1st Edition
Remember Your Humanity Pathway to Sustainable Food Security
A well-known writer and speaker in forums all over the world, a list of Dr. Swaminathan’s writings and speeches goes to over 50 . This book collects together some of his more recent observations, edited for publication. It is evident from the range of issues discussed that the author’s mission in life is to foster a movement of hope and peace by eradicating hunger and poverty, for humankind to live in harmony with nature. Swaminathan stresses that sustainable development must be firmly rooted in the principles of ecology, social and gender equity, employment generation, and economic potential.
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1. Remember Your Humanity
2. Ethics and Science
3. Four Pillars of Sustainable Human Happiness
4. Norman Borlaug and His Fight against Hunger
5. Bridging the Digital Divide: Empowering the People
6. Harnessing the Demographic Dividend for Agricultural Rejuvenation
7. Legislation for Food Security
8. How to Resolve the Crisis of Indian Agriculture
9. Gandhiji’s Plea for a Hunger Free India: Current Reality and Way to Progress
10. Wheat Imports and Food Security
11. Distribute, Procure, Store and Sow – Steps to Food Security
12. Sustainable Food Security: Pre-requisites for Success
13. Pathway for Food Security for All
14. Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation
15. Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Security
16. Priorities in Agricultural Research and Education
17. Managing Anticipated Food Crises
18. To the Hungry, God is Bread
19. The Wheat Mountains of the Punjab
20. Fish for All and For Ever
21. Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health
22. GM Food Crops: Risks and Benefits
23. Land Rush and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change
24. Darwinism in a Warming Planet
25. Climate and Food Security
26. Maximising the Benefit of a Good Monsoon
27. Building Sustainable Water Security Systems
28. Drought Management for Rural Livelihood Security
29. Privatisation of Food and Water Security Systems: An Unequal Social Bargain
30. Shaping the Future of Agriculture in Northeastern India
31. Towards Vidarbha’s Agricultural Renaissance
32. Science’s Role in Stimulating West Bengal’s Agricultural Performance
33. Singur and Our Socio-Economic Future
34. From Vision to Impact
Biography
M.S. Swaminathan, Retired
