Noida, Aug 14 (APAC Media): Prof. Vaibhav Bhamoriya of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kashipur has been appointed Chairperson of the institute’s Experiential Learning Programme, taking on a key academic leadership role.
The appointment has been welcomed by students, colleagues and members of the academic and professional community, with several congratulatory messages being shared following the announcement.
Bhamoriya is a Fellow of the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad and brings nearly a decade of experience across academics, research and industry. He has spent more than six years teaching at IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Indore. His professional journey also includes international research experience with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and corporate experience with Saurashtra Cements Limited.
Over the years, he has taught courses covering microeconomics, rural-urban economics, agricultural entrepreneurship, rural marketing, agricultural finance, agricultural warehouse management and project management. His course “Managing Sustainability”, developed and co-taught with Prof. Turaga Rama Mohan at IIM Ahmedabad, received global recognition in the Page Prize for Sustainability Curricula.
Bhamoriya’s research interests lie at the intersection of sustainability, livelihoods and entrepreneurship, with a particular focus on agribusiness and rural development. His work has examined grassroots institutions, institutional adaptability and entrepreneurship in irrigation, besides exploring rural and agricultural marketing.
He is currently involved in a research project focused on establishing solar irrigation pumps in rural India with CSR funding from BHEL. He has also authored cases dealing with Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) markets and rural businesses.
His consulting engagements include assignments with the World Bank, IRFT, UNDP, the Government of India, Godrej Agrovet, Food Corporation of India and NABARD, among others.
Bhamoriya is also an academic advisory board member for the WeSchool programme on Emerging Economies and serves as an advisor to the Kaushalya Foundation.
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