Dr. Samarendra Mahapatra

Dr. Samarendra Mahapatra graduated in Agricultural Engineering from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT); did his post-graduation from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and doctorate in Business Administration from Utkal University. He has worked for more than two decades in corporate in Agri Input Industry and then in academics for about 15 years, teaching Management students at post-graduate level in the area of Marketing and Agribusiness. He was nominated as an expert member in many Organizations like ICAR for Syllabus Development and NET in Agribusiness Area besides AP State Agricultural University, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya-Raipur, KIIT, Utkal University for faculty recruitment.

He was an external examiner to ANGRAU, Mysore University, Telangana State Agricultural university, Rajasthan Agricultural University-Bikaner for Agribusiness students. He is an expert member of the Technical Committee for Project Evaluation of State Government, Odisha, besides staff recruitment in PSUs. sHe has authored books like Management of Agricultural Inputs, Food Retail Management and Supply Chain Management in Agribusiness independently besides several other book chapters.