DR. BHARAT KULKARNI

• Internationally Acclaimed Expert on policy matters of Agri

value chains and Agri Exchanges;

• Recipient of “Maharaja’s Excellence Award for Commodity

Exchange for Africa”

• Regular speaker at various platforms like UN’s World

Investment Forum and the Harvard Business School.

Dr. Bharat Kulkarni is a globally renowned agribusiness expert, working in the field of policy advisory and development of

commodity exchanges and structured Markets. He has worked for more than 20 years on various agribusiness development projects and structured markets initiative in Africa.

Bharat started his career as a commodity trader and later worked as a commodity exchange expert with The United Nations till 2011. Since 2011, as a consultant, he has been advising several Agri-Policy initiatives of governments in Africa. His clients include

governments in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Malawi through agencies like The World Bank, USAID, IFC, Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa, and many others from Private Sector including S&P Group in India.

He is a highly sought after speaker on Agri Market policies in frontier economies and travels across the globe to speak at various conferences year round. He is a regular speaker at prestigious forums like the Harvard Business School, World Investment Forum

of the United Nations, Global Commodities forum( UNCTAD) etc. He is a PhD in Economics and has written three books.

Besides, he is a adherent follower of Sahaja yoga, a unique way of meditation founded by H.H. Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi, since 1989. This unique way of meditation gives him the strength and capabilities to remain calm and balanced in life.

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