Developing countries can leapfrog several stages in the development process through the application of bio-technology in agriculture
— M. S. SwaminathanFrom
Use itGS3 on agri-biotech and GM crops; developing nations can leapfrog via biotechnology.
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M. S. Swaminathan quotes for UPSC
6 sourced quotes by M. S. Swaminathan on economy, development & poverty, science, technology & innovation, environment & sustainability, with a use case for each in GS4, Essay and interviews.
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Eternal vigilance is the price of food security.
Use itGS3 conclusion on food security; demand constant vigilance on stocks, PDS and climate.
The right to food has to become the right to good food
Use itGS2/GS3 on nutrition security; move from right to food to right to nutritious food.
Let me make it very clear that the days of cheap food are over, just as the days of cheap oil are over
Use itGS3 on food inflation and agri investment; era of cheap food is over, like cheap oil.
Agriculture is the backbone of the livelihood security system of nearly 700 million people in the country and we need to build our food security on the foundation of home grown food.
Use itGS3 intro on food security; agriculture as livelihood backbone, need for home-grown food.
Land and water management should be given ‘Number One' priority for achieving evergreen revolution. No less important is to achieve the utmost efficiency in investment as well as in the use of water.
— M. S. SwaminathanQuoted in
Use itGS3 on evergreen revolution; prioritise land and water management, water-use efficiency.