About
Dr. Palak Mishra has research and teaching experience in the field of agricultural extension. Her doctoral research work focused on documentation, standardization and assessment of the utility of indigenous agriculture practices. She has worked on various aspects of agricultural extension and conducted activities like Kisan Goshti (farmer talks), Kisan Mela, and interacted with women farmers in different villages of Rajasthan. She actively coordinated with various Krishi Vigyan Kendras across the country for Rural Agricultural Work Experience (RAWE) training and steered the READY (Rural Entrepreneurship Awareness Development Yojana) program for industrial and experiential learning of students.
Prior to joining Sharda University, Dr. Palak worked as Asst. professor at Dr. K.N. Modi University, Tonk, Rajasthan and as a Senior Research Fellow at Directorate of Extension Education, S.K.N Agriculture University, Jaipur, under the project of Agriculture Technology Management and Quality Improvement Centre (ATMQIC). She received Ph.D. degree in Agriculture Extension from Shri Karan Narendra Agriculture University Jobner, Jaipur, Rajasthan. She got B.Sc. (Agriculture) and M.Sc. (Extension Education and Rural Sociology) from Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Gwalior. She has participated in 7 International, and 12 National Conferences, Symposia, and Seminars. She also participated in 6 workshops, 7 trainings, 4 Faculty Development Programme and completed 4 MOOC courses.