M S Swaminathan, the master farm researcher who developed India into a brimming breadbasket

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, fondly resolved as ‘MS’ by his pals and associates, made the outstanding contribution of making the country foodgrain surplus, ending dependence on American wheat imports. Daddy of India’s green transformation, the popular agronomist, who will be posthumously provided the Bharat Ratna, was an enthusiastic supporter of sustainable farming. Swaminathan batted for ‘evergreen transformation’ to guarantee food and nutrition security for all, along with the sustainability of international food systems. Significantly, he played a considerable function in altering the trajectory of the farming sector when farmers depended on antiquated farming methods Born in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on August 7, 1925 to Dr M K Sambasivan and Parvati Thangammai, he died in Chennai at the ripe aging of 98 on September 28, 2023. Swaminathan’s research study as a plant geneticist dealt with the concern of food insecurity and assisted little farmers enhance their earnings by boosting performance. He committed his whole life to enhancing farming and the earnings of farmers. His child and previous Chief Scientist and previous Deputy Director General, WHO, Dr Soumya Swaminathan stated: “He was inspired more by the outcomes of what he did on the ground and individuals’s love and love,” about his work and devotion. He started his research study profession with cytogenetic research studies on potato in 1949 at the Agricultural University, Wageningen, the Netherlands, and later on at Cambridge University, where he got his PhD in Genetics in 1952, according to a post in Current Science (Living legends in Indian science). His notable contribution to cytogenetics and breeding of potato, resulted in his consultation in the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI-Cuttack) to operate in the indica-japonica rice hybridisation program to establish fertiliser-responsive ranges of rice appropriate for the rice g
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