Manisha Kairaly (Molly) (India)

Manisha Kairaly (Molly) has over a decade of experience in organic farming, traditional food systems, rural entrepreneurship, community engagement, sustainability and conservation. Her expertise lies in the sphere of agrobiodiversity, regenerative practices and sustainable design. She has worked as Director – Enterprise Development and Design with The Timbaktu Collective (www.timbaktu.org), Regional Head- South India for Slow Food International (slowfood.com) and is Founder Trustee of the Adavi Trust (www.adavi.org). Her research areas are the innumerable interconnections between food, craft and ecology. She is a proud member of the IFOAM Asia Youth Forum, is alumni of the ALGOA Leadership Course in Organic Agriculture as well as IFOAM Asia’s Training of Trainers.