1. “Creating a vibrant and empowered rural communities
by touching their lives with time and mission critical, low
cost solutions with powerful technologies and through
meaningful partnerships”
Supporting Illustrations
Shaik N. Meera
Principal Scientist (Agricultural Extension)
ICAR- Indian Institute of Rice Research
Hyderabad, India
meera.shaik@icar.gov.in
shaiknmeera@gmail.com
+91 9000680909
+91-40-24591295

2. Rice Knowledge Management Portal
www.rkmp.co.in
Success Story of Rice Portal:
http://www.apaari.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2013/07/ICT-Success-
Stories_09072013.pdf
Largest repository in Rice Sector
28 organizations working together to create an impact of BC ratio 1.46:1

3. EMPOWERMENT through ENGAGEMENT – Digital Way
Shaik N.Meera (2013). Extension, ICTs and Knowledge Management: The 10 difficult questions.
Agricultural Extension for South Asia Blog. http://aesa-gfras.net/ (published on 12 July 2013)
Community Radio to Video Extension
Engaging partners, Empowering Communities
Apps for Extension

4. Rice Check – Australia & India
Think Global, Act Local
Shaik N.Meera , Noel Magor, John Lacy and V. Ravindra Babu(2014). India Rice Check Program: A
New Extension Method in Making. Agricultural Extension for South Asia Blog. http://aesa-
gfras.net/ (published on 10 December 2014)
Transferring the principles of Impact Acceleration
across countries and regions

5. Nationwide Federal Demonstrations
http://books.irri.org/9789712203039_content.pdf
Facilitating large scale adoption of 78 modern varieties
with 15.5% women farmers participation
impacting the lives of 24500 farm families directly and millions indirectly

6. Partnerships and Networks
Worked with 106 Rice based organisations, 60 farm innovators,
2 CGIAR institutes & FAO
http://aims.fao.org/community/interviews/collaboration-rice-data-interoperability-interview-shaik-
n-meera

7. Tactical Research to Practical Impacts
http://www.manage.gov.in/publications/journal/jan-jun-2011.asp
Grassroots experience in creating and sustaining household level
impacts with low cost solutions

8. Believing the strengths of INNOVATIONS
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cdac.riceinnovation&hl=en&utm_source=glob
al_co&utm_medium=prtnr&utm_content=Mar2515&utm_campaign=PartBadge&pcampaignid=MK
T-AC-global-none-all-co-pr-py-PartBadges-Oct1515-1
Rice Innovation Management - among farmers, organizations and
promoting Start-ups

9. Publications
http://irri.academia.edu/shaikmeera
http://dspace.col.org/bitstream/handle/11599/163/ICT%20enabled%20extension%20for%20clima
te%20change.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
Persuading extension organizations for continuous innovations with
low cost solutions through a cafeteria of publications

10. Publications
https://www.odi.org/sites/odi.org.uk/files/odi-
assets/publications-opinion-files/5186.pdf

11. Innovations in Learning, Skill Development
• 1800 development professionals including 486 women across the value chain
• Online learning support to 38000 extension professionals
Building the capacity of farmers, youth and women, extension
professionals

12. Recognitions
Bringing Visibility to the organizations with Impact
Acceleration Programs….

13. Recognitions
Bringing Visibility to the organizations with Impact
Acceleration Programs….

14. Strategic Ideas, Large Scale Impacts
file:///C:/Users/rkmp3/Downloads/GFRAS-GGP-
Note16_Web%20Portals%20for%20Agricultural%20Extension%20and%20Advisory%20Services%20(1).pdf
https://www.rd-alliance.org/users/n-meera-shaik
https://www.scribd.com/document/110744878/Making-of-RKMP-Shaik-Meera
I have ideas..like many...But I know how to create impact with those ideas