Since 1997 to 2016, he worked as a public officer at Directorate General of Processing and Marketing of Agricultural Products, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Indonesia. During those years, he focused on doing analysis data of quantity, price, and position of the Indonesia’s main plantation commodities in the domestic and international market. He also monitored auction markets for Indonesia agricultural products and administration process for certification of cocoa and coffee.

He finished his Master of Science study with the main field of study in International Ecological Agriculture from the University of Kassel, Germany on 2003, and he also finished his Doctoral study with focus study in International Migration from the similar university on 2017.

Since 2018 to 2019, he conducted a coaching about the stages and strategies to achieve sustainable livelihoods, and the improvement of knowledge and implementation of the best practices of organic farming for farmer community in Sumber Ngepoh village, Malang district, Indonesia. From 2020 to 2021, he also carried out a coaching about the develop of entrepreneurship capacity and skills in agribusiness for the youth and farmer community in Mulyoarjo vilage, Malang district, Indonesia.

Since 2017 to currently, he is as a researcher with the main field of research in Sustainable Livelihoods at the Faculty of Natural Resources, Prince of Songkhla Univeristy, Hat Yai city, Thailand.