Sagar Deshmukh

He is an Assistant Director at the National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

(MANAGE) an organisation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW),



Government of India (GoI). His previous work experience includes, Business Manager at ICAR-

National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Senior Research Fellow



at ICAR-Indian Agriculture Research Institute, New Delhi, Product Executive at Ayurvet India

(Dabur Group), New Delhi and Assistant Professor at K. K. W. College of Agriculture Business

Management, Nashik affiliated to Mahatma Phule Krushi Vidyapeeth (MPKV), Rahuri,

Maharashtra.

He has done PhD in Agribusiness Management from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University,

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, MBA in Agribusiness Management from Institute of Agribusiness

Management, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat and B. V. Sc. & A.H from

Nagpur Veterinary College, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur,

Maharashtra.

Additional qualification includes

• Capstone Project from University of California, Irvine, California, United States

• Certificate Course from Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

• Course on Intellectual Property from World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Academy, Geneva, Switzerland

• Diploma in Office Automation and Financial Accounting from Centre for Development

of Advanced Computing (C-DAC, GIST PACE), Pune

• Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s All India Competitive Examination for Senior

Research Fellowship (Post Graduate Studies) – 2014 [ICAR’s AICE-SRF(PGS)-2014]

qualified in the discipline Agricultural Business Management

• University Grand Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) qualified in the

subject of Management in October, 2013 and September, 2012

He has handed several projects in different capacities,

1. Agri Clinics and Agribusiness Centre (AC&ABC) Scheme, Ministry of Agriculture and

Farmers Welfare, Government of India as an In-charge of the scheme,

2. Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana – Remunerative Approaches for Agriculture and Allied

Sector Rejuvenation (RKVY – RAFTAAR) from Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers

Welfare, Government of India as a Co-Principal Investigator,



3. National Entrepreneurship Awards from Ministry of Skill Development and

Entrepreneurship, Gol as Principal Coordinator

4. Aqua Clinics and Aquapreneurship Development Program from Ministry of Fisheries,

Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GOI as a coordinator.



He is founding member and instrumental in establishment of Centre for Innovation and

Agripreneurship (Agribusiness Incubation centre) which is a Section 8 company registered at

MANAGE. Within a span of 4 years, it has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence in

Agribusiness Incubation and Knowledge Partner to Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers

Welfare, GoI.

He has evaluated 2200+ startups, trained and supported 350+ startups, facilitated grant in

aid of ₹16 Cr to 60 startups. He is also supporting several Agribusiness Incubators in India.

He has 6 books, 20 research articles, 10 popular articles as publications of national and

international repute. He has organised 40+ training programs 60+ Webinars for National and

International Participants. He has delivered 150+ sessions as an invited speaker.

He has 10+ years of experience in Academia, Industry, Training and Research.

His areas of interest are Agribusiness Management, Agribusiness Incubation, Entrepreneurship

Development, Livestock Business Management, Marketing Management and Supply Chain

Management.

Currently he is placed in the School of Agribusiness Management at MANAGE as a faculty in

the area of Agribusiness Management and Agri Entrepreneurship.