We are saddened by the demise of our former colleague Dr. Daman Prakash who worked in ICA-AP from 1962 to 2002. During his long and illustrious career, he held various positions - Director Agriculture Cooperative Management, Technical Advisor in Sri Lanka with the ICA-SCC-NCC/SL Co-operative Teachers’ Training Project, Chief Technical Advisor with ILO in Indonesia, and Senior Consultant with JA-Zenchu of Japan. He co-authored many publications on agriculture cooperatives and his contribution to the field has been immense.

Dr. Prakash was a well-known person to the cooperative movement of Nepal where he shared his knowledge and ideas to develop the cooperative movement. In 2014, at the first National Cooperative Congress of Nepal, Prime Minister Shushil Koirala presented him the ‘national award of appreciation’ for his invaluable contribution for the promotion of cooperatives.

Our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Dr. Daman Prakash.