Session IV: Agroecology in the Himalayas

Anand Pradhan is a farmer-proprietor of Ramalaya Farm, an organic farm established in 2018 in Rhenock, East Sikkim. The farm operates on an ethical business model, aiming to support small businesses and enhance the culinary scene in Sikkim. Ramalaya Farm adopts indigenous farming methods, utilizes organic fertilizers and crop rotation, and maintains the natural landscape

Erica Udas works with the Ecosystem Services Thematic team and contributes her expertise to the adaptation and resilience building of mountain communities across the HKH region. She engages in the implementation of pilot projects to generate knowledge and science-based evidence to link with policy. 

Hari Bahadur K.C., PhD, is the Director General of the Department of Agriculture of the Government of Nepal. He worked as a member of the High-Level Task Force on Organic Agriculture which prepared a roadmap report on organic agriculture in Nepal. He had also served as a team member of a committee for designing the Organic Mission Program of DoA. He has also published more than thirty scientific articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and workshop proceedings. 

Thinley Namgay, an IT graduate, hails from a rural farming community in central Bhutan. Inspired by the vital role farmers and farming communities play in sustainable economic development, he founded Bhutan Blossoms, a highly successful food business, in 2018, after five years in the food industry.