Duraiswami Narain
Director
Plant Science
Monsanto
Romania
Biography
D holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Madras in Chennai, India and an MBA from Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. He is also a Chartered Accountant.
Research Interest
D has worked with farmers across six continents, which allowed him to gain a deep understanding of the unique opportunities and challenges facing growers from region to region. These insights helped him lead important initiatives, including the launch of global financing programs to support critical working capital needs of Monsanto’s farmer customers. He also led the company’s pioneering efforts in establishing a free mobile phone platform in India that provides smallholder farmers access to key agricultural insights. The platform has since expanded to benefit smallholder farmers in countries across Asia and Africa.