The Rice Research Station at Mankombu in Kuttanad, Alappuzha, under the Kerala Agricultural University has been rechristened M.S. Swaminathan Rice Research Centre.
It was announced by Agriculture Minister P. Prasad at a function held at the station on Friday.
The research centre has played a key role in Kuttanad’s agricultural advancements and it was renamed in memory of the contributions made by agricultural scientist M.S. Swaminathan who had his roots in Kuttanad. Swaminathan died in September this year.
