Aradhana .

Dynamic consultant with over 14 years of dedicated experience in agriculture and seed technology. Proven track record in strategic community engagement and training, having successfully onboarded over 500 officials nationwide on the SATHI portal. Expertise in seed conservation techniques and managing national genetic resources, contributing to food security and climate resilience.

Passionate about leveraging comprehensive knowledge and leadership skills to drive impactful agriculture initiatives.

DA&FW, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Krishi Bhawan, Consultant - SATHI Portal –Spearheaded advisory initiatives in coordination and strategic recommendations to drive community engagement for the implementation of the SATHI portal nationwide.

• Conducted background research, draft official communications, prepare presentations and other project collateral to support development, reporting, and communication. 
• Orchestrated national workshops and seed conferences for SATHI, ensuring comprehensive stakeholder involvement.
• Devised a streamlined SATHI on-boarding process in collaboration with stakeholders and the National Informatics Centre (NIC), facilitating successful software modules rollouts.
• As a result, over 500 officials were trained, impacted more than 382 government institutions across 25 States/UTs, thereby enhancing seed traceability throughout the supply chain, ultimately benefiting farmers. 

ICAR-NBPGR, Senior Research Fellow - Championed the enhancement of conservation practices to preserve the diverse genetic resources of the National GeneBank (NGB).

• Developed innovative protocols aimed at increasing seed longevity while researching methods to mitigate ageing factors.
• Participated actively in various training sessions and workshops focused on safeguarding agrobiodiversity within the NGB framework.
• Consequently, over 4000 samples were evaluated, spanning more than 50 crops, and managed the NGB database, prepared presentations, conducted research and published 16+ research articles, and other research work to support the NGB development, reporting, and communication. 
• My efforts contributed significantly to fortifying NGB's resilience, facilitating adaptation to climate change, and addressing global food security challenges.

Ben-Hur Public School, multiple subject teaching role – Executed multiple subject teaching across secondary and higher secondary classes, fostering a comprehensive learning environment.

M.Sc. (Ag)-Seed Science & Technology

2009

CCS University

83.30% 

(University 1st Rank)

B.Sc.

2002

M.J.P. Rohilkhand University

67.33%

(College 2nd Rank)

12th 

1999

U.P. Board

63.80%

10th 

1997

U.P. Board

61.83%