Dr. Venkatesh Tagat is a retired CGM of NABARD, involved intensely in climate-resilient agriculture, agriculture marketing, and FPOs.

He serves as an Independent Director on Samunnati Finance board, and as Consultant to KFW, GIZ, IFAD, and others. He has extensive knowledge of the institutional space in agriculture, private sector investments, and the inner workings of FinTech and AgriTech.