Life’s Lessons: Summarised personal and professional experiences of the GRSV Experts, including suggestions for the future generation of scientists

The GRSV website collates and publishes a monthly newsletter, GRSV AgriTech News, which highlights issues of current importance in agriculture and allied sciences, with a potential for long-term impact.

C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda – Delivering Smiles to Smallholder Farmers: A dream realized

C.L. Laxmipathi Gowda Delivering Smiles to Smallholder Farmers: A dream realized My childhood and education (1949 to 1975) I was born to a farming family in Hassan district, Karnataka, India. Primary education was in the village, and middle and high

D M Hegde – Living for a cause greater than self

D M Hegde Living for a cause greater than self Childhood and Education (1950-1976) I was born in a freedom fighter’s farming family in a remote village in North Canara (now Uttara Kannada) district of Karnataka State. I studied

Farid Waliyar – Fulfilling the dreams of parents and myself by my work at ICRISAT

Fulfilling the dreams of parents and myself by my work at ICRISAT Farid Waliyar Childhood and education My parents had never been to school and yet they gave us (7 boys and 3 girls) equal opportunity to study, so that

M J Vasudeva Rao – Achievements, Life Lessons, and Wisdom Bytes

M J Vasudeva Rao Achievements, Life Lessons, and Wisdom Bytes A. Graduation (1966-70) Awarded UAS Gold Medal for achieving University First Rank in B.Sc. (Agri) and State Award (Silver medal) from Government of Mysore (now Karnataka) Member of the student

N T Yaduraju – Fun with weeds!

N T Yaduraju Fun with weeds! Childhood and education (1952 to 1975) Born to a farming family in Hassan district, Karnataka, India, I had my early education at government schools in Rayarakoppal. I gained hands-on experience of working in rice

N. Nagaraj – Positioning Agricultural Economics to address issues in education, research, and policy outreach

N. Nagaraj Positioning Agricultural Economics to address issues in education, research, and policy outreach I. Rural background Born and brought up in an agricultural family in rural Karnataka, I completed my primary and middle school education in a neighbouring village

Parthasarathy Rao – Life’s Lessons from Agricultural Research (Socioeconomics)

Parthasarathy Rao Life’s Lessons from Agricultural Research During my more than 35 years of association with research in the field of agricultural economics, I have come across some excellent basic research carried out by scientists in various disciplines, such as

Pham Thi Vuong – Accessing Knowledge from Global Arena to Help Vietnamese Farmers

Accessing Knowledge from Global Arena to Help Vietnamese Farmers Pham Thi Vuong My early life and education I was born in a rural area of the Hai Duong province, now Hai Phong city. In my childhood, my village had vast

Ramanatha Rao – A Career Spanning Global Agrobiodiversity: From Field to Policy

Ramanatha Rao A Career Spanning Global Agrobiodiversity: From Field to Policy Introduction/Background: My earliest memories date back to the 1950s in Madanapalle, a small town in the semi-arid Rayalaseema region, where my mother, a Hindi teacher, was the sole family

S.V.R. Shetty – From Begging Bowl to Feeding the Future: My Global Professional Journey

Introduction/Background – Childhood (1950s): Early Independence period, Middle class joint family, rural coastal ecosystem – Fragile Agri. resource base, mostly subsistence agriculture, a few non-farm activities – The “Begging Bowl” era of famines and droughts, conflicts, and a “Ship to

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