I completed my Master of Science in Agriculture Innovation from Australian National University (ANU), Australia. I have a special interest in agriculture research for development, especially in low and middle-income countries around Agro Meteorology Advisory service, and Climate Smart Agriculture, Digital Agriculture, agriculture market information etc
Apart from studies ANU, I was involved in different positions at ANU, such as Business Development Officer at the Center for Agri Entrepreneurial Technology (CEAT) and Research Officer at the Institute of Climate Energy and Disaster Solution. I also worked as Assistant Student Information Officer at ANU Student Central.
Before studying Masters at ANU, I was supporting farmers in my home country Nepal. I founded this initiative in 2014 after spending two years as a computer teacher and a farmer in my rural village after my Engineering graduation. This digital Agritech Platform initiative (a combination of SMS, Mobile application, and Facebook Chatbot) is being used by over 500K farmers in Nepal to support with crop, weather and market advisory.
I am an Echoing Green 2018 Fellow. I have been awarded Ncell App Camp Grand Winner, Nepal Winner of ReConnect Challenge, Winner of ICIMOD’s ICT for Mountain Development Award, Excellence in Engineering Award, Social Development Award, World Summit Youth Award 2012, IEEE Presidents’ Change the World Competition Award, Dell Social Innovation Competition Semifinalist, USAID Feed the Future Data-Driven Farming Prize and Winner of World Bank InsuranceTech Award. For my contribution in Agriculture through ICT, I was honored with ICT Innovation Award by the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government Of Nepal.