RAOSAHEB APPASAHEB BENDRE

Experienced Agri Business Specialist with a demonstrated history of working in rural development sector. Skilled in mobilisation capacity building preparation and execution of business plan of common facility centres of farmer producer organisation. Value chain Devlopment in selected agriculture commodities . B.Tech Agriculture Engineer with MBA(finance) and P G Diploma in Agriculture Extension Management from National Institute of Agril extension management .Expertise in linking farmers organisation(FPO) to market through intervention in value chains of agriculture commodities. pioneer in formation and capacity building of 400 FPO and 103 water user associations in Maharashtra under World Bank project . Presently working at state level Agriculture Expert at Government of Assam for APART project as Agriculture Specialist , addressing value chains of 16 commodities with climate resilient and market led extension approach with differnt CGIAR centers (IRRI,WVC,CIP.WFC.ILRI) as technical knowledge partners.