Meenal S Machan is the CEO of Grameena Vikas Kendram Society, an NGO dedicated to the upliftment of farming communities and environmental regeneration in India. She is also a Director at Yasasreeviroha Impex, an agro-retail company. Her background includes experience at Accenture and a Masters degree from Middlesex University, blending corporate and social sector expertise.
Her work demonstrates a deep commitment to empowering rural populations, with a particular focus on tribal communities and women. By leading initiatives in sustainable agriculture and developing new income streams for farmers, she actively works towards creating self-reliant communities that live in harmony with nature, reflecting a strong personal mission for social and ecological justice.
Her organization created a program to generate new income for farmers from aborted sweet oranges that would otherwise be waste.