If agriculture goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
We have to devise ways to lower the cost of production and reduce the risks involved in agriculture such as pests, pathogens,… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Farming is the riskiest profession in the world since the fate of the crop is closely linked to the behaviour of the… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Training of farmers in integrated pest management is exceedingly important to protect them during the use of pesticides. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Agriculture can trigger job-led economic growth, provided it becomes intellectually satisfying and economically rewarding. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Looking ahead, the bright spot in Indian agriculture is the availability of a large untapped production reservoir. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
In Punjab wheat production it is a 'gamble of temperature' unlike other parts of the country where there is a 'gamble of… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
In India, unlike in the United States and Australia, agriculture is not just a food producing enterprise but also the backbone of… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
See, technology can advance yield and productivity, but only public policy can advance the income of farmers. There has to be a… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
I was chairman of the steering committee for agriculture when we set up the target of 4% growth rate. I had written… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Farmers in rain-fed, dry areas such as Vidarbha and parts of Andhra Pradesh may own several hectares of land but their farm… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
When politicians talk of loan waiver, they are accepting that agriculture is not economically viable. They are giving a wrong signal that… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Farmers, young and old, educated and uneducated, have easily taken to the new agronomy. It has been heart-warming to see young college… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
There are two major challenges before Indian agriculture today: ecological and economical. The conservation of our basic agricultural assets such as land,… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Agriculture involves crop husbandry, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries. Your income will go up only if you look at the system, and… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
The National Policy for Farmers calls for a paradigm shift from measuring agricultural progress merely in terms of growth rates, to measuring… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Agriculture is the backbone of the livelihood security system of nearly 700 million people in the country and we need to build… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
Land is becoming a diminishing resource for agriculture, in spite of a growing understanding that the future of food security will depend… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
To sum up, agriculture has made important progress and our farmers have now shown that they are second to none in terms… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share Image
A life cycle approach to food security will imply attention to the nutritional needs of a human being from conception to cremation. The most… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
I always ask the farmers, when you get up in the morning, is there some information which you are lacking which you would like… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
When politicians talk of loan waiver, they are accepting that agriculture is not economically viable. They are giving a wrong signal that farming is… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
It will be very foolhardy and suicidal for a country like India to forgo food security. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
The purpose of developing a methodology for what they call genetic control over seed, is mainly to ensure that F1 hybrids are pure and… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Training of farmers in integrated pest management is exceedingly important to protect them during the use of pesticides. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Without the wholehearted involvement of farmers, particularly of young as well as women farmers, it will be impossible to implement a Food Entitlements Act… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Floods will become more serious and frequent in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Drought induced food and water scarcity will become more acute. South Asia, Sub-Saharan… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
After the Green Revolution, I came up with the concept of the Evergreen Revolution. In this we will see increase in farm productivity but… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Where two or more crops are taken normally, it is time to begin preparation for a good rabi crop by assembling the seeds, soil… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
We have to initiate a bio-shield movement along the coastal areas by raising mangrove forests, plantations of casuarina, salicornia, laucaena, atriplex, palms, bamboo and… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Agriculture involves crop husbandry, animal husbandry, forestry and fisheries. Your income will go up only if you look at the system, and not from… — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Aberrations in monsoon behaviour are not uncommon, having been with us throughout our agricultural history. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
Farming is the riskiest profession in the world since the fate of the crop is closely linked to the behaviour of the monsoon. — M. S. Swaminathan Copy Share
