Museum
Email
venu@cwrdm.org

  • EDUCATIONAL PROFILE

    • Ph.D; 2014; Division of Agricultural Extension,Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
      Thesis: “Retail markets of vegetables and its implications in peri-urban agricultural system”
    • M.Sc; 2008; Division of Agricultural Extension,Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India.
      Thesis: “Impacts of contract farming of gherkin in Karnataka state”

    CAREER DETAILS

    • 2017 - Till Date : Scientist B, Training Education and Extension Division, CWRDM.
    • 2016 - 2017       : Junior Liaison Officer, Coffee Board, Yeslur, Government of India.
    • 2014 - 2016       : Senior Research Fellow, National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE), Hyderabad.

    AWARDS

    • Young Achiever Award by Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA), Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India.
    • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Adult Education Inclu. Continuing Education by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
    • Awarded NET (National Eligibility Test) by Agricultural Scientist Recruitment Board, ICAR, New Delhi
    • Awarded IARI Merit Fellowship for Ph.D. by Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi.
    • Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Social Science (Rank-3) for M.Sc. (Ag.Extn) by Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi.

    MEMBERSHIPS

    • Life Member- Journal of Research ANGRAU
    • Life member of Society of Extension Education.
    • Life member of the Society for Community Mobilization for Sustainable Development.
    • Honorary Life Member – Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA).
    •  Life member of Extension Education Society, TNAU.
    • Life membership in Agri Gate: An International Interdisciplinary monthly e-Magazine.

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    • Innovation studies
    • Monitoring and Evaluation
    • Socio-economic and impact assessment studies

Post-facto evaluation study of irrigation projects implemented in Kerala state (IDRB, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala,

Post-facto evaluation study of irrigation projects implemented in Kerala state (IDRB, Department of Water Resources, Govt. of Kerala,

Principal Investigator:
Ambili G K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Naveena K, Dr. Sarathjith M C, Dr. Sharannya T M
Duration:
1 Years
Assessment of Land use and Land cover dynamics in Agricultural Watersheds and developing Soil Erosion Hazard Index in Malapuram district
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Thenmozhi M
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Duration:
3 Years (2020-2023)
Endline Evaluation of PMKSY-WDC Watershed Projects
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Thenmozhi M, Ambili G K
Funding Agency:
Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 years
A Research study on ''Psychological Impact of Covid-19'' (voluntary basis)
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Evaluation of the impact of CWRDM training programmes on organizational productivity
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Thenmozhi M
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
18 Months
Monitoring and Evaluation of Soil Conservation Schemes
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Funding Agency:
Dept. of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Trivandrum
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
27 months
Effects of flooding on social and psychological well being of individuals
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Funding Agency:
Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
A Study on Farmers’ Adaptability to Climate Variability in Kerala.
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
2 years
Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed project of Interlinking of Bharathapuzha and Biyyam Kayal (Water Resource Department, Government of Kerala.

Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed project of Interlinking of Bharathapuzha and Biyyam Kayal (Water Resource Department, Government of Kerala,

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Ihjas K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Raicy M C
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Date of Completion:
Feasibility report of waterbody development at Paropadi, Kozhikode

Feasibility report of waterbody development at Paropadi, Kozhikode

Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. C P Priju, Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Dipu S, Jainet P J, Vivek B, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Chandran Kolappadan
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Harikumar P S, Madhavchandra, Sushanth C M
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
EIA study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

EIA study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Ihjas K, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Sharannya T M, Dr. Raicy M C, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Department, Malappuram
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Feasibility study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Feasibility study of proposed project of interlinking of Bharathappuzha and Biyyam Kayal

Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Ihjas K, Dr. Jayasooryan K K, Dr. Raicy M C
Non-CWRDM Co-Principal Employee:
Dawn Emil Sebastian
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Department, Malappuram
Date of Completion:
Duration:
4 Months
A Rapid EIA Study for Desilting of Kallai River from Kuduppini to Kothi in Kozhikode Corporation
Principal Investigator:
Ihjas K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Drissia T K, Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Jayasooryan K K
Funding Agency:
Irrigation Division Kozhikode Corporation
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 Months
Flood Investigation for the preparation of Flood Mitigation plan for Punoorpuzha, Kozhikode
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Drissia T K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Vivek B, Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Funding Agency:
IDRB, Govt. of Kerala
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6-months (2021)
Integrated study on the reclamation of fallow lands in Kozhikode districts for paddy cultivation
Principal Investigator:
Ambili G K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Funding Agency:
Deputy Director Agriculture(WM), Kozhikode
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1Year
Analysis of factors influencing the productivity of banana under irrigated conditions in Kozhikode district
Principal Investigator:
Dr. Naveena K
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Project Type:
CWRDM Plan Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
3 years (01-July-2020 to 01-July-2023)
Assessment of impacts due to re locating the bund at Kozhichira to the upstream of proposed jetty of water metro at Kakkanad
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. C P Priju, Dr. Arun P R, Vivek B, Jainet P J, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Prajith V
Funding Agency:
KMRL
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
1 Year
Technical feasibility of water body development at Paroppadi, Kozhikode
Co Principal Investigator/s:
Dr. C P Priju, Dr. Arun P R, Dr. Dipu S, Vivek B, Jainet P J, Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Funding Agency:
Tourism Department
Project Type:
Externally Funded
Date of Completion:
Duration:
6 Months
Details

Venu Prasad H.D, Athira N.S. and Babu Mathew (2023). Climate Change Adaptation: A Global Review of Farmers Strategies. Journal of Tropical Agriculture 61(1): 56-67.

Venu Prasad H D and Naveena K (2021). Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Individual’s Behavioural, Psychological and General Health Conditions. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. 47 (2): 257-266.

 Babu Mathew, Venu Prasad H D and Naveena K (2021). Impact of Watershed Development Projects Implemented in Kerala. Journal of Extension Education. 33 (1): 6531-6543. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2021.1.33.6531-6543

Venu Prasad H D and Naveena K (2022). Water usage pattern in the aftermath of COVID-19. Environment Conservation Journal, 23 (1&2): 258-264.

Venu Prasad H D and Naveena K (2021). Impact of the First Wave of COVID-19 on Individual’s Behavioural, Psychological and General Health Conditions. Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology. 47 (2) 257-266.
As Co-author
Details

Babu Mathew, Venu Prasad H D and Naveena K (2022). Impact of Watershed Development Projects Implemented in Kerala. Journal of Extension Education. 33 (1): 6531-6543. 

Babu N N, Venkataramulu M, Sarma A. S. R. and Venu Prasad (2022). Perception of Farmers towards Soil Health Card Recommendations in East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology. 40(11): 519-525

 M. Venkataramulu, J. Hemantha Kumar and Venu Prasad H D (2020). Hybrid Rice Seed Production in Khammam district of Telangana State: A critical analysis. Journal of Agricultural Extension Management. XXI (1) 73-84.
Venu Prasad H D (2020). Impact of Floods in Indian Scenario - A Structural Analysis. Proceedings of the 4th Disaster, Risk and Vulnerability Conference, Kottayam, Kerala, October 9th,10th - 17th &18th 2020, pp 353-363.
Naveena K, Surendran U, Madhava Chandran K, Chaturvedi Ashish K, Venu Prasad H D (2020) Predictive modeling for forecasting of southwest monsoon in Kozhikode district of Kerala In : Book of Abstracts of "III Indian National Groundwater Conference (IN
Venu Prasad H D, Ambili GK, Thenmozhi M and Thangamani S (2022). ‘PMKSY-WDC-Endline Evaluation of 83 Watershed Projects- Batch VI’ submitted to Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Venu Prasad H D (2021). Effects of 2018 flooding on Social and Psychological wellbeing of individuals in Kerala. Submitted to Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi.
Publication Year:
2021
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Babu Mathew and Venu Prasad HD (2019). Post Project Evaluation of Completed Schemes under RIDF XVI. Submitted to Directorate of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Thiruvananthapuram.
Publication Year:
2019
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Babu Mathew and Venu Prasad HD (2019). Impact Evaluation of Renovation of Ponds done in Palakkad District under RIDF XX. Submitted to Directorate of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Thiruvananthapuram.
Publication Year:
2019
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Babu Mathew and Venu Prasad HD (2019). Concurrent Evaluation of Ongoing RIDF XX and XXI projects. Submitted to Directorate of Soil Survey and Soil Conservation, Thiruvananthapuram.
Publication Year:
2019
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Babu Mathew, Sushanth C M and Venu Prasad HD (2019). Endline Evaluation of PMKSY-WDC watershed Projects- Phase I. submitted to Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Publication Year:
2019
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Venu Prasad H D (2022). Evaluation of the Impact of CWRDM training programme on Organizational Productivity. Submitted to Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, GoK.
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Venu Prasad H D, Ambili GK, Thenmozhi M and Thangamani S (2022). ‘PMKSY-WDC-Endline Evaluation of 83 Watershed Projects- Batch IV’ submitted to Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Venu Prasad H D, Ambili GK, Thenmozhi M and Thangamani S (2022). ‘PMKSY-WDC-Endline Evaluation of 83 Watershed Projects- Batch V’ submitted to Department of Rural Development, GoK
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Venu Prasad H D (2022). A study on farmers adaptability to climate variability in Kerala. Submitted to Centre for Water Resources Development and Management, GoK
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Ambili G K., K.Ch.V Nagakumar, Venu Prasad H D., Ashish K Chaturvedi. (2022). Integrated study on the reclamation of fallow lands in Kozhikode district for paddy cultivation.
Publication Year:
2022
First Author:
Ambili G K
Co Author:
Dr. K.Ch.V Naga Kumar, Dr. Venu Prasad H D, Dr. Ashish K Chaturvedi
Babu Mathew, Sushanth C M and Venu Prasad HD (2021). Endline Evaluation of PMKSY-WDC watershed Projects Batch III. submitted to the Department of Rural Development, GoK.
Publication Year:
2021
First Author:
Co Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Venu Prasad H D and Nandhana S (2022). Computation of weather indices for climate change analysis. A Practical handbook on QGIS and R programming: An integrated approach towards understanding the changing dynamics in water resources. 55-72.
First Author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co Author:
Publication Year:
2022

Venu Prasad H D and Nandhana S (2022). Computation of weather indices for climate change analysis. A Practical handbook on QGIS and R programming: An integrated approach towards understanding the changing dynamics in water resources. 55-72.

G. Prasad Babu, K. Mohan Reddy, Venu Prasad and K. Satish Kumar (2016) Structure, growth and reforms in cooperative system in Andhra Pradesh. Land Bank Journal, 54:19-23
Publication Year:
2016
First Author :
Co author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Publisher:
Manoj P Samuel, Harikumar P S, Surendran U, Drissia T K, Resmi T R and Venu Prasad H D. KSCSTE-CWRDM, an Institution for water resources development and management. ENVIS Kerala -quarterly publication on the status of environment and related issues Vol. 1
Publication Year:
2021
First Author :
Co author:
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Publisher:
Venu Prasad H D (2023). Harnessing Social Capital For Sustainable Watershed Management. AgriGate- An International Multidisciplinary e-Magazine. 3 (9), 541-549
Publication Year:
2023
First Author :
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
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Publisher:
Venu Prasad H D (2023). Google Forms as an instrument of collecting Data during pandemic. AgriGate- An International Multidisciplinary e-Magazine. 3 (8), 120-124.
Publication Year:
2023
First Author :
Dr. Venu Prasad H D
Co author:
Publisher:
AgriGate- An International Multidisciplinary e-Magazine