Anitha Reddy

Vice President

Anitha has experience of 20 years in developmental organization working on issues of seed conservation, food security, livelihoods and socio-economic development of rural women.

Prior to working with development organizations, worked in a publishing house as Content Writer and Assistant Editor. Worked with development organization as Chief Documentalist and also implemented projects at grassroots with elected women representatives by politically empowering women to be effective leaders. She has been a consultant to a number of institutions in developing proposals, strategy formulation, publications and communication tools. Being a Trustee of Sahaja Samrudha for
the last two decades has focused on advocacy, communication and program support. She has established innovative, remunerative Community Marketing for small and marginal farmers, which has stood time. Being a freelance writer, has extensively written on seed issues, organic farming, and highlighting farmer innovations and has published many sustainable agriculture books . She has won the prestigious international ‘ASIA PACIFIC RICE JOURNALIST AWARD 2009’ for the best Rice Journalist.