I have frequently pointed out that the future belongs to nations with grains and not guns. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
The government only gives subsidies for nitrogenous fertilisers. With the result, farmers do not apply balanced fertilisers. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
Hybrids have become an important method for improving productivity or yield in many crops including the self-pollinated crop like rice. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
In any case, if I grow hybrid maize or hybrid pearl mallet or any hybrid, I have to sow fresh seed every year. I cannot keep the seed of the same plant. If I keep the seed of the same plant, yield will be much less and there will be a wide variation in the field, like maturity period, quality and so on. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
The air pollution in Delhi has become a matter of public health concern nationally and internationally. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
In the current scenario of climate change, predictions of extreme weather events are becoming difficult. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
India unfortunately has the unenviable reputation of being the home to the largest number of undernourished children, women and men in the world. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
There is an urgent need for regeneration of fisheries and fostering a sustainable fisheries programme. What I mean is, designing new fishing vessels and nets so that they do not disrupt the fish lifecycle by catching young ones and also do not destroy sea grass beds, which serve as habitats for dugongs. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
Land is becoming a diminishing resource for agriculture, in spite of a growing understanding that the future of food security will depend upon the sustainable management of land resources as well as the conservation of prime farmland for agriculture. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
Aberrations in monsoon behaviour are not uncommon, having been with us throughout our agricultural history. M. S. Swaminathan Read Quote
