Meet Prof. Manish Raizada Descriptive Transcript

Summary: Prof. Manish Raizada discusses his research with farmers in developing countries and the experiences shared with graduate and undergraduate students. 

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Meet the Profs of the Ontario Agricultural College

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Text: Prof. Manish Raizada
Department of Plant Agriculture
Manish: The most exciting aspect of my work are really three-fold. 
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First, I get to work with great farmers around the world and I always say farmers 
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are really the hardest working people in the world and that includes both our farmers here, in Canada, as well as in developing countries. 
And if I could talk about the later for a second, it's just such an amazing experience to be in a remote village in the mountains of Nepal or in Central Africa, sit-down, especially with women farmers. We talk about where they need help, but also innovations that they have. 
We share food and then we work together in a participatory manner. 

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Manish: It's also so exciting to work with young minds, especially graduate students and other young researchers. 
The great ideas really come from them. They think about the world in a different way than I do and I always say the great collaborations come from them. They forge new ideas. 
And then I get to work with young undergraduates, especially including first-year students and they come in completely open-minded about things. 
They challenge me and ask me questions that I have never thought about it. 
And so all of those comprise 
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really, the exciting work that I get to do.

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Text: www.uoguelph.ca/oac
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