Background
Rao, Meka Ramamohana was born on July 1, 1947 in Avanigadda, India. Son of Basavapurnaiah and Pushpa Leelavathi (Gadde) Meka.
Rao, Meka Ramamohana was born on July 1, 1947 in Avanigadda, India. Son of Basavapurnaiah and Pushpa Leelavathi (Gadde) Meka.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Agricultural College, Bapatla, India, 1969. Master of Science in Agriculture, Sri Venkateswara Agricultural College, Tirupathi, India, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 1975.
Agronomist International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics, Patancheri, India, 1975-1981, 84-86. Cropping system specialist EMBRAPA/Instituto Interamericano de Cooperación Agropecuaria, Petrolina, Brazil, 1982-1983. Sorghum agronomist International Institute Tropical Agriculture, Maroua, Cameroon, 1986-1988.
Experimental agronomist ICRAF, Nairobi, Kenya, 1988-1991, program coordinator, 1991—1999. Associate professor agroforestry University Florida, Gainesville, 1994-1999. Presenter in field.
Married Malathi Kantamneni, May 31, 1974. Children: Venkata, Vikas, Meka.