From CEO's Desk

I remember watching in curiosity as my dad mixed ghee into his black coffee, gulping it down at 4:30 in the morning as he disappeared for the animal pens. Sometimes I would follow him through the door, watching him as he quietly milked the livestock, carrying the fresh milk to sell at the neighborhood tea stalls. When the sun came out, my dad would be out on our paddy field, where I would follow him with interest.
When his farming duties were done, my father would be buttoned up and already behind his headmaster’s desk at the local school. Although I had not realized it then, my father had used his education not just for his job as a principal, but also for the work he was doing in the field.
Working in agriculture was more work than I’d imagined, and it seemed like a science of its own. I saw firsthand the hardships my father went through, but I also realized how agriculture was more than rakes and shovels--it was imagination and engineering.
As I saw in my childhood, agriculture is science, an art, and a business. I challenge you to discover this for yourself, and that is exactly what the STEM in Agriculture Challenge is about. It is about getting dirty, getting creative, and most importantly, having fun.
I hope that each one of you will be able to experience the beauty of agriculture as I experienced it through my father’s work.

Best,

Nixon Xavier
CEO and Co-Founder
STEM4Girls