Rikin Gandhi
CEO, Digital Green
CEO, Digital Green
Biography
With a master’s degree in aeronautical and astronautical space engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University, Rikin first worked with Oracle after graduating. Here he received patents for linguistic search algorithms that he helped develop. Later he joined Microsoft Research India’s technology for emerging markets team, where he was researching ways to amplify the effectiveness of agricultural development globally. His work at Microsoft led him to co-found a non-profit spin-off, Digital Green.
Articles
Innovation vs. strength: What is the future of ICT in extension?
by Rikin Gandhi
The disruptive force of technology is difficult to predict. As those of us in the space can attest, agricultural extension is due for a transformation, but there won’t be a ‘silver bullet’. We know the future lies in different approaches for different circumstances, with each more accountable to catalysing a deeper impact for smallholder farmers.
Read MoreVideo-based learning for rural communities
by Rikin Gandhi and Aishwarya Pillai
Rikin Gandhi and Aishwarya Pillai explain how video-based learning can encourage communities to be co-creators of knowledge and not just passive recipients.
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