M Sc Ag MBA (Marketing) MBA (Finance)
Professor
M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture
 
Department: DEPARTMENT OF GENETICS & PLANT BREEDING AND SEED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Phone: 7680812999
 

About Me

Agribusiness Banker with over 17 years of indomitable experience in Agri finance, Retail Liabilities, SME Banking, Investment Banking, and Management Education. Prior to Banking, I have 8 years of Channel Sales and Business development experience in the Agri Input and Paint industries. M.Sc. (Agriculture) from OUAT, PGEM (Financial Management) in 2020 from IMT, Ghaziabad.

Currently associated with Centurion University of Technology and Management as an Associate Dean at MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture. As a Head of Agriculture Production, responsible for enhancing productivity, branding, and improving the market access of experiential units. Worked extensively with veterinary officials, milk producer organizations, and milk agents in the Gajapati district. Successful in making the heifer (milch) animals productive and contributed to improving the productivity of the dairy unit. Was instrumental in end-to-end follow-up with district administration and OMFED for sign-off MOU on daily procurement of 200 liters of Milk. Successfully handled Mango orchards on the campus through timely plant protection and earned a profit of over INR 2 Lacs.

The ongoing assignments include the production and marketing of hybrid seeds. Played a key role in bagging the Agri Tech-BC project from SBI for sourcing Agricultural Loans in South India and Odisha.

 
Research Fields

  • Agricultural Finance
  • Financial Inclusion
  • FinTech
Teaching

  • Agricultural Finance
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Agricultural Marketing
  • Warehouse Management

Expertise

  • Agricultural Finance
  • Retail Banking
  • SME Finance
  • Financial Inclusion
  • FinTech

Interests

  • Supply Chain Management
  • Marketing Research
  • Channel Development
  • Agricultural Extension