Dr Parashram Patil is an agricultural and natural resources economist. He is well know expert in the filed of agricluture and natural resources.  He has earned Doctorate from Shivaji University Kolhapur, (Agro based industry of India) & Post Doctorate from Savitribhai Phule University of Pune (Natural resources accounting). He is a prestigeious Nehru Memoiral Museum & Library Fellow. He is the chairman of The Institute For Natural Resources (think tank in agriculture & forest). He is the founder of Western Ghat Agro & Forest Museum. He has worked with various national international orgisations such as UNFCCC, Asain Devlopment Bank & Govt of India etc. His research centers around issues related to agriculture economics, co-operation & rural devlopment,  forest accounting & climate change.