Specialties: #Climate smart #sustainableagriculture, #microenterprise #superfoods, #polyphenols, #biodiversity, #herbal medicine, #forest #research, #tribal #community #wildlife #conservation #coastal #naturebasedI provide ecology, biodiversity inputs to sustainable agri development projects of the celebrated NGO https://baif.org.in, Pune city with nationwide network.Dabur, Emami, Himalaya Drug co. ltd., Nature Remedies pvt ltd are celebrated buyers of raw drugs sold by women micro-enterprises I promoted earlier viz. Gram Mooligai (village herbs) co. ltd. (GMCL), promoted by the NGOI the Covenant Centre fir Development (CCD, htps://ccd.org.in). This micro-enterprise aimed at economic development and women empowerment, gender justice for peace in the violence/ disaster hit regions. UNDP thus engaged me in national rural livelihood mission project in Chhattisgarh state in 2016-7, Maharashtra in 2018-9, Natl. Inst. Rural Dev. GoI, Hyderabad in 2019.Women micro-enterprises I directed (2) won National/ global awards- 1) National Biodiversity Award, 2016 to GMCL by Govt. of India & UNDP, 2) UNDP Equator award, 2006 to Aharam traditional crop producer co. ltd., for eco-friendly development.Five other micro-enterprises I supported by advice/ linkage also won UN equator award (www.equatorinitiative.org)- 1) 2002- Medicinal plants conservation center, Rural communes NGO, Pune city, Maharashtra state,2) 2010- Samudram fisherwomen federation, Ganjam, Odisha state,3) 2014- Traditional healer association, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh state,4) 2019- Deccan Development Society, Medak, Telangana state5) 2022- Snehkunja, Sirsi, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka state, Sacred Groves- swamp.I promoted earlier 5 "eco-friendly"/ green social ventures, over the last decade, in organic farming, herbal medicines, responsible fisheries & biofuels, such as Village Herbs co., Aharam producer co., Adharam energy co., Samudram fisherwomen co. & Gangotri energy co., some of their being award winners.
Listed skills include Research, Ngo, Sustainable Development, Micro Enterprise Promotion, and 12 others.