Sri S. Channabasappa | CoopPeople | CoopWiki

Life Period: Late 1920s – 2009
Region: Davanagere district
Role: Founder-Director of the Davanagere District Co-operative Marketing Society.
Core Contributions: A pioneer in developing cooperative grain storage networks across the region's fertile paddy and sugarcane belts. He created a financial framework allowing smallholders to store harvests in certified cooperative warehouses during post-harvest market gluts. Farmers could secure instant, low-interest credit lines against their stored stock for household expenses, delaying sales until market prices recovered.
Recognitions: Recipient of the state's Senior Cooperator Leadership Award in 1998.