Ownership and management

The International Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants is owned by the Society for Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
The Website is https://www.ijmfmap.in/executive_committee.php

Society For Minor Fruits Medicinal And Aromatic Plants (SMFM&AP)
(Registration Number: S0032741 of  2022-23)

Executive Committee of the Society for the Period  2025-26 to 2026-27

Vision

To be a leading scientific society with works on minor fruits, medicinal, aromatic and any plants having medicinal and therapeutic vales.

Mission

To promote plantation and industrial sector of minor fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants.

Objectives

  • To collect, conserve and utilize minor fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants.
  • Provide opportunity for eminent scientists, researchers, growers, traders, processors and policy makers in universities, research institutions, industry and nongovernmental organizations to present their cutting edge researches.
  • Discuss various issues for the development of minor fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants.
  • Organizing international symposium/seminar/conference for sharing experiences and knowledge among the scientists/students/stake holders for encourage, promote, and assist development of minor fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants.
  • To publish Journal entitled “International Journal of Minor Fruits, Medicinal and Aromatic Plants” on regular basis.
  • To identify potential for their commercial exploration and encourage and assist education and training in relevant subject area.
  • Stimulate research, extension, and regulatory programs regarding the minor fruits, medicinal and aromatic plants.
  • Perform all other acts that necessary for fulfillment of the aims/objectives of the Society.

 

Executive Committee of the Society for the Period 2025-26 to 2026-27

President:
Dr. S. N. Ghosh (India)
(Retired Professor of Department of Fruit Science, B.C.K.V.)
Green Tower, 2nd Floor, Flat No C/6,
3 No. Priyanath Chatterjee Street, Belghoria,
Kolkata-700 056, West Bengal, India.
Email: [email protected]       Cell: +91-9433224649

Vice-President:
Dr. Ranabir Chatterjee (India)
Professor (Retired), Department of Spices and Plantation Crops, Faculty of Horticulture,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia-741252, West Bengal, India.
Email: [email protected]    Cell: +91-8768753648 /09800144832

Secretary:
Dr. A. K. Basu (India)
Professor (Retired), Department of Seed Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia-741252, West Bengal, India.
Email: [email protected]    Cell: +91-9433512268

Joint Secretary:
Dr. Hare Krishna (India)
Principal Scientist (Horticulture)
ICAR-Indian Institute of Vegetable Research
Post Bag No. 01; P. O. Jakhini (Shahanshapur)
Varanasi - 221 305, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Email: [email protected]   Cell :  +91-7597743328

Dr. Nilesh Bhowmick (India)
Professor, Department of Pomology & Post Harvest Technology,
Faculty of Horticulture, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, PO- Pundibari,
Dist- Cooch Behar-736165, West Bengal, India
Email: [email protected]        Cell: +919433438982/+919641289279

Treasurer:

Prof. (Dr.) Fatik Kumar Bauri (India)
Professor, Department of Fruit Science, Faculty of Horticulture
Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, P.O. Krishi Viswavidyalaya,
Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India. PIN 741252
Email: [email protected]    Cell: +91-9674605720

Members
Prof. (Dr.) S. Subhasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Senior Professor (Retired), Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Ruhuna, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya 81100, Sri Lanka
Email: [email protected]          Cell: +94 718116253

Prof. (Dr.) Md Solaiman Ali Fakir (Bangladesh)
Professor, Department of Crop Botany,
Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
Email: [email protected]           Cell: +8801715523202

Dr. Prahlad Deb (India)
Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Division of Horticulture,
Institute of Agriculture, Visva-Bharati University (Santiniketan),
Sriniketan-731236, Birbhum, West Bengal, India
Email: [email protected]            Cell: +91-9434484303

 

 

Krishna Dahal, (Nepal)
Department of Agriculture Science,
G.P. Koirala College of Agriculture & Research Centre (GPCAR), Purbanchal University, Sundharharicha-7, Morang, Nepal
Email: [email protected]     Cell: +9779841116225 /9779841116225

Prof. C. P. Suresh (India)
Professor and Head, Department of Horticulture, North-Eastern Hill University,
Tura Campus, Tura-794002, West Garo Hills District, Meghalaya, India
Email: [email protected]       Cell:: 08974455216 / 09434126786

Dr. G. D. Sahu (India)
Department of Fruit Science, College of Agriculture,
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University, Krishak Nagar, Raipur-942006
Email: [email protected]

Prof. Ranjan Tarai (India)
Associate Professor (Fruit Science), College of Horticulture, Chiplima
P.O.  College of Agriculture Chiplima Sub- Post Office
Dist- Sambalpur, Odisha, Pin- 768025
Email: [email protected]    Cell: +91-9437514800

Dr. Ranjit Pal (India)
Assistant Professor, College of Horticulture and Forestry,
Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University,
Gwalior Road, Jhansi, Utter Pradesh Pin-284003, India
E-mail: [email protected]        Cell; +91-8348945291

Head Quarter of the Society

Green Tower, 2nd Floor, Flat No C/6,
3 No. Priyanath Chatterjee Street, Belghoria,
Kolkata-700 056, West Bengal, India.

Email address and contact:
 
All correspondence related to the society will be addressed to the President
Email> [email protected]        Telephone number: +91-9433224649

Web site of the society´s: The society has no separate website.

The journal´s web site is also the society´s website>https://www.ijmfmap.in/executive_committee.php