millets, native variety paddy rice, pulses, cold pressed oil, emmer wheat, water chest nut,spices, coffee, tea

Promoting Farmers Producer Companies (FPC) and supporting them in preparing business plans and market linkage.Identifying buyers for bulk procurement from FPCsSetting up system for Input and Output marketingTraining to staff on working systemTraining to farmers on sustainable agriculture practices.Conservation of native varieties of paddy, millets , vegetables and promoting Agroforestry

Preparing inception documents for expansion and finalizing potential locations to initiate DHAN worksFinding out new opportunities by analyzing secondary information and conducting baseline surveys.Strategic Planning for the Location and Program.Organizing farming community as nested institutions (SHG at village level, Cluster at Panchayat level and Federation at block level)Designing suitable packages for farming communityTraining to farmers on Sustainable Agricultural Practices.Has conducted farm trials of different varieties of small millets and its associated crops viz. ground nut, red gram and other pulses for a research project by name RESMISA (Revalorizing Small Millets in Rainfed regions of South Asia).I was involved in documenting uncultivated greens in farmer’s fields and surrounding areas as part of a research project (RESMISA).Location in-charge for Identifying, establishing and fund management for location specific income generating activities for the members.Operations management, manpower planning and capacity building.Location manager to Kalanjiam Development Financial Services.Creating awareness among farmers by organizing different training programs.Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders (Governments agencies, Banks, Other NGOs etc.)Setting up a personnel system for staff in the region.Positioning the image of the institution at state level.

Worked as Naturalist with Plantation Trails of Tata Coffee Ltd. at Pollibetta , South Coorg. Involved in documentation of biodiversity in coffee based agroforestry system.