Background
Giri, Jayant Dattatraya was born on April 24, 1953 in Indore, India. Son of Dattatraya Trimbakrao and Bhavna Dattatraya (Tanjorekar) Giri.
Giri, Jayant Dattatraya was born on April 24, 1953 in Indore, India. Son of Dattatraya Trimbakrao and Bhavna Dattatraya (Tanjorekar) Giri.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Poona Agricultural College, Pune, India, 1974. Master of Science in Agriculture, Bachelor of Arts Agricultural College, Anand, India, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Agriculture Chemistry and Soil Science, Bachelor of Arts Agricultural College, Anand, India, 1988.
Diploma in remote sensing applications, Indian Institute Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India, 1989.
Agricultural supervisor, Gujarat Agricultural U., Junagadh, 1978; senior research assistant, Gujarat Agricultural U., Anand, 1980-1982; scientist National Bureau Soil Survey and Land Use Planning,, Indian Council Agricultural Research, Baroda, 1982-1990; scientist, Indian Council Agricultural Research, Udaipur, since 1990.
Member Indian Society Soil Science, Indian Society Soil Survey, Gujarat Society Soil Science Agronomy.
Married Sandhya Kaluskar, May 9, 1978. Children: Bhrugu, Janhavi, Uma.