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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 . [2]
Jun 11, 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.
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...
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 ...
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.
Nov 23, 2023 · Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the plant geneticist whose work catalyzed India’s agricultural renaissance, died on 28 September. He was 98. Swaminathan worked tirelessly to revolutionize agriculture and ensure food security and sustainable resource management.
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.
