Background
Naranja, Leonido Ravara was born on April 28, 1957 in Agno, Pangasinan, Philippines. Son of Apolinario Bawis Naranja and Lucina Ubalde Ravara.
Naranja, Leonido Ravara was born on April 28, 1957 in Agno, Pangasinan, Philippines. Son of Apolinario Bawis Naranja and Lucina Ubalde Ravara.
Doctor of Philosophy in Horticulture, University Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
Research assistant University Philippines Los Baños-Philippine Council Agriculture, 1978—1979. Instructor University Philippines Rural High School, 1982—1989. Graduate assistant Department Horticulture, University Philippines Los Baños, 1978—1982, assistant professor, 1991—1996, associate professor 3, 1998—2006, Crop Science Cluster, University Philippines Los Baños, since 2006.
Principal University Philippines Los Baños, 1992—1998, administrator, uplb seniors’ social garden, since 1998, landscaping consultant, 2001—2004, division head, ornamental crops division, 2002—2006, chair, uplb committee culture and the arts, 2003—2005, campus landscaping planner, uplb, 2003—2005. Landscaping consultant House Representatives Spouses Association, Batasan Pambansa, Laguna, 2000—2000, Ayala Property Management Corp, Philippines, 2002—2003, International Rice Research Institute, Los Baños, since 2009. National team leader/ then later, head, experts pool Ornamental Crops Cluster, Los Baños, since 2003.
Cluster chair, ornamental and medicinal plants cluster Philippine Council Agricultural Research and Resources Development, Los Baños, since 2004. Section head, ornamental crops section Production and Management Division, Crop Science Cluster University Philippines Los Baños, since 2006. Consultant environment enhancement Local Government San Pedro Laguna, San Pedro, Laguna, since 2009.
Adviser Uttar Pradesh Beta Kappa Fraternity, Los Baños, 1980—2000. President United Sons and Daughters Agno, Philippines, 1980—2010, University Philippines Horticultural Society Alumni Association, Los Baños. Member of International Society Southeast Asian Agricultural Sciences, Society Advancement Vegetable Industry, Crop Science Society Philippines, Philippine Turf Association, Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority, Carmelray Industrial Park I Bonsai Club, UPLB Kiwanis Club (Uttar Pradesh), Young Men’s Christian Association Los Baños, Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society Agriculture.