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Stories of Change

Story 3: Nutrition Garden – Practical pathway for address malnutrition

As per the status of 14 blocks in the district; there are 3264 Anganwadi Kendra’s are present. As per their records there are 15,416 pregnant women, 15,506 lactating mothers, 874 very severe

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Story 4: How e-marketing enabled Hill brooms collecting tribal women to access market

The tribal women in Kotia village, Pottangi block of koraput they collect and make Jhadus (Hill Brooms) for their livelihoods. Normally, middle men used to purchase from them

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Mailam block: MSSRF’s intervention transformed water-scarce to water abundant

The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation has intervened to turn around a water-scarce Mailam block of Tamil Nadu into an abundant water block through sustainable technological intervention.

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Integrated mangroves fishing is the best model to mitigate climate change impact in coastal areas

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation's work to mitigate climate change impact in coastal areas gets recognition from National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).

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Popularising the use of biofertilizers and biocontrol agents among finger millet farmers

The M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is implementing the Department of Biotechnology -Krishi Innovation Science Application Network (DBT KISAN) HUB programme.

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Koraput: Backyard Nutrition Garden is the way forward to counter malnutrition

Promotion of household nutrition garden in every household in the backward district of the country Koraput in Odisha is the way forward to counter malnutrition.

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MSSRF revives salt tolerant Kagga rice landrace in Karnataka

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has been revived the traditional salt tolerant Kagga rice landrace unique to Aghanashini estuary, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka.

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Diversity in the sodium transporter, HKT1;5 within the genus Oryza

The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation's (MSSRF) scientists examined the gene which is a crucial component of making cereal tolerant to salinity. The research paper published in 2021

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MSSRF rejuvenating the lost Pokkali Rice in Kerala

The MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has been taken up the task of reviving Pokkali paddy – a unique saline tolerant rice variety which cultivated along with extensive aquaculture in the coastal ecosystem.

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Publications and Newsletters

International Conference 2021

This fortnight e-synergy has some of the eminent participants’ videos who speak on various issues related to food and agriculture.

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MSSRF Annual Report 2020-2021

Thirty-First Annual Report

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