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Srikantha S P
Head-Rural Livelihoods and Financial Inclusion , Karnataka
Bengaluru Urban, India
Highly motivated Agriculture Professional with innovative and down-to-earth attitude, grassroots and management experience of over two decades in sustainable agriculture/rural livelihoods focused on digital innovations in skilling and rural finance, farming systems, climate risk mitigation/adaptations, NRM, financial inclusion of rural poor and building producers' organizations
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Area of Expertise:
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Fundraising, Business Development, Grants Writer
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
Professional Experience:
1.Execution of rural livelihood programs among smallholder farmers and women, funded by international funding agencies-Supraja Foundation, Louis Dreyfus Foundation, Hivos, RRA-Network, USC-Canada, FAO, Govt and National agencies-NRLM (National Rural Livelihoods Mission) under MoRD (Ministry of Rural Development) and NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development)
2.Working with marginalized and financially excluded rural poor under vulnerable conditions, rain-fed agriculture and degraded ecology
3.Social mobilization, financial inclusion through digital innovations and doorstep banking
4. Alternative agriculture and livestock systems, biodiversity conservation, climate change risk mitigation and adaptations
5.Innovative skill development - participatory technology development and digital extension tools
6.Project conceptualization, proposal development and fund raising, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation
7.Developing peoples’ institutions (Farmer Producers' Companies)
8.Capacity building and training of trainers and rural community
9.Product development, business development and value chain management
10.Research, Production of seeds and crops under greenhouse and field conditions, farm management
11. Administration, management of financial resources and team building
Education:
1. Graduate and Post graduate in Agriculture with specialization in Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India.

2. International Short Course on Sustainable Production Systems: Crop-Livestock-Climate Interactions at University of the Philippines conducted by Wageningen UR, the Netherlands.


Affiliations and Achievements:
1. Netherlands Fellowship (Nuffic) for International Short Course on Sustainable Production Systems: Crop-Livestock-Climate Interactions at University of the Philippines conducted by Wageningen UR, the Netherlands
2. ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) merit scholarship for graduation studies
3. NET (National Eligibility Test) certificate by ASRB (Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board) IARI, New Delhi

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    Years of Experience:
    More than 20 years
    Highest Qualification:
    Masters
    Languages:
    English, Hindi, Kannada
    Nationality:
    India
    LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srikanth-sp-4700886b
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