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The Passing of the Father of India’s Green Revolution

Colin Todhunter MS Swaminathan, widely regarded as the father of the Green Revolution in India, recently passed away (28 September) at the age of 98. An agronomist, agricultural scientist and plant...

Oct 5, 2023

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Tagged with: agriculture, Colin Todhunter, farming, Glenn Stone, GM crops, Green Revolution, India, MS Swaminathan, open letter, war on food

Agrarian Crisis and Malnutrition: GM Agriculture Is Not the Answer

Colin Todhunter M.S. Swaminathan is often referred to as the ‘father’ of India’s Green Revolution. In 2009, he said that no scientific evidence had emerged to justify concerns about...

Nov 13, 2019

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agriculture / environment / GMO / latest

Tagged with: Aruna Rodriguez, Colin Todhunter, farming, glyphosate, GM foods, MS Swaminathan, PC Kesevan, pesticides

The GMO Issue Reaches Boiling Point in India

Interview with Aruna Rodrigues In a recent article published on the India-based News18 site (CNN), prominent US biologist Nina Federoff was reported as saying it is time for India...

Dec 27, 2018

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agriculture / Economics / environment / GMO / India / latest

Tagged with: agriculture, Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Aruna Rodriguez, Colin Todhunter, GM foods, GMO, India, MS Swaminathan, Nina Federoff, PC Kesaven

GM Crops & the Agrarian Crisis

Father of Green Revolution in India Rejects GM Crops as Farmers Demand Justice in Delhi Colin Todhunter Genetically modified (GM) cotton in India is a failure. India should reject...

Dec 14, 2018

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agriculture / GMO / India / latest / multipolar world

Tagged with: agriculture, Andrew Paul Gutierrez, Bhaskar Save, Colin Todhunter, Economics, Farmers protests, farming, GM foods, India, Monsanto, MS Swaminathan, PC Kesaven