Swati Nayak

Swati Nayak

India Scientist and South Asia Lead, Seed System and Product Management International Rice Research Institute

 

I have led global team of scientists, researchers and technical staff around scaling, access and adoption of climate resilient products/ varieties, developing market or value chain for those , accelerate varietal replacement and build sustainable seed systems for the new products. Have worked on research that involves participatory technology evaluation, piloting and evaluating extension approaches, build feedback systems led by diverse market stakeholders, farmers, women and men. I have conceptualized community led, women led agri enterprise models, piloted, scaled and evaluated. Developed innovative ICT tools for creating market information system to bridge demand and supply of agri produce.I have worked on integrated livelihood promotion, scaling pathway primarily focused on sustainable agriculture , climate resilient and NRM (natural resource management )practices including, zero budget farming models, ½ acre or 1 acre model, IPM , INM integrated varietal and best  bet practices,  promotion and testing of nutrient rich rice, cropping system models and more.

 

 

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