Sayanton Mondal is an agriculturist and rural sustainable development professional with over four years of expertise in agricultural economics and rural development. He served as a researcher on a DST-funded project at Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya, where he worked on socio-economic development initiatives for marginalized communities in Northern West Bengal through farmers’ training and capacity building, promoting rural entrepreneurship through SHGs and FPCs, and conducting impact assessments. Academically, he graduated in Agriculture from Visva-Bharati, did a master’s in Agricultural economics from IGKV, Raipur, and is now pursuing a PhD in Agricultural Economics at UBKV. His research revolves around livelihood security assessment in the context of SDGs in agrarian communities.