MS Swaminathan was honoured with 33 national and 32 international awards till 2016, including Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Ramon Magsaysay Award, and others. Check the list of awards received by India's father of the Green Revolution.
Swaminathan is regarded as an agricultural scientist, agronomist, administrator, and humanitarian. He played a significant role in developing high-yielding varieties of rice, which helped ensure that low-income farmers produced more yield.
Swaminathan, who was an agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator and humanitarian, had introduced and further developed the high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.
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