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Pankaj Sihag is the founder and lead agriculture contributor at KhetiKisaan, born and raised in Gandheli village, Rawatsar tehsil, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan. This author page for my website, and for every reader who relies on KhetiKisaan for selling decisions, exists to answer one straightforward question: who is behind the information? Every mandi rate, crop guide, and farming insight published on this platform carries his name because the content draws on his network, his field research, and his firsthand understanding of how APMC markets work on the ground.
Before going deeper, here is a quick summary of who Pankaj Sihag is.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Pankaj Sihag |
| Village | Gandheli, Rawatsar Tehsil |
| District | Hanumangarh, Rajasthan |
| University | Maharaja Ganga Singh (MGS) University, Bikaner |
| Education | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
| Specialisation | APMC market operations, crop price tracking, agricultural content |
| Platform | KhetiKisaan |
| Role | Founder and Lead Agriculture Contributor |
| Years of Experience | 10+ years in agriculture field observation and market tracking |
Hanumangarh district sits along the Ghaggar basin in northern Rajasthan and is widely regarded as one of the state's most agriculturally active districts. The region produces wheat (gehun), mustard (sarso), cotton, guar, and several other Rabi and Kharif crops across both irrigated and rainfed areas. Growing up in Gandheli village in Rawatsar tehsil means Pankaj did not learn about farming from a textbook first, he observed it from the field.
Living in a farming household gives you a specific kind of education that no classroom fully replicates. You understand price uncertainty not as an abstract market concept but as the real anxiety a kisaan carries on the way to the mandi. You see middlemen pressure and information gaps not as theoretical problems but as things that happen to your family. That ground-level perspective is what makes KhetiKisaan's content different from agri-tech content built in urban offices.
Pankaj completed his Bachelor of Science degree from Maharaja Ganga Singh University in Bikaner, a well-established public university in Rajasthan with recognised science programmes. His science training instilled something just as important as crop knowledge: the discipline of questioning data, verifying sources, and presenting information with accuracy rather than guesswork. That same discipline drives how KhetiKisaan reports mandi bhav (daily market prices) today.
The combination of a farming background and a science-trained analytical approach is relatively uncommon among agricultural content creators in India. Many platforms have the technical knowledge without the field familiarity; others have the farmer's perspective without the rigour to verify and structure information clearly. Pankaj's profile brings both together in one place.
The shift from understanding his own farm's economics to tracking APMC auction trends across North India was gradual but deliberate. Watching daily bol-chaal (bidding sessions) at the mandi over many seasons, Pankaj noticed a consistent problem: price information was either delayed, incomplete, or simply inaccessible to the ordinary kisan arriving with five quintals of sarso on a Tuesday morning. The platforms that existed were built for commodity traders, not for small farmers making selling decisions in real time.
The gap he identified was not about technology, it was about intent. Urban agri-tech platforms speak to investors, aggregators, and policy analysts. They do not speak to the kisaan who needs to know whether Nohar mandi is offering a better rate than Sri Ganganagar on a specific day for a specific crop. That hyper-local, farmer-first information gap became the founding problem KhetiKisaan was built to solve.
KhetiKisaan was built on one core principle: verified, real-time market intelligence sourced from people physically present at live APMC auctions. Not delayed government feeds. Not estimated averages. Actual transaction rates from ground contacts attending the auction on that day. That commitment to on-the-ground data is what separates KhetiKisaan from generic commodity price aggregators.
The platform covers the crops most important to North India's Rabi and Kharif cycles: wheat, mustard, cotton (narma and desi), guar, chana, moong, isabgol, arandi, tarameera, and mungfali. The mandi coverage focuses on key APMC centres in Rajasthan, Haryana, and Punjab, with particular focus on markets like Sri Ganganagar and Nohar, where Pankaj's on-ground reporting networks are strongest.
Pankaj's core specialisation is tracking crop arrivals, auction patterns, and seasonal yield shifts across major APMC centres in North India. He understands the mechanics of how a mandi bhav is actually formed on a given day: how lot size affects bidding, how moisture content in the fasal (crop) influences buyer willingness, how attendance of specific buyers and commission agents (arhatiyas) shifts the final rate, and how seasonal supply pressure compresses or expands the price range.
This level of operational understanding is precisely what generic price-aggregator platforms miss. A platform that pulls delayed government data cannot tell you why sarso rates in Nohar dropped by Rs. 80 per quintal on a Wednesday while the same crop held firm in Sri Ganganagar. Pankaj's reporting can, because it is built on direct observation and verified contact networks.
Beyond daily rates, Pankaj tracks tezi-mandi (bullish and bearish) cycles across crop seasons to help farmers understand the right time to sell, rather than reacting to a single day's price movement. Selling on the basis of one mandi rate without understanding the broader seasonal trend is one of the most common ways farmers lose money at the mandi. KhetiKisaan's analysis is designed to help kisaans avoid exactly that mistake.
His coverage spans both commercial crops like cotton and guar, and staple cash crops like mustard and wheat, giving farmers across crop types a reliable reference before they head to the mandi. This breadth matters because a farmer in Hanumangarh may grow wheat in the Rabi season and cotton or guar in the Kharif season, and needs consistent, accurate information for both.
The daily mandi rates published on KhetiKisaan cover verified prices per quintal for Narma, Sarso, Gwar, Gehun, Chana, Moong, Isabgol, Arandi, Tarameera, and Mungfali across multiple APMC centres. These prices are sourced from on-ground contacts present at live auctions, which means they reflect what farmers are actually receiving on that day, not an estimate published hours later from a government database.
Mandi-wise listings are published covering multiple markets so farmers can compare rates across locations before deciding where to sell. For a farmer sitting in Rawatsar, knowing that a particular mandi 40 kilometres away is offering Rs. 150 more per quintal on a given day is genuinely valuable information, the kind that can change the outcome of that trip entirely.
Beyond price reporting, Pankaj publishes practical, science-backed crop guides covering sowing timelines, variety selection, irrigation management, and pest control for major Rabi and Kharif crops across North India. These guides are written in plain language, with Hindi crop names and local references that make them immediately useful to rural readers, not just to agronomists reading in a lab.
Government scheme coverage is also a regular part of the platform's content: PM-KISAN eligibility and payment updates, PM Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) registration timelines, MSP announcements for each season, and e-NAM registration guidance. Many small farmers are entitled to these benefits but do not access them because the information is buried in government portals. KhetiKisaan brings it into one accessible place.
KhetiKisaan's readership covers a wide range of people with a stake in agricultural markets. Small and marginal kisaans use it to decide when and where to sell their fasal. Large-scale growers track price movements across multiple mandis to maximise their return per quintal. Arhatiyas and commodity traders monitor procurement trends. Agri-students and researchers use the verified price data for academic and market analysis. Each of these readers gets specific, actionable information that applies directly to their situation.
A strong author bio page opens with who the person is, immediately states their area of expertise, and backs it up with verifiable details: where they studied, where they grew up, and how long they have been working in the field. Specificity is the key. Pankaj's bio avoids the generic label of "agricultural expert" and instead specifies the crops he covers, the APMC markets he tracks, and the regions he focuses on. That specificity is far more useful to a kisan in Hanumangarh than a general credential.
The most credible author pages are the ones where experience is shown, not just claimed. Original field context, concrete market knowledge, and transparent sourcing are what separate trustworthy agricultural content from recycled summaries. Every detail on this page is specific and traceable: the village, the university, the crops, the mandis. That traceability is precisely the point.
A functional author landing page includes a clear way for readers to engage further: social profiles, a contact method, or a newsletter signup. For KhetiKisaan, the most relevant call to action directs farmers to check today's mandi bhav, read the latest crop guide, or follow the platform for daily price updates, actions directly aligned with why the reader is on the page. The CTA converts trust into an action the reader was already considering, which makes it the logical final element of any well-built author profile.
Pankaj Sihag is the founder and lead agriculture contributor at KhetiKisaan. He is from Gandheli village, Rawatsar tehsil, Hanumangarh district, Rajasthan, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Maharaja Ganga Singh University in Bikaner. His background combines firsthand farming experience with a strong understanding of APMC market operations across North India.
He covers major Rabi crops including wheat (gehun) and mustard (sarso), and Kharif crops including cotton (narma and desi varieties), guar, moong, and chana. He also covers isabgol, arandi, tarameera, and mungfali. Key APMC centres in his coverage area include Sri Ganganagar and Nohar in Rajasthan, with additional coverage across Haryana and Punjab markets.
Rates published on KhetiKisaan are sourced from ground contacts physically present at live APMC auctions during the bol-chaal (bidding session), rather than pulled from delayed government portals or estimated from weekly averages. This means they aim to reflect actual transaction rates on the day of reporting, which is genuinely useful for a kisaan deciding where and when to sell.
Visit KhetiKisaan's contact page to reach Pankaj or the editorial team directly. For daily mandi bhav updates covering wheat, mustard, cotton, guar, chana, and other major crops, bookmark the platform's rates section and check it each morning before heading to the mandi. Following KhetiKisaan on social media is also a quick way to receive price alerts and crop guide updates as they are published.
