Jajah Koswara

Jajah Koswara
Director of Research and Community Service Development
In office
14 March 1989  2002
Preceded byOetit Koswara
Succeeded byDodi Nandika
Personal details
Born(1941-12-09)December 9, 1941
Sumedang, West Java, Dutch East Indies
DiedMarch 17, 2011(2011-03-17) (aged 69)
Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Spouse
Oetit Koswara
(m. 1964)
EducationIPB University (Ir., Prof.)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (M.Sc., Ph.D)
Academic background
ThesisThe Effect of Nitrogen and Plant Population on Corn Production: And a Study of Grain Maturation Period of Five Corn Varieties in Indonesia (1975)
Doctoral advisorJohn W. Pendleton
Academic work
DisciplineAgricultural science
Sub-disciplineAgronomy
Notable worksIPB-4 hybrid corn variety
Sweet corn variety
Spring corn

Jajah Koswara (sometimes written as Yayah Koswara, 9 December 1941  17 March 2011) was an Indonesian academic and education administrator who was known for developing hybrid corn in Indonesia. She served as the Director of Research and Community Service Development at the Directorate General of Higher Education from 1989 until 2002, during which she developed the competitive grant scheme and the voucher system.