The Paradigm of Rural Agricultural Finance in Asia Pacific: An interview with Dr Prasun Kumar Das

The Paradigm of Rural Agricultural Finance in Asia Pacific: An interview with Dr Prasun Kumar Das

Introduction: Dr Prasun Kumar Das is currently serving as the Secretary-General of APRACA based in Bangkok where he is leading the Secretariat function of the 76 member institutions spread over 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Before this assignment, he completed his term as the Project Manager in implementing IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)

Introduction:

Dr Prasun Kumar Das is currently serving as the Secretary-General of APRACA based in Bangkok where he is leading the Secretariat function of the 76 member institutions spread over 21 countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Before this assignment, he completed his term as the Project Manager in implementing IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) regional project on ‘Rural Finance Best Practices: Documenting and Piloting’. 

Dr Das received his PhD in Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy) with specialisation in Post-harvest Management and also held a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) with specialisation in Financial Management. 

The main areas of work and Dr Das are synergising agriculture and farming system with the value chains and access to finance for enhanced productivity and efficiency of the smallholder farmers. He is a recognised leader in the areas of value chain development and finance, agriculture for nutrition and linking farmers with the support systems in South Asia, South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa and published more than 20 international papers on the area of his specialisation.

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