Our Team

Our team consists of highly skilled professionals with decades of experience in plant production, R&D, farmer interaction & training, plantation techniques and community development.

Dr. Suchita Bhandari

Founder & Director, Urvara Krsi

A Ph.D. in Agricultural Science and a post-doctorate from Cambridge University, England.
Over 30 years of expertise in agroforestry across Indian and international projects.
Co-author of Agroforestry with Commercial Clonal Plantations in India, published by TERI.

A. Sivarajan

Head, Production and Research & Development

A Ph.D. in Agricultural Science with 17+ years of experience in clonal nursery infrastructure and sapling production.
Head of Clonal Plant Production: Managing two advanced clonal nurseries with an annual production capacity of more than 10 million plants.

Sudhanshu Bushan Sahoo

Head, Extension Services

An Agriculture Science graduate with an MBA.
25+ years of experience in Extension services, community mobilization, technical training programs and agroforestry initiatives.
Currently leads our Clonal sapling sales & extension services in Odisha & Chhattisgarh

Madhu Soodhanan Pillai

Accounts Manager

Over 30 years of experience in financial management and accounting.
Oversees financial operations, budgeting, audits, and regulatory compliance.
Ensures adherence to industry standards and legal frameworks.

Siddharth Harsh Khawase

Head HR

Siddharth is experienced in recruitment, onboarding, payroll, and contract labour management.
Handles statutory compliance under applicable labour laws.
Handles Training & Development.

Rajesh

Assistant Manager, Clonal Production & Research Development

Postgraduate in microbiology with 8+ years of experience.
Specialises in the production of clonal saplings for pulpwood species and oversees research initiatives including the establishment of gene banks and hybrid breeding orchards.
Focuses on improving production methods and maintaining operational standards.

Vishnu Dayal Dehariya

Afforestation Manager

33+ years of experience of working closely with the farming community in various projects .
Expert in rural development and community-based afforestation.
Leads forest Plantations in Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Urvara Krsi promotes sustainable, environmentally friendly practices by integrating quality germplasm availability and raising productive forest plantations on less-productive farmlands with farmers.