Background
Rajaram, Sanjaya was born on February 10, 1943 in Varanasi, India. Arrived in Mexico, 1969. Son of Jaggu and Mangala (Devi) Rajaram.
plant breeder agricultural scientist
Rajaram, Sanjaya was born on February 10, 1943 in Varanasi, India. Arrived in Mexico, 1969. Son of Jaggu and Mangala (Devi) Rajaram.
Bachelor of Science, Gorakhpur University, India, 1962. Master of Science, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Science, Sydney University, Australia, 1968.
Postdoctoral fellow, Rockefeller Foundation, New Delhi, India, 1968-1969; postdoctoral fellow, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento Maiz y Trigo, Mexico City, 1969-1970; geneticist/plant pathologist, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento Maiz y Trigo, Mexico City, 1971-1972; head, wheat breeder, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento Maiz y Trigo, Mexico City, 1973-1988; leader plant breeding department, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento Maiz y Trigo, Mexico City, since 1989. Consultant agricultural issues related to wheat to Brazil, Paraguay, Guatemala, Mexico, India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Syria, Turkey, Algeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, Portugal, Spain, China.
Fellow American Society Agronomy (International Agronomy award), Crop Science Society of America (International Service in Crop Science award 1993), India National Academy of Sciences.
Children: Sheila, Jaiprakash, Arun.