Thiru Nel Jayaraman, who had been preserving traditional rice varieties for many decades, passed away this morning. Prof M S Swaminathan paid tribute to this great agriculturalist.Prof Swaminathan's statement is below:

An article by Prof Kesavan and me in Current Science seems to have caused considerable concern and confusion.

Gaja cyclone crossed the Tamil Nadu coast on 16th November, 2018. In its wake, it caused destruction to lives and property

There are several reports in the media about the bioshield function of mangrove forests along coastal areas. Mangroves have helped to save both lives and livelihoods particularly of fisher and coastal communities.

Professor M S Swaminathan on Friday issued a statement in support of farmers agitating in Delhi over the lack of attention paid to the increasing woes of those engaged in agriculture. Here is his Professor's full statement.

Over 20,000 farmers have gathered in Mumbai to express their anguish in relation to delay in solving their economic problems. Unfortunately, farmers’ problems are being dealt with in an ad hoc manner than in a more fundamental way.

Ahead of the 120th birth anniversary next month of Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh, the first Union Agriculture Minister of independent India, Professor M S Swaminathan said that there would be no farmer protests today had the government implemented the ideas of the esteemed late minister.

Coral reefs are sources of rich biodiversity and have been compared to tropical rainforests.

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation coordinated with the journal ‘CSI Transactions on ICT’, published by Springer India, to bring out a special issue on Information Communication and Technology (ICT) and Agriculture.

Professor M S Swaminathan has brought attention to the special needs of first generation learners, on the occasion of Chidren's Day this year.

The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on Monday, November 12, felicitated Professor MS Swaminathan, Founder Chairman, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, on having received the 1st World Agriculture Prize.

Shri Radha Mohan Singh, Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, paid a brief visit to MSSRF on Monday, November 12, ahead of gracing a function held mid-morning by Tamil Nadu Agriculture University to felicitate Professor M S Swaminathan on his receiving the World Agriculture Prize recently.