Professional Distinctions

Founder & President, The Institute for Natural Resources (Think Tank in Agriculture and Natural Resources).
Fellow, NMML, Nehru Museum Memorial & Library, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, New Delhi (2021 till date).
International Climate Change Expert, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (2021 till date).
National Expert, Indo-German Co-opration On Agriculture Market Development (2022)
Consultant, Asian Development Bank (2021).
Subject Matter Expert, NABCONS, NABARD (2021 till date).
CMD, Flory Agro Exports LLP (2021 till date).
Technical Expert/Auditor, Bureau Veritas (2021 till date).
Startup India Mentor, Ministry of Commerce and Industries, Govt of India (2021 till date).
Member, IndGap Technical Committee, Quality council of India (Ministry of Commerce and Industries) (2020 till date).
Adviser, Agriculture Development Trust (2020-2021).
Agricultural Export Policy Consultant, Ministry of Commerce and Industries (APEDA), Govt of India (2019-2020).
Adviser, Gramin Vikas Trust (2021).
Startup Mentor, AIC-RMP (2021).
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Pune (2016-2019).
Director, Manhaday Consultant Pvt Ltd, Mumbai (2018 till date).
Independent Consultant (2014-2016).
Adviser, Center for Village Sustainable Development, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics Pune (2022).
Visiting Faculty. Indian Institute of Horticulture Research, Banglore, (2022)
Visiting Faculty, VAMNICOM, Pune, (2022)
Intellectual Property Right in Agriculture Committee Member, Shivaji University, Kolhapur (2022)
Member, Drought Action Network, Bayer (2021 till date).
Member, Research Group on Management of Innovation and Technology (GEITEC) of the Federal University of Rondônia (UNIR), Brazil (2021 till date).
Empaneled Mentor, Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (Ministry of Skill Development) (2020 till date).
Startup Mentor, Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur (2021 till date).
Member, Agriculture Committee, Maharashtra Chamber of Commerce Industry & Agriculture,
Invited expert, Committee of Right to Food and Nutrition of National Human Right Commission, Govt of India (2020).
Empaneled expert, Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services, Switzerland (2020 till date).
Expert Member, African Cashew Alliance, Ghana (2020 till date).
Member, Global Land Development Programme (2021 till date).
Board Member, National Committee on Agricultural Startup of Indian Council of Food and Agriculture, New Delhi (2018-2019).
Freelance Writer, Endau India (ETV Bharat Group) (2018 till date).
Independent Consultant, Frontier Growth Advisors Pvt Ltd (2017-18).
Consultant, National Agriculture and Food Analysis and Research Institute, Pune (2018- 2020).