1st Edition

Remember Your Humanity Pathway to Sustainable Food Security

By M.S. Swaminathan Copyright 2022
220 Pages
by CRC Press

220 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more

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