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Monsanto targets smallholder farmers

9 Jan 2015

Seed company Monsanto recently appointed Gyanendra Shukla as head of its African division. It has also set up headquarters in Kenya close to its intended future customers: East African smallholders.

Gyanendra Shukla. Photo: Courtesy of Monsanto.

How long have you been working in the agriculture sector?

I have a science background and studied agriculture, and have been in the agriculture sector for 25 years. I've lived in India, Indonesia and Singapore. From Singapore I covered China and many Eastern countries. My experience has largely been with smallholder farmers. I'm used to selling small pouches of seed.

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Source: Farmer's Weekly

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