At present, nearly 38 full-time staff, excluding local-level support personnel, are engaged in various developmental activities of CEAPRED. Half majority (over 50%) of these staff are serving in the field. About 26 percent of the staff are female and 20 percent are from minority groups. Additionally, the Center maintains a roster of various professionals and experts in multiple areas and their services are utilized as and when necessary.
Executive Director
MBA (Masters in Business Administration) / D.G. (Diploma in Defense & Strategic Studies)
Mr. Jaya Mukunda Khanal is a devoted leader with more than 30 years of outstanding career with the Government of Nepal. Until recently, he served as the Secretary of Ministry of Defense - the last position he occupied before retiring from Government service. Other important positions he held in the past include the Secretary of Ministry of Agriculture Development and Secretary of Ministry of Industry. Receiving widespread recognition and respect for his work in all of the above capacities; he has been a solid example of an excellent leader from the way he led all the development projects and networking, monitoring and coordination that came along with it.
Senior Program Advisor
MSc. (Agriculture Systems)
Mr. Keshab Datta Joshi is a farming systems specialist with demonstrated expertise in program development and management of operations. With more than 35 years of experience including 15 years with Nepal government, 3 years with Save the Children US, 7 years with GTZ, 10 years with SNV, Mr. Joshi has been providing his service at CEAPRED since 2013. His career includes work in the areas of project designing & management, farming systems research and development, networking and coordination, participatory PME, capacity development for improving service delivery, value chain development, mainstreaming GESI, and training and facilitation.
Program Director
M.Sc. Agriculture in Agricultural Economics
Mr. Pandey is an agriculture economist with extensive work experience in areas of planning, monitoring & evaluation, food & nutrition security, climate change adaptation etc., His professional association has been with the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development for almost three decades where he served as a Joint Secretary and was also a Planning Chief, Deputy Director General (Planning and Management), and Acting Director General. He also has experience working with UN WFP Nepal and has worked as Chief of Export Promotion of Agriculture Commodities, Project Director of GAFSC funded and World Bank supervised Agriculture and Food Security Project, and Chief of Central Agriculture Laboratory.Mr. Pandey has also served in INGOs and worked as a freelance consultant.
Senior Manager (Admin/Finance)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)
One of the pioneer staffs of CEAPRED, Mr. Upadhyaya has been providing his continuous service since 1996. His area of expertise includes overseeing the administration and financial management, human resource management, procurement, internal control system, budgetary planning and implementation.
Finance Manager
Bachelor in Commerce, TU
Associated with the Finance department since 2002, Mr. Joshi has experience and expertise in maintaining account keeping, financial reporting, internal control system and other financial management tasks. He is also responsible for preparing the cash forecast plan, monitors the project accounts and inventory management.
Senior M&E Officer
M.A Rural Development
Mr. Acharya has been overseeing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) initiatives at CEAPRED since 2008. His expertise encompasses various aspects of M&E, including the development and execution of M&E plans, building effective coordination and linkages with line agencies and stakeholders, and robust database management. His role is pivotal in ensuring that CEAPRED's programs are effectively monitored, evaluated, and adapted to achieve optimal outcomes. By leveraging his skills in M&E, Mr. Acharya plays a crucial role in enhancing program effectiveness, and transparency within the organization.
Senior Programme Officer
Master's in Natural Resources Management , AIT, Thailand
Ms. Neha Thapa has over 8 years of professional experience, having worked in development projects and the private sector. Since 2018, she has been affiliated with CEAPRED, focusing on private sector partnerships, market system development, integrating gender into agriculture, collaborating closely with government and other partners and resource mobilization.
System Administrator
BE Electronics and Communication
Ms Sedhai is an Engineer in Electronics and Communication. She has more than 5 years of professional experience in the field of Information and Technology (IT) and has experience and expertise in Windows server administration, MIS development and deployment, analyzing data and presenting the information, Desktop publishing, Online research/marketing and reporting.
Admin Officer
M.A Rural Development
sushma.rajkarnikar@ceapred.org.np
As an Admin. Officer, Ms. Rajkarnikar has been working with CEAPRED since 2000. She has ample experience in human resource management and administration. Her areas of expertise are human resource management, general administration, data management and secretarial services.
Assistant Logistic Officer
Intermediate Level
dibyeswor.shrestha@ceapred.org.np
Having worked for CEAPRED for 24 years now, he maintains Logistics and is responsible for official correspondence.
Senior Admin Assistant
PCL in Management
shanta.khakurel@ceapred.org.np
Ms. Khakurel has been associated with CEAPRED since 2006. She is responsible for assisting Human Resource and Administration department
Seed Lab Technician
Intermediate in Education
Mr. Rauniyar has been associated with CEAPRED since 2006 and working as a Seed Lab Technician. He is responsible for performing the seed germination and purity tests of obtained seed samples of cereal and vegetable crops and report preparation and dispatch activities.
Project Coordinator (HIREAP)
Masters of Science in Agriculture
shankar.neupane@ceapred.org.np
Mr. Neupane is working as a Project Coordinator at CEAPRED under HIREAP Project. He has more than 5 years of experience in development sectors related to Seed production and Marketing, Climate Smart Agriculture, Permaculture, FFS, sustainable agriculture and value chain.
Finance Officer (HIREAP)
Master’s in Business Studies
Mr. Mahato has been working as a Finance Officer at CEAPRED for HIREAP project. He obtained his Master’s in Business Studies from Tribhuvan University with good academic excellence. He has good experience of working with a diversified group of people in different projects since last seven years in Nepal.
Manager Agricultural Services (Sahaj/NAMDP II)
MBA
Mr. Bhaskar has around six years of working experience in and studying market from a policy, regulatory and business perspective. He specializes in developing innovative business models and win-win partnerships with multiple stakeholders that promote economic growth in challenging markets, with specific focus on systematic approaches including Market System and Value chain development of Agri-commodities.With NAMDP II (Sahaj), Bhaskar is leading Agricultural Services pillar comprising sector leads from Dairy, Large Cardamom, Maize and Vegetables.
Field Project Coordinator (FSNH)
MSc. IAAS, T.U, Kirtipur
Mr. Sushil Basnet has experience with over 4 years of experience in two different NGOs on program planning, reporting, coordination with local governments, sustainable agriculture, organic farming, conduct Farmers' Field School, Training Of Trainers, roof top farming, plant clinic, health and nutrition workshops.
Project Coordinator (SKILL UP)
MA Sociology, TU, Nepal
Mr. Neupane has 16 years of work experience in Sustainable Livelihood and Food Security related project and has been associated with CEAPRED since 2010. His areas of work includes food security and sustainable agriculture devolvement, planning and implementing the various action plans to organize different capacity building and skill enhancement trainings, monitoring the project activities, technical guidance on quality seed production and commercial vegetable farming on the basis of value chain approach.
Finance Officer(SKILL UP)
Bachelor of Business studies
khagendra.tamrakar@ceapred.org.np
Mr. Tamrakar has more than 7 years of experience in Admin & Finance Officer - Account keeping, financial reporting, financial operations of the project, tax and auditing, cash management, payroll, financial disbursements, ledgers, procurement documentation, record keeping, financial documentation, budget planning and scheduling, admin and financial management . He has been associated with in CEAPRED since 2 years under SKILL UP Project
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