M. Prabhakar Rao & Asha Priya

Dr. M.Prabhakar Rao is the Chairman of NSL Group. Its flagship company, Nuziveedu Seeds Ltd (NSL), the largest seed company in the country. He has made pioneer efforts in making new technologies available to the farmers at an affordable price and bridging the gap between the technology developers and seed companies. Further to his contribution to the seed industry, he has also contributed for substantial industrialization by making combined investments in Power, Textiles, Integrated Sugar Factories, IT Infrastructure in the form of IT Parks, IT SEZs etc.
He is the President of Indian Sugar & Bio-Energy Manufacturers Association (ISMA), President of National Seed Association of India (NSAI), Chairman of FICCI-Andhra Pradesh State Council. He was also Member of Cotton Advisory Board, Ministry of Textiles, International Seeds Federation (ISF) representing India, Member of PPVFR Authority, Member of Central Seed Committee, Govt. of India etc.
Dr. Rao has always been at forefront of discharging Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives and has established, Mandava Foundation, a charitable trust, that plays a key role in the development of Rural India by contributing in the sectors of Education, Health Care, and agricultural productivity initiatives etc. He is also the President of The Swarna Bharat Trust (SBT) Vijayawada Chapter which organizes many social activities like skill Development courses for unemployed youth, vocational training to rural women, computer courses to rural boys and girls. agricultural training to local farmers on the recent technologies with special reference to natural farming. He is also contributing to several other NGOs like Sevabharathi Trust, Ekalavya Foundation etc.