S. Ayyappan
Dr. S. Ayyappan (India) is Secretary of the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) of the Ministry of Agriculture of India. He is also Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), where he worked previously as Deputy Director General of Fisheries.
From 2006-2008, Dr. Ayyappan served in the Ministry of Agriculture’s Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries as Founder-Chief Executive of the National Fisheries Development Board, where he established the Board’s infrastructure and programs, including the Expert Group on Deep Sea Fisheries.
He has chaired numerous committees, working groups, and task forces in India’s Ministry of Agriculture, including the Expert Committee for Development of Freshwater Aquaculture (2000-2001), the Working Group to formulate the Model Bill for Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture (2004-2004), and the Task Force on Aquaculture and Marine Biotechnology (2006-2009).
Dr. Ayyappan holds a PhD from Bangalore University and a master’s degree in Fish Production and Management from the College of Fisheries in Mangalore.
Dr. Ayyappan has published extensively in areas of fisheries, limnology, and aquatic microbiology.
