Executive Board Members

Name Position/Expertise
Prof. Durga Devkota, PhD Chairperson, Rural Sociology and Development Studies
Mr. Ujjal Tiwari, PhD Vice-Chairperson, Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Management
Mr. Toya Natha Gautam Secretary, Publication/Media
Mr. Shriram Chaudhary Treasurer, IT
Ms. Rashu Thakali Joint-Secretory, Education/Social Mobilization
Mr. Prabin Paudel Member, Agriculture/Value Chain
Mr. Krishna Prasad Gupta Member, Agriculture
Mr. Krishna Bahadur B.K. Member, Farmer's Representative
Ms. Sabita Chepang Member, Nutrition/Social Mobilization

Advisory Board

Name Position/Expertise
Prof. Naba Raj Devkota, PhD Vice Chancellor of Gandaki University, Pokhara
Prof. Madhav Kumar Shrestha, PhD Ex-Chairperson, Fisheries/Aquaculture
Mr. Shyam Prakash Chand, PhD ERDF and RGF Fund Manager, Department for Communities and Local Government, (DCLG), UK
Mr. Yam Bahadur Thapa Founder Member, FORWARD Nepal, Natural Resource Management
Mr. Jagannath Bhandari Advocate/Notary Public Pairabi Legal Office, Bharatpur, Chitwan
Mr. Dil Bahadur Gurung, PhD Former Executive Director, National Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and currently Member at National Planning Commission (NPC), Government of Nepal

Affiliated Professionals

Name Current Address
Mr. Tejendra Chapagain, PhD Plant Science, Currently at Department of Plant Agriculture University of Guelph, Canada
Mr. Ramchandra Bastakoti, PhD Agri-economics, Currently at Research-Institutions and Policies, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Kathmandu
Ms. Luni Piya, PhD Rural Economics, currently in Hiroshima University (HU), Japan
Mr. Niraj Prakash Joshi, PhD Agri-economics, currently in Hiroshima University (HU), Japan
Mr. Krishna Prasad Paudel, PhD Animal Science, Bagdol, Lalitpur – 4
Ms. Sunila Rai, PhD Aquaculture & Fisheries, currently at Agriculture and Forestry University, Rampur, Chitwan

Founder Members

Name Position/Expertise
Mr. Netra Pratap Sen Chairman, Rural Development & Management
Mr. Gam Bahadur Gurung Vice Chairman, Soil Science
Mr. Yam Bahadur Thapa Secretary, Natural Resource Management Specialist
Mr. Ramesh Raj Pokheral, PhD Joint Secretary, Plant Pathology
Dr. Dinesh Neupane, PhD Treasurer, Animal Science
Mr. Rammani Poudel Member, Livestock Sustainable Development
Mr. Krishna Bahadur Bhandari Member, Management