Background
Saraf, Chandrakant Sonupant was born on February 19, 1940 in Karanja, India. Son of Sonupant Parashuram and Uma Sonupant (Dalal) Saraf.
Saraf, Chandrakant Sonupant was born on February 19, 1940 in Karanja, India. Son of Sonupant Parashuram and Uma Sonupant (Dalal) Saraf.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, College Agriculture, Nagpur, India, 1960. Master of Science in Agriculture, College Agriculture, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1966.
Research agronomist Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1962-1963, senior agronomist, 1972-1977, principal agronomist, 1981-1985, professor agronomy, 1987-1989. Postdoctoral research fellow University California, Davis, 1966-1967. Research agronomist United States Department Agriculture, Beltsville, 1967-1970.
Soil scientist International Rice Research Institute, Hyderabad, India, 1970-1971. Agronomist J.N. Agricultural University, Jabalpur, India, 1971-1972. Head division land use planning National Bureau Soil Survey and Land Use Planning, Nagpur, since 1998.
Consultant United States Department of Agriculture, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Afghanistan, 1968-1969, Government of Ethipia, Addis Ababa, 1996. Technical advisor Guyana Sugar Corporation, Georgtown, 1978-1981. Training coordinator Institute for Information Technology Advancement/IRRI, Manila, 1985-1986.
Member Indian Society Agronomy (life, editor).
Married Surekha Chandrakant Lakhe, July 5, 1968. Children: Vandana, Vikrant.