Dr. MVR Prasad - Cofounder & VP Agri with 3 year old Elite Pongamia

Dr. Maddipatla V. Rama Manohar Prasad is an internationally recognized leader and agricultural scientist with specialization in Plant Genetics and Breeding with over forty years of productive experience in farm research and development.

Dr. Prasad has contributed towards resolving problems of dry land agriculture with special reference to the improvement of oil seed crops and cashew, working in various capacities in diverse agro-ecological situations.

Dr. Prasad’s leadership will enable managing all critical paths of our business, driving agricultural productivity to the business model and critical R&D collaborative initiatives globally to ensure we create sustainable and replicable agri renewable IP.

   Over forty (40) years of experience in AGRICULTURE, Genetics and Breeding of oilseed crops, cashew, grain legumes and         wheat, and Agronomy of semi-arid lands of Asia (India), South America (Brazil), Central America (Panama) and Africa         (Mozambique & Ghana), with international recognition in the above areas of work.

   Worked with organizations such as European Commission, AFDB, World Bank, Indian Council for Agricultural Research in dry land         agriculture

   Worked as the Vice President of Indian Society of Oilseeds Research

   Worked as the Chairman of the International Safflower Germplasm Advisory Committee.

   Brazil - July 1981 to July 1984. Worked as the visiting professor / International specialist / coordinator of         IICA/EMBRAPA/UFC/EPACE, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil.

   Krasnodar, USSR - August 17-29, 1991. Participated in Indo-USSR Joint Workshop on Sunflower Production Post Harvest         Technology Processing.

   Bangkok, Thailand - December 17-20, 1991. Participated in FAO Reg. Expert Consultation of Asian Network on Oilseed Crops.

   Beijing, China - June 14-18, 1993. Participated in the Third International Safflower conference.

   Mozambique (Africa): [A]May 1995 to July 31, 1999.Team Leader and International Cashew Specialist, African Development         Bank,/Austral, World Bank and Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of Mozambique.

   Mozambique (Africa) : [B] Worked from April to June 2007as the LEADER of the TEAM constituted under the aegis         of EUROPEAN COMMISSION to extend technical assistance to the Mozambican Institute of Cashew (INCAJU) for the elaboration         of the Second Director’s Plan for Cashew development in Mozambique

   Ghana, Africa – March 2003 to February 2004, Technical Advisor, Af.D.B.-Ghana-Cashew Development Project, Ministry of Food         & Agriculture/Govt. of Ghana/DFS GmbH/ Af.D.B.

   Panama, Central America – March 2004 to date, Technical Advisor on Cashew Production, TonatiuCorporation, David, Chiriqui.

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