Life Lessons

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

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

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

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

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