S Swaminathan appointed Sikkim Uty Chancellor
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Gangtok:
Acclaimed agriculture scientist Prof M S Swaminathan, also famous as 'Father of Green Revolution in India', has been announced by Sikkim University as its chancellor.
Sikkim University, the 23rd varsity in India, announced the appointment of Prof MS Swaminathan today in a communique.''A trained plant geneticist, Professor Swaminathan's advocacy of sustainable agricultural has led to the Green Revolution in India.
it made him an acknowledged world leader in the field of sustainable food security,'' the communique said.Prof Swaminathan is currently a Rajya Sabha member, a position to which he was nominated by the Centre in recognition to his outstanding contribution towards the sphere of agriculture.
Prof Swaminathan, also the chairman of the National Commission on Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Security of India (National Commission on Farmers), is also holding the UNESCO-Cousteau Chair in Ecotechnology at the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai.
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