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Dr. K.Natchimuthu

Professor & Head

Dr. K.Natchimuthu

Professor & Head

  • Department of Veterinary & AH Extension, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education & Research, Puducherry-605 009.
Academic Qualification(Starting with highest degree Awarded)
Awarded Field of Study Institution / Place Year of completion
Ph.D. Dairy Extension National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal 2002
M.V.Sc. Animal Husbandry Extension Madras Veterinary College, Chennai 1994
B.V.Sc. & A.H. Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal 1991

Position and Employment(Starting with most recent employment)

Position Institution / Place From (Date) To (Date)
Professor & Head Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry 05.12.2017 Till date
Professor Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry 28.07.2011 04.12.2017
Associate Professor Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry 28.07.2008 27.07.2011
Assistant Professor Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Puducherry 28.07.1994 27.07.2008

Research Publications

Total no. of Research articles published: 39

  • K. Prasanthi, D. Sreekumar, V. Rajaganapathy, R. Ganesan, and K. Natchimuthu 2022. Housing Management Practices of Buffaloes in Yanam Region of Puducherry. Indian Veterinary Journal October 99 (10) 43-46.
  • Natchimuthu, K 2022. Challenges and Opportunities in Farmers Collectives: Field Experiences. In: Proceedings of the National Conference on Scaling-up of Livestock Extension Innovations for Doubling the Farmers’ organized by Indian Veterinary Extension Forum and Birsa Agricultural University at Ranchi 4th to 5th Nov, 2022.
  • Govindaraj G; Ganesh Kumar B; Krishnamohan A; Raveendra Hegde; Nandakumar S; Kokila Prabhakaran, Vinay Mohan, Naresh Kakker, Lokhande T; Krishna Sharma; Amit Kanani; Natchimuthu K; Ananth PN; Arup Kumar De; Tanveer Ahmed Khan; Jyoti Misri; BB Dash, Bramhadev Pattnaik and Rahman Habibur 2021. ‘Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) incidence in cattle and Buffaloes and its associated farm level economic costs in endemic India’ Preventive Veterinary Medicine 190 (2021) 105318.
  • Govindaraj G; Ganesh Kumar B; Krishnamohan A; Raveendra Hegde; Nandakumar S; Kokila Prabhakaran, Vinay Mohan, Naresh Kakker, Lokhande T; Krishna Sharma; Amit Kanani; Natchimuthu K; Tanveer Ahmed Khan; Jyoti Misri; Dash BB, Pattnaik B and Rahman H 2020. ‘Economic Impact of FMD in cattle and buffaloes in India’, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences, 90(7): 971-976.
  • Rajalakshmi M, Rao SVN and Natchimuthu K. 2019. Extension for promotion of improved backyard poultry. Taking stock and shaping the future: Conversations on Extension 427-432. (Eds). Rasheed Sulaiman V, Onima V T, Nimisha Mittal and Athira E. Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA) CRISP, Hyderabad.
  • Rao SVN and Natchimuthu K. 2019. Inefficient extension services: Livestock owners bear the brunt. Taking stock and shaping the future: Conversations on Extension 403-406. (Eds). Rasheed Sulaiman V, Onima V T, Nimisha Mittal and Athira E. Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA) CRISP, Hyderabad.
  • Rao SVN and Natchimuthu K. 2019. Quantity Vs quality: The great dilemma of livestock research. Taking stock and shaping the future: Conversations on Extension 439-442. (Eds). Rasheed Sulaiman V, Onima V T, Nimisha Mittal and Athira E. Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA) CRISP, Hyderabad.
  • Rao SVN, Natchimuthu K and Ramkumar S. 2019. Beyond technology dissemination: Why extension should also focus on policy change?. Taking stock and shaping the future: Conversations on Extension.199-203. (Eds). Rasheed Sulaiman V, Onima V T, Nimisha Mittal and Athira E. Agricultural Extension in South Asia (AESA) CRISP, Hyderabad.
  • Sindhu, MG; Natchimuthu, K; Ramkumar, S Venugopal, S and Rao, SVN 2019. Scope and challenges faced by Soliga tribes of Biligiri Rangan hills of Chamarajanagar District, Karnataka in Livestock rearing. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 7(2):1345-1348.
  • Sivaji, D.V; Natchimuthu, K; Ramkumar, S; Sreekumar, D and Ganesan, R, 2018. Socio-economic Profile of buffalo farmers in Guntur and Prakasam Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, International Journal of Current microbiology and applied sciences. Vol. 7 (4): 1950-1955.
  • Sivaji, D.V; Natchimuthu, K; Ramkumar, S; Sreekumar, D and Ganesan, R, 2018. A Study on Aspirations of buffalo farmers and its relationship with Socio-economic variables in Andhra Pradesh, International Journal of Advanced Biological Research, Vol. 8 (2): 241-243.
  • Sangameswaran, R; Sunitha Prasad and Natchimuthu, K 2016. Preference on dairy husbandry services among various service providers in Salem district. Indian journal of Veterinary and Animal sciences Research, 45(1):518-522.
  • Tamizhkumaran. J and Natchimuthu. K 2016. Effective Usage of Cell Phone for Availing Livestock Services. Journal of Communication Studies. 34(4):: 28-37.
  • Rao, SVN; V. Rasheed Sulaiman; K.Natchimuthu; S. Ramkumar and P.V.K. Sasidhar 2015. Improving the delivery of veterinary services in India In: International epizootic Scientific and Technical Review, 2015 34 (3): 767-777.
  • Tamizhkumaran,J and Natchimuthu, K 2015. Effective Usage of cell phone in delivering Livestock services by field Veterinarians in Puducherry. International Journal of Science and Research, 4 (12): 946-950.
  • Tamizhkumaran,J; Rao, S.V.N and Natchimuthu, K 2015. Nomadic duck rearing in and around Puducherry region- An explorative study, Indian Journal of Poultry Science, 48 (3): 377-382.
  • Rajalakshmi M; Rao SVN; Natchimuthu K ; Venugopal S and Kumar R 2015. Impact of rearing improved backyard poultry on the rural households in Puducherry’ Indian Journal of Poultry Science. Vol 50: (1): 96-103.
  • Natchimuthu, K and S.V.N.Rao (2014) Approaches to improve the livelihoods of livestock dependent rural poor, In Winter school compendium on Livestock based Livelihood Options: Current status, Emerging issues and Future scenario in Combating Agrarian crisis, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal: 129-140.
  • Rao, SVN; Natchimuthu, K; Ramkumar, K; Rasheed Sulaiman,V and Ranjitha Puskur 2014. Technology is Essential but not Sufficient for its Adoption: Evidence from Fodder Innovation Project, Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 84 (11): 1228–1235.
  • Vinothini,M. and Natchimuthu, K. 2013. Identification of Indicators of Sustainable Dairy Farming. Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development Vol. 8 (2) pp 234-240.
  • Rao, S.V.N and K.Natchimuthu (2013) Building Capacity of Veterinary Extension Faculty Key for livestock development. In proceedings of the National Seminar on Extension Approaches for inclusive agricultural development in Hilly, Tribal and Backward areas, organized by Indian Veterinary Extension Forum and Assam Agricultural University at Guwahati from 20th to 22nd Aug, 2013.
  • Rao, S.V.N and Natchimuthu.K (2012) Challenges in the path way of poverty alleviation through improved strains of backyard poultry In Souvenir of XXIX Annual Conference and National Symposium of Indian Poultry Science Association (IPSACON), organized at Hyderabad from 5th to 7th December, 2012.pp 193-202.
  • Tamizhkumaran. J, Rao, S.V.N and Natchimuthu. K (2012). Prospects of livestock rearing in Puducherry In Compendium Kerala Veterinary Science Congress, held at Thiruvanthapuram on 10th &11th November, 2012.pp.165-175.
  • Rao, S.V.N., Rasheed Sulaiman V, Natchimuthu, K, Sasidhar, P.V.K. and Ramkumar S. (Eds.) 2011. Effective delivery of livestock services, Proceedings of the regional workshop held at RAGACOVAS, (4-5, Nov, 2011).
  • Rao SVN, Ranjitha Puskar, Venktasubramanian, V, Rasheed Sulaiman V, Joseph AK, Ramkumar S, Natchimuthu, K and Sasidhar, PVK. 2011. Reclaiming research in livestock development through policy interventions- Proceeding and recommendations of National workshop, 26th and 27th April, 2011.IGNOU, New Delhi. (http://www.ignou.ac.in/upload/prosrec.pdf)
  • Natchimuthu, K, Ramkumar, S and Rao, S.V.N (2010). Sustainability of women self-help groups - A Critical Review of its Implication for Dairying, In XXXVIII Dairy Industry Conference 2010. pp 136 - 145.
  • Natchimuthu, K, Ramkumar, S and Rao, S.V.N 2010. Sustainability of Dairying as an Income Generating Activity for Women Self-Help Groups – Indian Journal of Dairy Sciences, Vol. 63 (3): 194-204.
  • Rao, S.V.N., Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K (2009) Milk Producers pay for all, Indian Dairyman, July 2009. pp 61-66.
  • Rao, S.V.N., Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K (2009) Approaches to improve the quality of livestock service delivery – experiences of RAGACOVAS, Pondicherry, Lead paper in proceedings of National Workshop on Strategies for Extension Education in Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Sector for the next Decade at Karnataka Veterinary Fisheries and Animal Sciences University, Bidar 4th and 5th Sep, 2009. pp 4.-52.
  • Rao, S.V.N., Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K and Peter Bezkorowajnyj (2009) Dairy cattle feeding – evidence-based pro-poor institutional approach in Proceedings of the Animal Nutrition World Conference 2009, Vol II, Lead Papers, pp 157-162.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S. and Rao, S.V.N. (2007) Emerging Dairy Farming Scenario in Puducherry. Souvenir, Indian Dairy Association, in Seminar on Aspects of Food Safety and Product Diversifications – Issues and Challenges, Organized by Indian Dairy Association (South Zone) held at Puducherry from 8th and 9th Feb, 2007.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S. and Rao, S.V.N (2007). Indian Dairying at Crossroads- Issues and Challenges. Compendium Published for Conference on Research-Extension-Industry-Farmer Interface for Dairy Development held at NDRI, Karnal from 6th to 7th February 2007. pp 1-11.
  • Rao, S.V.N. and K. Natchimuthu. (2007) Livestock Production Technology Transfer – Approaches and Challenges. Compendium & Lead papers published for National Symposium on recent trends in Policy Initiatives and technological Interventions for Rural Prosperity in Smallholder Livestock Production Systems held at College of Veterinary science, Tirupati from 20 -22 June 2007. pp 167- 17.
  • Rao, S.V.N. and K. Natchimuthu (2006) RRA report on Assessment of training needs of the beneficiaries of tsunami-affected villages in Thiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts of Tamilnadu, A study undertaken for CESVI – an NGO.
  • Ramkumar, S., Antoine, D. and K. Natchimuthu, 2006. Report on Participatory Rural Appraisal in Tsunami affected areas in Karaikal, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pondicherry.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S. and Rao, S.V.N 2005. Constraints and challenges of dairy development: Field evidence from Pondicherry. Journal of Rural Development 24 (4): 501-520.
  • Natchimuthu, K. and Ramkumar, 2004. Constraints in the Utilization of Animal Husbandry Programs in Pondicherry, Indian Journal of Dairy Science, 57: (3): 198-202.
  • Ramkumar, S., Antoine, D. and K. Natchimuthu, 2004. Report on Participatory Rural Appraisal in selected villages of Pondicherry, Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pondicherry.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S., Xavier Vijayakumar and M. Senthilkumar, 2002. Performance Evaluation of Rural Poultry Development Programme in Pondicherry, Tamilnadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 7 (3): 121-127.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S., M. Senthilkumar and M. Chandrasekar 2001. Impact of Buffalo Development Programme in Tamilnadu, Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2 (3): 139-143.
  • Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K., M. Senthilkumar and M. Chandrasekar 2001. Performance Evaluation of Tamilnadu Adi-Dravidar Livestock Development Agency in Tamilnadu, Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2 (3): 121-125.
  • Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K., M. Senthilkumar and M. Chandrasekar 2000. Performance Evaluation of Adi-Dravidar Livestock Development Agency in Pondicherry, Tamilnadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 6 (2): 67-74.
  • Natchimuthu, K., Ramkumar, S., M. Senthilkumar and M. Chandrasekar 2000. Impact of Veterinary Services on Dairy Farming in Pondicherry, Tamilnadu Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 6 (1): 36-43.

Books Published

Total no. of books published : 9

  • Usharani, Rathinam and Natchimuthu, K. 2010. Women Empowerment in Indian Context. - An Impact of Self Help Groups on Women Livelihoods in Puducherry. Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. Total pages-112. ISBN no 978-3-8383-9896-9.
  • Vinothini M and Natchimuthu, K. 2011. Sustainability of dairy farming - Among WDCS members in Puducherry. VDM Publishing House Ltd. Lambert Academic Publishing, Mauritius. Total pages-84 ISBN no.- 978-3-6393-6283-1.
  • Tamizhkumaran, J and Natchimuthu, K 2012. Use of Cell phone in Delivery of Livestock Services in Puducherry. ISBN 9783659286131, Paper Back, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. Total pages-99. ISBN no 978-3-659-28613-1.
  • Rao, SVN. and Natchimuthu, K 2023. Textbook on Veterinary Extension, Directorate of Knowledge Management in Agriculture, Indian Council of Agriculture, New Delhi. Total pages- 385. ISBN no. 978-81-7164-270-0.
  • Natchimuthu, K. 2013. Velladu Valarpil Vettri Pera (Training manual in Tamil for goat keepers) Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry. Total pages-50. ISBN No. 978-81-920883-0-3.
  • Rao SVN, Ramkumar S, Natchimuthu K, Joseph AK, 2008, Quality Veterinary Education for Effective Livestock Service Delivery, Inter cooperation in India (Swiss Development Agency), Hyderabad.
  • Natchimuthu, K. Rao SVN and Ramkumar, S. 2010. Training Manual on Dairy Husbandry and important Diseases in cattle (Tamil). Department of Veterinary Extension, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry, India.
  • Natchimuthu, K. 2009. Scientific Goat Management (Manual in Tamil for goat keepers) Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Puducherry.
  • Rao, SVN, Reddy DV and Natchimuthu, K (Eds) 2003. Dairy farmers and Scientists interaction on Animal Nutrition Issues, Proceedings of the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research, Puducherry, India.

Book Chapters:

  • Usharani R and Natchimuthu K 2010. A Comparative study on Successful and Unsuccessful Women Self Help Groups in Puducherry. In Ramkumar, S and SVN Rao, 2010. Livelihood security among livestock dependent Women Self Help Groups in South India: Empirical evidence from DelPHE project, RAGACOVAS, Puducherry.
  • Ramkumar, S., Natchimuthu, K and Rao, SVN. 2010. Livelihood Security among Livestock dependent Women Self Help Groups. In Dr. S. Ramkumar and Dr. SVN Rao 2010. Livelihood security among livestock dependent Women Self Help Groups in South India: Empirical evidence from DelPHE project, RAGACOVAS, Puducherry.
  • Aruna T Kumar., Sudhir Pradhan., Himanshu., Ruhil,A.P., Mohanty,T.K., Lothawal, S.S., Natchimuthu, K. and Rao,S.V.N. 2013. ICT in Animal Husbandry. In Handbook of Animal Husbandry. Indian council of Agriculture, New Delhi. pp 1452-1489.
  • Ruhil, A.P, Rao, S.V.N. , Lathwal, S.S. and Natchimuthu, K. 2013. ICT Interventions in Livestock Production and Management, In New Paradigms in Livestock Production from traditional to commercial farming and beyond (Eds) Shiv Prasad, Kumaresan A., Lathwal, S.S., Mukesh Bhakat and Manimaran, A. Agrotech Publishing Academy, Udaipur, pp. 180-195.

Externally funded Research projects

Total no. of completed & ongoing research projects: 13

# Title of the Project Role Duration of the Project Amount (Rs in lakhs) Funding Agency
1 Livelihood securities of Landless Livestock farmers in Pondicherry: a search for a Sustainable paradigm. Co-PI 3 years 2000-03 £ 24,000 International Cooperation for Higher Education, UK
2 Dissemination of animal health knowledge for development of landless dairy cattle owners in the peri urban regions of Pondicherry, India, Co-PI 2 years 2002-04 £ 99,384 Animal Health Research Programme, DFID, UK
3 “Improving the quality of Veterinary Education Co-PI 4 years 2003-08 25.00 lakhs CALPI (Swiss Agency), New Delhi.
4 Assessing Training needs of the CESVI project beneficiaries in Thiruvarur and Nagapatinam dts. of Tamil Nadu PI 2005 0.5 lakhs CESVI
5 Preparation of Knowledge kit for goat keepers, PI 1 year 2008-09 3.00 lakhs Rural Innovation Fund – Mission 2007.
6 Improving livelihood security of Women Self Help Groups (WSHGs) involved in livestock rearing through capacity building in gender awareness” Co-PI 3 years 2006-09 53.60 lakhs Development Partnerships in Higher Education (DelPHE) programme of the DFID, UK
7 Enhancing livelihoods of livestock dependent poor people through increasing use of fodder Co-PI 6 years 2007-13 16.10 lakhs International Livestock Research Institute & ICRISAT
8 Transfer of Scientific practices on Goat Farming PI 2 years 2012-13 7.96 lakhs NABARD, Chennai
9 Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of FMD and its control in India. PI 2 years 3.16 lakhs NIVEDI and PD-FMD Directorates of ICAR, New Delhi
10 Centrally Sponsored Poultry Scheme- Poultry Development Assistance to State Poultry Farms PI 1 year 2015-16 4.50 lakhs CSSPF Grant, Ministry of Agriculture Govt. of India
11 Capacity Building through Skill development for sustainable dairy production for the income enhancement and increased milk production in Puducherry PI 1 year 2017-18 9.96 lakhs FSPF- NABARD, Chennai
12 Skill Development of Goat & Poultry Keepers / Entrepreneurs in UT of Pondicherry PI 1 year 2019-20 4.95 lakhs NABARD, Chennai
13 Effectiveness of Area specific mineral mixture in the field condition. PI 2 years 2019-21 5.00 lakhs Ponlait and Dept. of AH&AW, Puducherry

Awards & Honors

  • Received the Best Paper Award in 2009 for publishing an article titled "Milk Producers pay for all" in Indian Dairyman.
  • Received a cash award and the Second Best Paper Award from the Indian Dairy Association for an article published in the Indian Journal of Dairy Science in 2010.
  • Received the Award of Mission-2007 for the preparation of a Knowledge Kit for Goat keepers usable in touch screen kiosks.
  • The department received a National level Manthan Award for designing Touch Screen Information Kiosks as a new dissemination method for improving the knowledge of dairy cattle owners.
  • Received a Senior Research Fellowship from the ICSSR, New Delhi for the Ph.D. program.
  • Received an Appreciation letter from Perunthalaivar Kamaraj Krishi Vigyan Kendra for conducting Training and Video shows.
  • Received an Appreciation letter from M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation for conducting visits of South to South participants.