GREEN REVOLUTION Flashcards
Father of green revolution
MANKOMBU SAMBASIVAN SWAMINATHAN
When did he pass away?
28th September 2023…age 98
How many honorary doctorate s has he got
84
HYV WHEAT
High yielding varieties of paddy and wheat
Steadily transformed india into one of the growers of wheat and rice
MS SWAMINATHAN STATIC
Born on-7th August,1925
Place-Kumbakonam(small city in cauvery region)
Education started with-ZOOLOGY
Joined INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE in 1947 after graduation
Obtained post grad degree with CYTOGENETICS(1949)
Which famine motivated him to devote his entire life to ensure India had enough food
BENGAL FAMINE 1943
When did he get his doctorate in genetics from CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
1952
The term green revolution was first used by?
WILLIAM GAUD and NORMAN BORLAUG
When did India launch green revolution
1965
Father of world green revolution
Norman barloug
When did he arrive punjaba nd haryana
1963
Swaminathan crossbreeded borloug strains with other strains from?
Mexico and japan
When was he elected as director of Indian agricultural research institute
1966…..
How much harvest did it produce next time
3 tumes
In which year wheat production reached almost 40 million metric tonnes
1982 more than triple harvest 1960s
When did Noman BORLAUG win the NOVEL PEACE PRIZE
1970
Positions held by MS SWAMINATHAN
1972-Director general of ICAR and secretary to gov india
1979-secretary MINIS AGRI AND IRRIGATION
1980-Senior executive of planning commission and chairman of cabinet’s SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
When was he elected the chairman of UN SCIENCE ADVISORY COMMIY set up in?
1980….follow up action in VIENNA plan of action
When did he serve the independent chairman of FAO COUNCIL
1981-85
When was he made the 1st Asian director general of INTERNATIONAL RICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
1982..in Phillipines….till 1988
When was he the president of WORLD WIDE FIND FOR NATURE
1989-96
When did he become the president and vice president of the IUCN
1984
When was he the chair of national commission on farmers
2004
He was on eof the 12 nominees appointment to a 6 yr term as member in rajya sabha in
2007
When was world food prize conceived
1986
Where are laureates honored and officially awarded their prize -DES MOINES IOWA
When did Borleug appoint his successor
2009 MS SWAMINATHAN
Current chairperson of world food prize
Gebisa ejeta 2009 from
2023 recipient of world food prize
Heidi Kuhn from US
Who also endows this world food prize award
ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION
2023 recipient of prestigious Norman E Borloug award for field research and application
Swati Nayak (BIHANA DIDI)
