Global Product Development Lead

• Oct 2022 - Present

DECCO (UPL Ltd.). Lead product development initiatives and oversee the development of new agricultural solutions in DECCO’s areas of core focus also leading all DECCO R&D globally. Direct the organization’s product development process, in alignment with the overall global project management and provide leadership in establishing proper scientific rigor and methodologies for efficient and accurate product development through R&D. Our purpose is to enable more and better Fresh Food for the world. More. Beautiful. Fresh. Show less

Senior Specialist : Seed System & Product Management

• Nov 2020 - Nov 2022

Strengthening rice research around varietal delivery programmes, design and promoting models and innovations around seed system. Strengthening (formal /farmer managed systems), Conduct large scale scientific as well non-scientific evidence generation activities, on farm and multilocation trials and link those to breeding programmes, foster partnership and strategic collaboration, develop business and funding and resource mobilization opportunities in the region. Strengthening rice research around varietal delivery programmes, design and promoting models and innovations around seed system. Strengthening (formal /farmer managed systems), Conduct large scale scientific as well non-scientific evidence generation activities, on farm and multilocation trials and link those to breeding programmes, foster partnership and strategic collaboration, develop business and funding and resource mobilization opportunities in the region.

• May 2019 - Nov 2020

• Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

• Sep 2011 - Aug 2018

Focus on global biotic resistance traits. Responsible for managing native trait discovery and dissection by implementing native trait global R&D strategies and delivering trait into hybrid portfolio through all stages of early to late development. Application MAS.

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

Research and Develpoment, Vegetables and Industrial crops. Responsible for disesae resistance breeding for Brassica and Sweet corn crop.

Technology Development Manager

• Mar 2010 - Sep 2011

disease identification and field evaluation of hybrid corn genotypes against biotic & abiotic stresses disease identification and field evaluation of hybrid corn genotypes against biotic & abiotic stresses

Ph.D. Thesis Research Scholar, Department of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Biotechnology

• Jul 2007 - Aug 2009

At International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines I was associated with drought/aerobic rice breeding team as a PhD thesis research scholar. During the tenure, I was engaged identifying pathogens reducing rice yield under aerobic condition along with evaluation of a huge aerobic rice genotypes for tolerance and resistance against the biotic factors and water stress. Moreover, I have learned the molecular techniques and breeding strategies working at IRRI. Developed map. pop. for nematode and Pythium resistance. Show less

Research Associate, Department of Plant Pathology

• Mar 2006 - May 2007

Department of Biotechnology (DBT) funded project Actively involved in Rice resaerch Department of Biotechnology (DBT) funded project Actively involved in Rice resaerch

Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Department of Microbiology

• May 2004 - Feb 2006

Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (CGCOST funded project Enphytic fungi, identificatio, biochemical charcterisation. Chhattisgarh Council of Science and Technology (CGCOST funded project Enphytic fungi, identificatio, biochemical charcterisation.