MS Swaminathan obituary
Written by Hannah Rachel Abraham from the Guardian
Pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist whose work revolutionised farming and brought self-sufficiency in food production to India
The year was 2005. There had been a wave of farmer suicides in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The mainstream press paid scant attention, but MS Swaminathan rushed to the scene with a team of officials. “He was in tears listening to the families of those who had ended their own lives,” says journalist P Sainath in a tribute.
This image of the renowned scientist – well into his golden years – championing distressed farmers is one that epitomises MS Swaminathan’s life’s work.
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and humanitarian, born 7 August 1925; died 28 September 2023
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Written by Hannah Rachel Abraham from the Guardian
Pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist whose work revolutionised farming and brought self-sufficiency in food production to India
The year was 2005. There had been a wave of farmer suicides in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The mainstream press paid scant attention, but MS Swaminathan rushed to the scene with a team of officials. “He was in tears listening to the families of those who had ended their own lives,” says journalist P Sainath in a tribute.
This image of the renowned scientist – well into his golden years – championing distressed farmers is one that epitomises MS Swaminathan’s life’s work.
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and humanitarian, born 7 August 1925; died 28 September 2023
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