[6] Currently he is Infosys chair professor for Agriculture at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).

He was an active member of the high-level committee set up by the NDA Government to restructure and reorient Food Corporation of India in order to improve its operational and financial efficiency.

His work tenure at CACP is reported to have been transparent with real-time research and policy guidance on agricultural sector of the country.

During his stint at IFPRI (January 2001 – February 2011), he garnered expansive worldwide exposure, undertaking and guiding research in Asia, Africa and Latin America (about 35 countries).

Prior to that he was Director/Chief Economist, Agriculture and Rural Development at National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) from 1991 till 1997.