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Science for Sustainable Development 🌱
Chennai, India
Joined September 2010
This #ChildrensDay, we hosted a special celebration with ECAS students in Chennai! The day began with an inspiring address by @doctorsoumya, Chairperson of MSSRF, followed by Dr. Gayatri Venkataraman, Senior Principal Scientist, who set the tone for a day centered on curiosity,
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From art competitions to lively quizzes, our #ChildrensDay celebration in Chennai was all about hands-on learning and fun! 🎉 ECAS #students dove into The Memory Challenge, explored AI through Quick Draw games, and watched science come alive with interactive demonstrations. The
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Odisha govt Rice fallow management scheme is improving farmers incomes along with better soil health & family nutrition. @mssrf is happy to partner in this innovative program of @krushibibhag. @KVSinghDeo1 @arvindpadhee @CMO_Odisha @AgriGoI @ChouhanShivraj
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In Odisha’s tribal regions, once-fallow paddy fields are coming alive in the Rabi season as farmers turn to green and black gram farming and earn higher incomes
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As the @UN has declared 2026 as the International Year of the Woman Farmer, #ISSWF2025 served as a timely and significant platform to deliberate on gender, sustainability, and agricultural heritage.
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The IPO transaction is the point where labor and capital intersect. Founders cash out their accumulated talent\sweat equity for the expected future value of their now public company. Equity revaluation is dilutive to ownership of insiders (its actually OK), but post-transaction
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"Millets are climate-smart crops, but they are also women’s crops, nurtured, protected & preserved by generations of women farmers. When women receive equal access to land, credit, markets & technology, they become agripreneurs" Dr.Soumya Swaminathan, Chairperson,MSSRF #ISSWF2025
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Honoured to partner with @JSWFoundation in establishing the #JSW Chair for Women in Agriculture! @doctorsoumya This collaboration aims to bridge a gap in the #agricultural workforce—enhancing incomes, strengthening agency, and driving reforms that acknowledge #womenfarmers as
JSW Foundation and MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have signed an MoU to establish the JSW Chair for Women in Agriculture within MSSRF. The collaboration was established in the presence of Mrs. Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of JSW Foundation and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan,
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Happy to renew this partnership with @SangitaSJindal & @JSWFoundation ahead of the International year of Women Farmers. The JSW Chair for Women in Agriculture @mssrf will work on policy & implementation in Maharashtra, to support @Dev_Fadnavis vision of empowering women farmers.
JSW Foundation and MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) have signed an MoU to establish the JSW Chair for Women in Agriculture within MSSRF. The collaboration was established in the presence of Mrs. Sangita Jindal, Chairperson of JSW Foundation and Dr. Soumya Swaminathan,
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Young minds from @KeralaAgVarsity RARS Ambalavyal #Wayanad👩🌾 Glad to host BSc. Ag students offering insights into our initiatives in #Agrobiodiversity #Conservation #SustainableAgriculture & community-based research & outreach✨ @mssrf @doctorsoumya
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#FundingOpportunity! Upto ₹2 crores in deployment support for #agritech innovators working on: → Soil rejuvenation → Farm mechanization → Biogas systems In honour of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan's birth centenary, MSSRF & @SocialAlphaIN launched Techtonic to support
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Today, @mssrf and the @MSEChennai formalised a long-standing association by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). MSSRF brings deep expertise in #nutrition, #biodiversity, and #grassroots-level #policy research, while MSE contributes strong analytical capabilities in
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Rural India faces a double burden: #undernutrition & rising lifestyle diseases. MSSRF & @ECHOIndiaTrust's Tamil #NutritionLiteracy Training Manual offers practical, community-focused guidance—from local foods to maternal health & #disease prevention. ம. சா. சுவாம��நாதன்
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Yesterday, MSSRF’s Coastal and Marine Resources Programme hosted the 12th edition of the MSS@100 Webinar Series. Our guest speaker, Venkatesh Salagrama, delivered a compelling talk on the changing context of small-scale fishers' access to coastal and marine commons, examining the
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6-Days On the Job Training for 2nd year VHSE Gardener & Floriculturist students GVHSS #Kalpetta concluded at @cabcmssrf 🍃Sessions on botanical garden, #nurserymanagement vegetative propagation, #precisionagriculture #training & pruning conducted #MSSRF #Skilltraining #YOUTH
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We’re Hiring! M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is looking for a Gender Associate to support the project on “Building Climate Resilience through Gender-Responsive Adaptation Planning at the Grassroots Level.” 📍 Location: Virudhunagar District, Tamil Nadu About the
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On 28th October, the exposure visit took the 20 delegates from the Government of Odisha to Annamalai University and MSSRF field sites, where participants engaged with leading experts and witnessed sustainable aquaculture practices firsthand. • Centre for Advanced Study in
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Care where it's most needed💚 Supported by @LIC_HFL Project, a skin #healthcamp was held at Cheeyambam Tribal Settlement with FHC Poothadi #Wayanad Thanks to Dr. Dhanya O.T. & Dr. Abdul Gafoor for their dedicated service in early disease detection🩺 #TribalHealth
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