Krishi Jagran FB LIVE: Meet Ajai Rana of Savannah Seeds Live on 29th April, Sharing Insights about ‘Agriculture during COVID-19’

The outbreak of Coronavirus has affected not only human lives but has severely affected many business sectors too, bringing a situation of crisis in the global economy. We understand why quarantining is so important to save our lives, but at the same time, we can’t ignore that a situation of the great depression is approaching us. The agriculture sector is the foundation of any economy, and it is now an inextricably important area that needs to be kept away from the ill-effects of the pandemic to save the world. 

Krishi Jagran, with its campaign ‘Krishi Jagran Facebook Live Series’, is taking a moment to connect with the notable personalities from the field of agriculture to explore the world of agriculture amid Coronavirus. In this series, the CEO of Savannah Seeds Pvt Limited, Ajai Rana will be joining us during a live session where he will be addressing all of you and will be talking about the topic ‘Agriculture During COVID-19’. With an experience of more than two decades in the agriculture industry, Mr. Ajai Rana carries immense wisdom and farsighted knowledge about the agriculture sector.

About Ajai Rana 

An MBA graduate, Ajai Rana has built his expertise in multiple areas including sales, marketing, business development, product management, pricing specialist, start-up, and general management roles in his work experience with leading crop protection, seed, biotech, and life science firms in India as well as overseas. 

He possesses a rich experience of recruiting talent, identifying business growth opportunities, and developing strategic plans and executing the plans. Rana is a passionate individual who is keen on introducing new technologies so that he could address every challenge posed before farming. He is the Founder of Savannah Seeds and takes care of operations in South Asia and Southeast Asian markets. He has led Savannah’s business from a stage when it was just a startup and has put his 100% contribution to building the company into one of the largest rice seed companies in the South Asia region. 

Ajai has been actively engaged with the American Seed Trade Association’s (ASTA), National Seed Association of India (NSAI), Federation of Seed Industry of India (FSII) to develop IP, technology, extension, and policy-related strategies and stakeholders outreach programs. He has a vast network of key policymakers, academia, and business leaders. 

Topics to be Covered During Live Session

1. How COVID 19 affecting Indian Economy & Agriculture Industry?

2. How Indian Agriculture Industry is going to survive after lockdown & normalcy of Covid-19?

3. Preparedness of Agriculture companies specially Savannah to address farmer need?

4. Savannah being the largest paddy seed selling company of India how are you ensuring the supply of seed to farmers?

5. State where labour challenges would be there specially NORHT state what’s your solution & recommendation for Farmers?

6. What contribution Savannah is doing to fight COVID – 19?

Stay tuned to Agriculture World’s Facebook page and watch Ajai Rana LIVE on 29th April 2020 at 4pm.