Dr. CV Ratnavathi, Director (A), ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad & Principal Scientist (Biochemistry) did her post-graduation, M.Sc and M.Phil at Central University of Hyderabad, Ph D from Osmania University, Hyderabad, and joined Agricultural Research Service, ICAR in 1985 and started her career at CTRI, Rajahmundry. She joined sorghum family at NRCS, now IIMR, Hyderabad in 1989 and has research experience of more than 37 years. Dr. Ratnavathi has significant research contributions to focus sweet sorghum as a bioenergy crop for ethanol production and grain sorghum as a major health cereal and developed many semi-processed and processed foods like flakes and pasta from sorghum. Dr. Ratnavathi published 120 research articles, which include mostly international, 15 book chapters and 8 books. She is recognized as a reviewer for biofuel projects by MNRE and for health foods by DBT. Dr. Ratnavathi has undertaken several projects such as NATP project on value addition, ICAR network project on mycotoxins, NAIP project on millet foods, NFBSFARA (NASF) project on sweet sorghum and two DBT projects on functional foods and fortified millet foods, project on grades and standards under millet mission programme. She has vast experience in food safety research and her work was cited by CODEX committee. She is a resource person for many national and international training programmes and a recognized reviewer for many international journals like Food Chemistry, Journal of Cereal Science and Biomass and Bioenergy. She has also participated in international research programmes at Queensland University, Brisbane, Australia, Purdue University, West Lafayette and Texas A&M University, Texas, USA. She is an expert reviewer for BBSRC, UK funded projects. She is elected as a member of the scientific panel of FSSAI for Cereals, pulses and oil seeds and products including bakery for two terms. She is an elected fellow of AP Akademi of sciences, Guntur and Telangana Academy of Sciences, Hyderabad. She was also the Acting director of ICAR-IIMR from 1st June, 2022 to 15th February, 2023.
