Shyam Kumar Katta (Ph.D)

3 international patents, 2 India patents, 5 publications, reviewer of 33 journals for SAGE Publications (Government of India).

With 19yrs of experience oversaw 19 projects from project inception through execution; these projects build the capacity of rural communities, empowering women, livelihood programs, climate resilience agriculture, and livestock to end hunger and poverty.

Directed annual strategic planning and policy creation efforts for 87 global, domestic, and local organizations whose scope has impacted over 2 million households in 6 states of India, Nepal, and Mexico
Developed and organized project budgets totaling over $95M, responsible for allocating funds and recognized for transparent and ethical budget usage and sound financial techniques

Experienced in navigating situational obstacles and executing projects on accelerated timelines, as done in a recent two-year project which was successfully delivered in 17 months despite challenges from natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic

Research and Development, established value chain for 6 commodities and climate resilience regenerative agriculture, report finds, learnings, and scale ( Partnership Scale & Permanence) – resulted in the development of projects [seen gaps in market information, production, women involved in agriculture 17% additional]

Technology for the rural economy with accurate monitoring of weather information, crop advisories, crop market information and send and receive money banking systems, and Kalgudi e-commerce platforms to sell their products.

Developed & implemented an innovative pilot project for reducing poverty in Andhra Pradesh by increasing the $148 Living Income Gap with the farmer through reduced inputs practices, increased yield, and creating better market systems and value add products – the first strategy targeted a group of 10,500 households. Scaling to 2.4 Mn beneficiaries

Tripled the participation and capacity building being Director, Programs at Heifer International.
Acquired new projects with the help of my expertise and Domain Knowledge from Walmart, Cargill, ICRISAT, and Local Government by being the Key program lead from Heifer International.

Max Vijay. the first rural innovation prepaid insurance for Rural Markets in Max New York Life
Rural Innovative Instant Receipting System through PDA in TATA AIG.
T-fresh, Emahila, and Andhra Greens an innovative platform in collaboration with Governments
ConnectX and Agri marker place for Farmers, FPOs, and Business
ITDA – Marketing system for Coffee – Smart Farming Tech, Netherlands