Mr Akshaya Kumar has a Bachelors in Botany from Utkal University and a Masters in Sustainable Development from Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok. He is with BPTAbC-MSSRF office Odisha since 2001 working in project management, community development, food and nutrition security, biodiversity conservation, natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, and participatory livelihood improvement in rural/ tribal areas of Odisha. Currently Mr Akshaya is a Development Coordinator at present, working exclusively on scaling-up Farming System for Nutrition and Agri-Nutri Garden initiative in Koraput district, Odisha.

akshay@mssrf.res.in