I am the rare agricultural economist from Singapore; unfortunately my country is not listed here. Currently I run my own editorial consultancy working with animal nutrition companies and clients in the commercial agricultural sector. But the heart of my interest is small-scale agriculture. I am particularly drawn to research and understanding more about smallholder appropriate farming technologies and the economic motivations of agricultural households.

Coordinator, Asia-Pacific Agricultural Research Information System (APARIS)

Ashutosh Sarker is the Coordinator and Food Legume Breeder at the ICARDA South Asia & China Regional Program (SACRP), New Delhi, India. He served as a Food legume Breeder at the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute before joining ICARDA in 1996 as a Lentil Breeder. Till 2008, he headed the Food Legume team at ICARDA HQ. During the last three years, he established SACRP & strengthened food legume research for short-season environments in South Asia. In his 32 years of research experience on food legumes, esp.