Mr. Sashi Kumar is a senior advisor in Green Innovation Centres for the Agriculture and Food Sector – India - GIZ India. His current profile is integrating renewable energy and post-harvest loss management in the agriculture value chain. Mr. Kumar has more than 18 years of experience in the development sector contributing most of his service to access to finance and micro-enterprise promotion in the agriculture sector. Has intensively worked with Indian microfinance institutions and Small and Medium enterprises on scaling market-led financial products and community-owned livelihood initiatives. Before GIZ, Mr. Sashi Kumar worked with National Bank for Agriculture Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development Financial Services, and CARE International.