Dr. Archana Raghavan Sathyan

Dr. Archana Raghavan Sathyan has obtained her Ph.D. Degree from Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany in 2019 with German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD). She completed her International Master’s in Rural Development from Gent University of Belgium and Humboldt University of Berlin with Erasmus Mundus Scholarship from European Commission. She holds her second Master’s in Agricultural Extension from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (Junior Research Fellowship from ICAR) and Post Graduate Diploma in Extension Education & Management from MANAGE, Hyderabad. She served various state departments (VHSE & Soil Conservation) for 5 years before joining KAU in March 2019. Her main research focus is on Climate Change Vulnerability & Adaptation Studies, Agroecology Performance Evaluation, Participatory Approaches in Agricultural Extension & Rural Development and Agricultural Knowledge and Information System. She holds External Membership in Center for International Development & Research (ZEU), JLU, Giessen, Germany and Research Ambassador- Agriculture (South Asia), German Academic Exchange Service.

Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation Studies; Agroecology Performance Evaluation; Participatory Research; Gender Studies & Citizen Science