Bhisham Thakkar

Area of Expertise:

• Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban
• Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
• Director, CEO, COP, President
• Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global

Professional Experience:

Agribusiness & Post Harvest professional with a 20+ year grass root level experience in the food value chain. My key strengths lie in formation of a hardcore interface between traditional & modern / corporate food business practices.Development of fruitful & factual linkages between the key stakeholders of the food value chain i.e.Knowledge Partners / R&D /Institutions = Farmers = Traders = Domestic & International Markets = Certification Channels = Decision makers / Government bodies = Consumers. The key challenge lies in the integration of the complete value chain resulting in an accountable and sustainable solution for the agribusiness community worldwide.

Strategic Planning Implementation | Post Harvest Management | Export & Import | Agriculture | Horticulture produce | Processed Foods | Natural & Organic | Smart foods | Traceability | Supply chain Management | Cold Chain Operations & Management |
Business matchmaking | Trade facilitation | Accountable Agribusiness advisory | IT Enabled Traceability for Agro Products |Country & Company Representation for International Food Companies | FPO & FPC Creation , Hand-holding & Management etc.