Santosh Shrestha, PhD
Santosh Shrestha, PhD
Programme Development Director
Santosh Shrestha holds a PhD in Plant Science from Aarhus University, Denmark. He is working as Programme Development Director in LI-BIRD. He has more than a decade of work experience in seed system and agriculture value chain development. He specializes in local seed system strengthening, participatory plant breeding and agrobiodiversity management. He has expertise in data management and data analysis using advanced statistical tools and report writing; has experience of working in multi-environment with multiple projects and managing a diverse team. He has authored several peer-reviewed articles published in international journals.