Sapna,who is currently working as Associate Professor in Deptt. of Policy Studies, TERI University, India, is an active researcher in the field of ICT for development and has been working with rural and agricultural communities at the grass root level since last fifteen years. Through her work with a number of research projects in India funded by national and international organisations, she focuses at need-service gap analysis and impact assessment of these models by following a farmer-centric, region-specific and commodity-specific approach. Her work has got her many accolades including Young Scientist Award from Uttarakhand Council of Science and Technology, Government of Uttarakhand, India and Prosper.NET Young Scientist Award (Runner-up) for Sustainable Development by United Nations University, German Federal Ministry of Education and Elsevier Publications.As an active member of e-agriculture community, she has participated actively in various online forums hosted on e-Agriculture and has been sharing her field experiences with other stakeholders such as academicians, field and extension workers, beneficiaries, development workers and corporates in ICT4D field. She also contributed an article in a special issue of I4D (Information for Development) magazine edited by e-agriculture team. She has also joined e-Ag members, ICT4D researchers and practitioners in various virtual events and other face to face events hosted by e-agriculture at various places.
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