He is based in India and has led several projects in ILRI and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on food-feed-crops and forages. He leads the ILRI research team on Environmentally Efficient Production Options for Intensifying Livestock Systems. He has over 15 years’ experience in research, teaching and extension in Africa, Asia, Europe and USA. He has worked in close collaboration with several national and international crop improvement institutions on food-feed-crop research on barley, sorghum, pearl millet, groundnut, pigeon pea and rice.