India has lost a great agricultural scientist, benefactor of farmers and patriot in the passing away of Dr. Alapati Appa Rao. Alapati was one of the pioneers of the green revolution in the country. The great intellectual led a life of simplicity and dedicated his life for the betterment of farmers’ conditions. Unto the last, Alapati strove to promote biotechnology and ushering in of retail chains to improve farmers’ incomes. I have known Alapati for 34 years. He had guided and blessed Loksatta many times when it launched struggles on behalf of the farmer. My condolences to Alapati’s family members and his innumerable followers. A real tribute to him lies in encouraging such scientists and pursuing policies that help increase farmers’ incomes.
Posted on: Fri, 02 May 2014 17:04:37 +0000
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