Staff Details

Career History: - Academically Trained in Livestock and agriculture management and have conducted over 65 field level sub sector and value chain studies, Technical feasibility assessment for livestock based livelihoods. Started career in 1997 through campus selection and joining PRADAN. Joined Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) as a faculty member in 2004. In Feb 2007 resigned job to work on the idea of The Goat Trust, which was formally registered in 2008. Major working themes had been Livestock based livelihoods, Social Entrepreneurship, strategic management, organization development.

My responsibilities: - Sanjeev works on Research & field Study, new Innovations up scaling and strategic support.

I like about organization: - Innovation at grass roots and support of colleagues.

I and the Goat Trust: - As a founding member and Trustee, I had been with organization since inception. I continued as Managing Trustee and presently in shifting phase to undertake processing & marketing wing.

Expertise: - Mr Bhishma Singh was one of key member of team working on productivity assessment of Sirohi breed and field based breed upgradation program in Ajmer. He has over 35 years of experience in sector and had been a goat farm entrepreneur himself for significant period of time. His key interest is training of rural women as livestock business service provider and sustain through goat related business. His core area of expertise is Breeding & management of goats.

My responsibilities: - Support Field teams across 18 operational states. Mentor colleagues and strategic support to organizational decision making process.

I like about organization: - Transparency, freedom and innovation focus of the organization.

My personal mission: - Promote over 10,000 Pashu Sakhies (Livestock Nurses) in field and sustain them financially to reach over 5 Lakh goat farmers with low cost door step first aid and basic knowledge services on regular basis.

I and the Goat Trust: - Involved since beginning of The Goat Trust.

My responsibilities: - To manage organization operations spread over 18 states and support team and colleagues.

My personal mission: - To build The Goat Trust as a training and knowledge building institution and train over 10000 rural youths to get local employment and earn on sustainable basic.

I and the Goat Trust: - Involved since beginning with The Goat Trust and have taken lead to manage systems and process evolving with organization growth.

My responsibilities: - To manage field operation of Partner NGOs

I like about organization: -
1 : The Goat Trust not only teaches social entrepreneurship but also works as social enterprise.
2 : It encourages innovative ideas and concepts.
3 : Flexible and transparent organization.
4 : To work for increasing productivity of Gaddi Breed.
5 : To expand Goat Based Livelihoods isupport projects High Himalayan.

I and the Goat Trust: - Involved with The Goat Trust since July 2016 as program director ( Operation ) looking after Goat Based livelihoods support Project.

Expertise: - Livestock management & Technical manager

My responsibilities: -
1 : Artifical Insemination Technology incubation and pro poor tech development for breed upgradation.
2 : Esterous synchronization,pregnancy diagnosis/confirmation technology standardization.
3 : Worm load Testing and worm based dewormer adoption and health card management.
4 : Training session on breed, breeding, ES,A.I,Endoparasite Management.
5 : Developing training tools for A.I. and worm load/worm identification training.

I like about organization: - Work culture of this organization in quite unique as per my vision I want to introduce low cost technique which will improve Livestock production that further help to improve livelihood of poor people.

Expertise: - Technical manager

My responsibilities: -
1 :To Manage Mother duck/hen farm with breed purity and selective breeding for standard egg productivity.
2 : Support to Field Project.
3 :To supervise Hatchery and ensure above 80% hatchability for hen and above 60% hatchability for ducks.
4 : To plan and consolidate monthly order of duckning/chicks and ensure production/linkages to meet it.
5 : Training session on poultry/duck Farming
6 : farm practicals on duck /hen farming-Developing modules, tools and process.
7 : Regular worm testing.

I like about organization: - I like culture of organization.

My personal mission: - I want to make organization a big supplier of desi poultry.

My responsibilities: - To facilitate the technological based trading activity with the help of Grading based classification and live body weight estimation of goats/buck throughout the project location.

My personal mission: - To organize the unorganized market of livestock which will lead to the sustainability of rural ground.

I like about organization: - It provide opportunity to the youth to become a social Entrepreneur.

I and the Goat Trust: - As a social change fellow I have been Associated since last 2 years and currently dealing with core marketing activity as manager of marketing wing.

Expertise: - Training

My responsibilities: -
1 : Campus & off Campus Training Management
2 : Regional Training Center Coordination.

I like about organization: - I like this organization for working with freedom of innovations and methodology, it helps to colleagues In grooming & sustaining as a professional.

My mission: - I want to grow as a professional in a small livestock sector and in future to develop a social enterprise Which helps to people to sustain in this sector.

My responsibilities: -
1 : community training
2 : Managing Community Livestock Business Center
3 : Building Business for Poor.

I like about organization: - I like organization because the goat trust is doing for the poor livelihood i.e benifical for him.

My mission: - Provide technical training for goat rearing community.