Beni Bahadur Basnet
Vice Chairperson
Mr. Basnet holds MSC in Agronomy from Tribhuvan University.
A highly experienced agricultural development professional with over 34 years of service in the Department of Agriculture under the Ministry of Agriculture, Cooperatives and Land Management, with recognised expertise in agricultural systems planning and policy analysis. Extensive leadership experience as Deputy Director General of the Department of Agriculture and Regional Director of the Regional Directorate in Pokhara. Brings substantial field-level experience through service as a Senior Agriculture Development Officer in Mustang, Baglung, and Kaski districts. Throughout a distinguished career in various positions within the Government of Nepal, has contributed to livelihood support programmes, agricultural biodiversity conservation, environmental conservation initiatives, policy formulation, the development of implementation guidelines, project design and formulation, as well as project monitoring, review, and evaluation.