Currently, I am working as Research Associate at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Moreover, I have had five years of postdoctoral research experience in the Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics, Rutgers-the State University of New Jersey, USA. During the stay at Rutgers University, I acquired research experience from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and US-AID funded projects, namely 1. An Assessment of Organic Product Marketing Opportunities in the Mid- Atlantic Region of the USA, 2. A Demand-Driven Assessment of Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing and Agri-Tourism Industry in the Mid-Atlantic United States, 3. Locally Grown Ethnic Greens and Herbs: Demand Assessments and Production Opportunities for East Coast Farmers, 4. Excellence in Higher Education for Liberian Development (EHELD), 5. Improving Income and Nutrition of Smallholder Farmers in Eastern Africa using a Market-Driven Approach to Enhance Value Chain Production of African Indigenous Vegetables (AIVs), 6. A Production System for High-Value Crops at Risk from Downy Mildew that Integrates Detection, Breeding, Extension, and Education etc,. The goal of these projects is to enhance both the net profits and sustainability of small farms by choosing appropriate production methods.