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VIJAYARAGHAVAN, K
K. Vijayaraghavan (Vijay) is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and a Fellow of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI). He holds a Master’s degree and Fellowship in public accounting and management consulting, with a focus on strategic and technology management consulting. He is the Chief Executive of Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt Ltd, a large consulting firm based in Hyderabad, India. Sathguru advises government organizations, multilateral and bilateral development institutions, private enterprises, and NGOs in several countries across the Asian region. Mr. Vijay is engaged in shaping a number of Indian policy initiatives in the life sciences, and is a member of selected national committees constituted for this purpose. Sathguru is also an Associate of the program Cornell-in-India. Mr. Vijay co-directs Cornell’s program in India, which also extends to several other countries in Asia. He is a Regional Coordinator for ABSPII South Asian activities (in India and Bangladesh).
Abstract
Successful Commercialization of Insect-Resistant Eggplant by a Public–Private Partnership: Reaching and Benefiting Resource-Poor Farmers
Abstract:
This chapter looks at the results of a unique public–private partnership instituted to provide resource-constrained farmers in the developing world with access to proprietary agri-biotechnologies. Eggplant, a widely consumed vegetable crop in the tropics, is commonly infested by the eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB), which devastates both plants in the field during development and eggplant fruits after harvesting. The chapter considers the application of insect-resistance technology (based on the Cry1Ac protein from Bacillus thuringiensis) in eggplant, focusing on its sublicensing from a private company to a partnership of public institutes and agricultural universities in Bangladesh, India, and the Philippines.
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