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Neem oil sprayer for sustainable management of pests and diseases in crops
15/07/2021

A training was organized on 29 June 2021 in Kolli Hills of Namakkal district of Tamil Nadu to educate communities about sustainable pest and plant disease management. Men and women tribal farmers from Sundakadu and Bailnadu Panchayats participated.

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Building Climate Smart Public Libraries – Reconnecting with Nature
30/06/2021

Moving beyond the main library services of book lending, the work of librarians towards rejuvenating nature and role as change agents in 19 states of India through innovative service was the focus of a paper presented in an international digital conference “Sustainable Societies and Public Libraries”. Organized by the Swedish Library Association the conference brought together experiences and stories of changes and shifts in library field, globally.

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Demand-based agriculture extension services getting popular among farmers
30/06/2021

Several studies suggest that demand-based agricultural extension services support farmers in adoption as well as diffusion of technology. In this context, the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation

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A new version of Fisher Friend Mobile App released with new features
29/06/2021

A new version of Fisher Friend Mobile Application that aims to support lives and livelihoods of marine fishing communities across India is now available. The updated version has

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Bouncing back from COVID-19: Lessons from the Food Crisis
01/06/2021

Globally, COVID-19 is a public health emergency with grave impact on the population of the world, especially the poor and marginalized. It is estimated that 140 million additional people could

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MSSRF launches community driven plant health monitoring system
06/05/2021

The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has started an innovative project to build the capacity of local men and women farmers to monitor their crop health in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

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Indo-Swiss Supported Bioirrigation Project Launched
30/04/2021

Swiss National Science Foundation and Department of Biotechnology of Government of India, funded Bioirrigation facilitated by mycorrhiza (BIOFAM) project meeting commenced on 28 April 2021 at the

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MSSRF continues the ‘Every Child A Scientist’ programme with the support of L&T – CSR
22/04/2021

The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Indian multinational, Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Chennai have come together to ignite young minds from marginalized sections of the society.

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COVID-19 has halted the world but this is why we should still not ‘fear message’​
28/03/2021

All of Hollywood's fantasies and science fiction seem to be playing out in real life as the world comes together to take on the #coronavirus. (note: not the 'dreaded' corona and that's for a reason). Tragically

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Prof MS Swaminathan’s Archive
09/03/2021

M.S. Swaminathan is an agricultural scientist and plant geneticist, popularly known for his work on the ‘Green Revolution in India’. A collection of his research notes, annotated drafts, correspondences and photographs makes up the M.S. Swaminathan Collection at the Archives at M.S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF).

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Audio option, boat destination tracking: check out new features of Fisher Friend Mobile Application
24/01/2021

A new version of Fisher Friend Mobile Application, that aims to support lives and livelihoods of marine fishing communities across India is now available. The updated version has the option to

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Training for Soil Health Card initiative in three Odisha districts
22/01/2021

A training-cum-workshop on Soil Health Card scheme was organized for three aspirational districts of Odisha - Malkangiri, Koraput and Rayagada. This was organised jointly by ICAR-Indian Institute

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