Sourav Dutta

“ To engage in a career that will develop my career to its fullest potential at an accelerated pace coupled with intrinsic development and enhancement of the three main value proposition- skills, networks and brands.”

Professional Synopsis: Learning and self-driven, Good communication skill, hard working, honest, good managing ability are the facets of my life and these shall be the pillars upon which my work life shall be based upon.

Previous Assignments / Academic Projects:

• Rural Farm Work Experience Program
• Project title: Seasonality analysis of different crops
• Description:
• As a requirement for partial fulfillment of B.Sc(Ag.) degree, seasonality analysis of various crops in two different villages, in Coochbehar district of West Bengal, was conducted
• Village Study Segment (VSS):
• Project Title: Micro-planning at village level
• Description:
• Randomly sampled surveys coupled with extensive PRA exercises postulated the problem and aided in development of a micro plan at village level
• RAC Component: Comprehensive livelihood planning of SHG members of JEEVIKA (BRLPS)
• Organization: BRLPs (JEEVIKA)
• Description:
• The work was done as an intervention in providing livelihood opportunities to the rural women associated with JEEVIKA SHGs
• We surveyed the members of 5 village organisations containing a total of 43
• SHGs and proposed livelihood options for them for income generation and enhancement
• Data was collected about Food Security Fund and Human Resource Fund and thereof constituted the base for identification of market imperfections
• National Service Scheme: Social welfare and awareness were the prime aspects of this initiative
• Tree plantation in a local government school was conducted with the participation of the school students
• Moreover, a health awareness programme was conducted with the villagers of the intervened village
• Management Traineeship Segment (MTS-I):
• Organization: IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) under CSISA Project Hub (Eastern U.P)
• Project Title-: “COST AND RETURN ANALYSIS OF WITH AND WITHOUT TECHNOLOGY
• INTERVENTION IN RICE”
• Description:
• The objective of the study was to analyze the cost and return in with and without technology intervention in Rice under intervention of CSISA project in E.U.P
• Impact was assessed based on different factors like-cost of inputs, cost of machinery, and cost of farm operations
• Individual Project Title: Impact of new herbicides in Rice-Wheat system of cultivation
• Description:
• The extent of use of herbicides by judgmentally surveyed farmers coupled with yield variation in contrast to hand weeding was documented
• Premier herbicides in Rice-Wheat system of cultivation are identified and proper weeding techniques were documented circumscribing increased productivity
• Management Traineeship Segment II (MTS II)
• Project Title: To document practices involved in improving soil health in agriculture with focus on composting method in rain fed region of M.P
• Organization: Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (India)
• Description:
• The project aimed in assessing and evaluating the current practices of composting and the gaps prevailing in the present scenario
• A framework encapsulating better composting practice enriched with biomass application is formulated and implemented in pilot basis
• A case study reflecting interventions of the organization in a village is documented.

• Interests and Extra Curricular Activities: Guitar playing, Painting
• Personal Details:
• Father’s Name Lt. Shri Soumendra Nath Datta
• Mother’s Name Smt. Subhra Datta
• Gender Male
• State of Domicile West Bengal
• Mother Tongue Bengali
• Date of birth: 23-10-1988