Farmers Quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

8 Farmers quotes by M. S. Swaminathan

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M. S. Swaminathan’s eight reflections on farmers blend science with compassion, delivering a brief yet insightful look at the role of agriculture.

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I always ask the farmers, when you get up in the morning, is there some information which you are lacking which you…

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Farmers are happy so long as their net income will not be adversely affected. In organic farming, in the first couple of…

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Farmers in rain-fed, dry areas such as Vidarbha and parts of Andhra Pradesh may own several hectares of land but their farm…

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Farmers, young and old, educated and uneducated, have easily taken to the new agronomy. It has been heart-warming to see young college…

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To sum up, agriculture has made important progress and our farmers have now shown that they are second to none in terms…

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All kinds of excuses have been given by governments for not implementing this recommendation like food price inflation. But the question is,…

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You can classify farmers into two major groups. One who saves seeds for the next crop and the other who purchases seeds…

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The government only gives subsidies for nitrogenous fertilisers. With the result, farmers do not apply balanced fertilisers.

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A life cycle approach to food security will imply attention to the nutritional needs of a human being from conception to cremation. The most…

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I always ask the farmers, when you get up in the morning, is there some information which you are lacking which you would like…

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When politicians talk of loan waiver, they are accepting that agriculture is not economically viable. They are giving a wrong signal that farming is…

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It will be very foolhardy and suicidal for a country like India to forgo food security.

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The purpose of developing a methodology for what they call genetic control over seed, is mainly to ensure that F1 hybrids are pure and…

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Training of farmers in integrated pest management is exceedingly important to protect them during the use of pesticides.

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Without the wholehearted involvement of farmers, particularly of young as well as women farmers, it will be impossible to implement a Food Entitlements Act…

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Where there is a challenge there has to be a response.

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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…

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After the Green Revolution, I came up with the concept of the Evergreen Revolution. In this we will see increase in farm productivity but…

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Where two or more crops are taken normally, it is time to begin preparation for a good rabi crop by assembling the seeds, soil…

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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…

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