Dr. G. K. Veeresh Ph.D - Member :: AOCA
Chairman - Quality Management Committee

Dr. Veeresh , the former Vice Chancellor of of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore is a pioneer in organic agricultural practices and he is the President of Association for Promotion of Organic Farming (APOF). He has been promoting organic farming through a series of national & international conferences and also authored several books. He is involved in various committees of organic farming at the Central Government and Karnataka State Government level.


Dr. R. S. Annadurai Ph.D - President :: AOCA
Chairman - Certification Committee

Dr. Annadurai has extensive experience in organic farming practices with over 20 years of research experience in India and Abroad.



Mr. K. Dorai Raj - Executive Vice President :: AOCA
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Dorai Raj comes from a rich corporate background for nearly three decades and has wide experience in inspection and certification of organic farms. He has undergone intensive training in various organic standards and participated in several conferences for certification procedures. He is the team manager for AOCA.


Ms. Santosh Vas - Member AOCA
Chairman - Appeals Committee

Ms. Santhosh Vas is the Chairlady of the "Janodaya" in Karnataka. she has been contributing to the cause of rural women for the betterment of their livelihood through various programs like self help group establishment for rural women entrepreneurs, providing micro credit for their small business needs etc. Apart from this, the janodaya movement is supporting organic agricultural practices to improve sutainability in agriculture.



Mr. Kantharaj - Secretary
Secretary

Mr. Kantharaj has vast experience in certification, training and inspection of organic farming procedures. He has been trained under NPOP, JAS, EU and NOP inspection and certification procedures.



Mr. K.T. Suresh - Chief Coordinator


A post-graduate in agriculture with experience in inspection and certification procedure in an international certification organisation. Has wide experience in organic training, survey and marketing to his credit.




Mr. Manoj Kumar K. K. - Member AOCA


A post-graduate in agriculture with experience in inspection and certification procedure in an international certification organisation.Has in-depth knowledge and exposure in quality management practices for certification of organic products.




Ms. Poornima K.K.
Quality Manager

A post-graduate in ecology and environment, with basic degree in agricultural sciences. Has wide experience working in NGO sector related to organic agriculture. Has good experience in using communication tools and has contributed articles in leading newspapers.




Mr. Shrishail Duggi
Inspector - AOCA

A graduate in agriculture sciences has attended Inspectors Training organised by APOF, Bangalore and Organic Inspector Course conducted by TUV SUD, South Asia Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. He is head quartered at Dharward, Karnataka.




Ms. P.N. Vedaprasanna Devi
Evaluator

A post graduate in bio-technology has good experience in producing bio-control agents at lab level.




Mr. Shivashankar G.
Accounts Assistant

Mr. Shivashankar is a trained Tally Operator.


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