Professional Experience:
Core Competencies
Government Liaison & Stakeholder Management
Extensive experience in building and maintaining strong working relationships with Government departments at State, District, and Block levels to ensure seamless project implementation.
Proven expertise in coordinating with Government agencies, NGOs, implementation partners, KVKs, research institutions, and local stakeholders to drive programme objectives.
Strong skills in advocacy, negotiation, convergence, and stakeholder engagement to secure administrative support and improve programme outcomes.
Program & Operations Management
Over 16 years of experience in planning, implementing, monitoring, and successfully delivering large-scale agriculture and rural development projects funded by Government, CSR, and donor agencies.
Expertise in developing implementation roadmaps, monitoring field execution, managing timelines, mitigating operational risks, and ensuring quality project delivery.
Experienced in developing SOPs, strengthening operational processes, and driving continuous improvements through regular monitoring and feedback.
Team Leadership & Capacity Building
Extensive experience in leading multidisciplinary field teams, supervising district coordinators, field staff, and implementation partners to achieve programme objectives.
Designed and delivered large-scale training programmes, refresher trainings, field demonstrations, and capacity-building initiatives for farmers, extension workers, and government stakeholders.
Strong mentoring and problem-solving skills to improve team performance, accountability, and field execution.
Agriculture & Climate-Smart Farming
Extensive field experience in sustainable rice cultivation and climate-smart agriculture practices.
Hands-on experience promoting System of Rice Intensification (SRI), Direct Seeded Rice (DSR), Zero Tillage, Seed Drill, Mechanical Rice Transplanter, Reaper, Threshers, and other farm mechanization technologies.
Experience conducting demonstration plots, farmer awareness programmes, technology transfer, and promoting water-efficient and resource-conserving agricultural practices.
Practical exposure to Agroforestry, Integrated Farming Systems (IFS), soil moisture conservation, and improved agricultural practices.
Livelihood & Institutional Development
Successfully implemented livelihood enhancement programmes through improved agriculture, animal husbandry, skill development, financial inclusion, and social enterprise initiatives.
Facilitated the formation and strengthening of SHGs, FPOs, JLGs, Farmer Field Schools (FFS), Water User Groups (WUGs), Farmer Interest Groups (FIGs), and Custom Hiring Centres (CHCs).
Conducted capacity-building programmes on technology adoption, market linkage, risk mitigation, leadership development, and institutional strengthening.