Practical Manual on Principles and Practices of Social Forestry

Dr. B. Joseph presently is a senior professor and Head of the Department of Farm Forestry, College of Agriculture, Acharya N.G. Ranga Agricultural University, Hyderabad, A.P. India. His professional career of teaching, research and extension in the field of Farm Forestry, Agroforestry, afforestation of wastelands spans over a period of 32 years. He has contributed more than 40 research papers and popular articles and also written 6 book chapters related to his field of specialization. He has guided a Ph.D. and 6 master's students in Agriculture. He has been awarded ICAR Senior Research Fellow. He is responsible in development of models of Agroforestry systems suitable for semi-arid regions of Andhra Pradesh. He has conducted many training programmes related to Agroforestry, Farm Forestry, Social Forestry and Afforestation in wastelands for the benefit of the farming community of the state. He was a principal and co-principal Investigator for 8 afforestation Research projects awarded through competitive research grant by the Government of India. He is a principal Investigator for two medicinal plants small nursery raising projects centrally sponsored and sanctioned by the National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi, Government of India.

Dr. S. Hemalatha is a Associate professor in Agronomy at ANGRAU, Hyderabad, A.P., India. An experienced researcher and teacher, guided 6 PG students. She is a author of many research articles and a practical manual as well as 4 book chapters. She has been honoured with Rythu Bandhu award for extension services during 2013.

Dr. A. Madhavi Lata presently is a Assistant professor of the Department of Farm Forestry, ANGRAU, Hyderabad, A.P., India. She is a experienced researcher and a teacher attended many National and an International seminar. She is a author for 6 research papers and many popular articles and a Book chapter in social forestry discipline.