Menila Kharel

Menila Kharel currently serves as Thematic Lead for Sustainable Agriculture and Markets at Practical Action since March 2021, following a tenure as Programme Coordinator in the South Asia Regional Office from January 2013 to March 2021, where key roles included project management and strategic support for agriculture projects. Prior experience includes positions as Program Coordinator at DC Nepal, where efforts focused on organic vegetable production and biodiversity conservation, Program Officer at FNCCI, coordinating public-private partnership initiatives, and Food Security Coordinator at SAHAS Nepal, managing food security projects in Okhaldhunga District. Menila holds a Master's degree in Agro-ecology from Wageningen University and a Master's in Sociology from Tribhuwan University.