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1. Architect of India’s Green Revolution departs

Current Context: On September 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 in Chennai.

About M.S. Swaminathan

  • Dr. Swaminathan worked closely with two Union Agriculture Ministers, C. Subramaniam (1964-67) and Jagjivan Ram (1967-70 & 1974-77)  for the success of the ‘Green Revolution,’ a programme that paved the way for quantum jump in productivity and production of wheat and rice through adaptation of chemical-biological technology.
  • He was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1967.
  • He was chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership in 1971.
  • He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 1972.
  • In 1979, he became Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and was also made the Principal Secretary, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation.
  • In November 2004, he was appointed as the Chairman of the National Commission on Farmers, popularly known as the Swaminathan Commission, the main recommendation of the commission was that minimum support price should be at least 50% more than the weighted average cost of production.
  • The first World Agriculture Prize, instituted by the Indian Council of Food and Agriculture, was given to him in 2018.

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