Dakshina Murthy is a Professor (Agronomy) and systems modeller working at ANGR Agricultural University based in India. He obtained his PhD from the University of Florida, Gainesville, the US with a major in Soil and Water Science under Indo-US Agricultural knowledge Initiative program. Dr Dakshina has more than 20 years of rich experience in regenerative agricultural practices aiming  at improving soil health and reversing climate change by expanding biodiversity, improving the water cycle, increasing organic matter in soil structure, and requesting  carbon from the atmosphere to the soil. He  led the Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) as part of the South India team, conducting integrated assessments of the effects of climate change on global and regional food production and security, analysing adaptation options in rainfed cropping systems. He is also implemented  climate change adaptation project funded by MOEFCC, Govt. of India in operation in Telangana, India. Dakshina‘s expertise mostly in the areas of agronomy and soil science, crop growth modelling, climate risk management, spatial analysis and he has published more than 50 journal articles and 5 book chapters.

Dr Dakshina is Verra-approved Independent Modeling Expert under VMD0053 Model Calibration, Validation, and Uncertainty Guidance for the Methodology for Improved Agricultural Land Management (VM0042 Methodology for Improved Agricultural Management) that quantifies net emissions of CO2, CH4, and N2O from grower operations. The methodology is compatible with regenerative agriculture