Hailing the contribution of agronomist and agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan, who passed away recently, the former director of Doordarshan in Kalaburagi M.B. Patil has said that Swaminathan had always focused on sustainable development of agriculture.
“Swaminathan is seen as the leader of the Green Revolution. He was not just that. He was the man behind India’s sustainable development of agriculture. We have many farm scientists and agronomists. Swaminathan stands out just because of his vision and approach with regard to the development of agriculture and agronomy,” he said.
“His importance can be gauged by the fact that he was widely considered the father of modern agriculture. Farmers and farmers leaders must read what Swaminathan wrote and recommended. Implementation of the Swaminathan report will be the greatest tribute one can pay to the departed farm scientist,” he said.
