Soil is inevitable for crop growth. The health of the soil determines the health of the plant.

The village resource centre in Thiruvaiyaru is one of the oldest centres set up by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation. It was inaugurated by the former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh through video conference on October 18, 2004.

Cyclone Gaja hit Tamil Nadu coast on 16th November, 2018 devastating the lives of the coastal people. MSSRF undertook a rapid assessment survey of the damages in the coastal districts of Nagapattinam.

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in collaboration with Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and Block Panchayat, Kalpetta has undertaken a multidimensional effort to reduce child malnutrition.

MSSRF focused the Farming System for Nutrition (FSN) intervention under the Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition in South Asia(LANSA) with policy-makers and communities in India.

Majority of the farmers in Koraput district of Odisha are tribal, resource poor and mostly dependent on onset of monsoon for agriculture. The rainfall in this region is erratic and prolonged drought conditions are common occurrences.

MSSRF facilitated Kolli Hills gro biodiversity conserver’s federation since 2009 with a membership of 1651 farm families with physical and financial assets and now this has been sparked as a Farmer Producer Organization, Kolli Hills Agri-Bioresource Producer Company Limited (KHABPCoL).

This Village Knowledge Centre (VKC) in Melapatti village, Pudukottai district, is buzzing with activity.

Nallamur is a village in Tindivanam block of Villupuram district where 82% of farmers depend on open wells for irrigation.