Shri C.S. Dange, IFS, belongs to 1987 batch of Indian Forest Service from Himachal Pradesh Cadre. He joined AFRI, Jodhpur on deputation in April, 2004. With his vast experience of serving Indian Forest Services in Himachal Pradesh, he has contributed extensively in the field Agroforestry & Extension at AFRI. Shri Dange has worked on seed analysis certification, clonal propagation and establishment of seed orchads in Haryana Forest Department. He has experience in management of Desert Development Programme in Cold Desert in the Department of Forest Farming & Conservation and State Forest Corporation Limited, Himachal Pradesh. He has contributed number of research papers on various aspects of forestry research and extension.