Agricultural research stations of the government are normally so mired in neglect and sloth that no one bothers too much with them. With Dr Prasanna Rajendran it has been different. He has gone much beyond his calling as a scientist to turn two agricultural research stations in forgotten corners of Kerala into profit centres bustling with activity.
First was the Annakkayam Cashew Research Station in Kerala's Malappuram district. Then was the research station at Amalavayal in impoverished Wayanad district. It took 10 years, but both stations became profit centres and began reaching out to thousands of farmers. . .