Jacob John, Dr.

Dr.JACOB JOHN, a native of Kerala, obtained his B.Sc. Agri. (1986), M.Sc. Agronomy (1993), Ph.D. Agronomy (1997) with first position in all three from Kerala Agricultural University (KAU). He has been working as an Agronomist in the KAU since 1999. He is currently Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, KAU (since08-9-2025) & Professor and Head, Integrated Farming System Research Station, Trivandrum, Kerala. Besides, he served as Director of Extension (i/c), KAU for 2 years and 9 months (05-09-2022 to 05-6-2025). His area of specialization is integrated farming/farming systems, especially in homesteads, and allelopathy. He is presently Principal Investigator (Chief Agronomist) of the All India Coordinated Research Project of the ICAR in Kerala, in which he has been working since 2005. Under his leadership, his centre received best main centre award of AICRP on IFS (ICAR) during biennium 2016-18 and 2022-24. His team of scientists received best research team award from KAU during 2021 and 2025. He was Project Coordinator in KAU of the project coordination group on “Farming Systems Research” from wo15 to June 2025. He has received 3 International, 5 National and 10 State level awards. He was awarded Krishi Vigyan of the Kerala State Government for best agricultural scientist during 2018. He was awarded Fellow of the Indian Society of Plantation Crops for his outstanding research contribution in plantation crops in 2014. He was admitted as Fellow of the Indian Society of Agronomy since 2017 for his outstanding research contribution in Agronomy. He was conferred Fellow of Farming Systems Research and Development Association. He has implemented projects worth over Rs.8.5 crore and has come out with several significant research findings with field level implications. He has authored 30 books, 17 book chapters, 3 Technical bulletins and 145 research publications (69 research papers in NAAS rated Journals) besides several popular scientific articles. He prepared the background reports for agroecological zone based agricultural development for all districts of Kerala which have been published by the Kerala State Planning Board, Government of Kerala.