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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution.
Jul 3, 2024 · M.S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan, the son of a surgeon, was educated.
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Sep 28, 2023 · M.S. Swaminathan, the eminent crop geneticist who fused plant breeding science with keen administrative skills to produce bountiful harvests that ended famine and steadily transformed India into...
Oct 6, 2023 · The agricultural scientist introduced high-yielding wheat and rice varieties that saved millions from famine in the 1960s. He also advocated for a sustainable evergreen revolution and received the first World Food Prize in 1987.
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Sep 28, 2023 · Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known as M.S. Swaminathan, the legendary agricultural scientist and a key architect of the country’s ‘Green Revolution,’ passed away at his ...
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Feb 9, 2024 · The award, which is India's highest civilian honor, posthumously recognises Dr. Swaminathan's instrumental role in ushering in the Green Revolution and steering the country towards self-sufficiency in food production.
Sep 28, 2023 · The legendary agricultural scientist Monkomb Sambasivan Swaminathan, 98, passed away on September 28. Called the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’, he played a major role in the set of changes introduced in farming in the 1960s and ‘70s that helped India achieve food security.
