Remember Your Humanity
Pathway to Sustainable Food Security

M.S. Swaminathan (Author)

9789381450178

Hardback, published 15 January 2012

220 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.745 kg

A prominent author and speaker, Dr. Swaminathan has a list of over 50 writings and speeches that are widely recognized globally. This compilation of recent observations has been edited for publication, offering valuable insights into his mission to promote hope and peace by eliminating hunger and poverty, and fostering harmony between humans and nature. Dr. Swaminathan emphasizes that sustainable development must be grounded in ecological principles, social and gender equity, employment generation, and economic potential.

• 1. Remember Your Humanity
• 2. Ethics and Science
• 3. Four Pillars of Sustainable Human Happiness
• 4. Norman Borlaug and His Fight against Hunger
• 5. Bridging the Digital Divide. Empowering the People
• 6. Harnessing the Demographic Dividend for Agricultural Rejuvenation
• 7. Legislation for Food Security
• 8. How to Resolve the Crisis of Indian Agriculture
• 9. Gandhijis Plea for a Hunger Free India. Current Reality and Way to Progress
• 10. Wheat Imports and Food Security
• 11. Distribute, Procure, Store and Sow Steps to Food Security
• 12. Sustainable Food Security. Pre-requisites for Success
• 13. Pathway for Food Security for All
• 14. Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation
• 15. Biodiversity and Sustainable Food Security
• 16. Priorities in Agricultural Research and Education
• 17. Managing Anticipated Food Crises
• 18. To the Hungry, God is Bread
• 19. The Wheat Mountains of the Punjab
• 20. Fish for All and For Ever
• 21. Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health
• 22. GM Food Crops. Risks and Benefits
• 23. Land Rush and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change
• 24. Darwinism in a Warming Planet
• 25. Climate and Food Security
• 26. Maximising the Benefit of A Good Monsoon
• 27. Building Sustainable Water Security Systems
• 28. Drought Management for Rural Livelihood Security
• 29. Privatisation of Food and Water Security Systems. An Unequal Social Bargain
• 30. Shaping the Future of Agriculture in Northeastern India
• 31. Towards Vidarbhas Agricultural Renaissance
• 32. Sciences Role in Stimulating West Bengals Agricultural Performance
• 33. Singur and Our Socio-Economic Future
• 34. From Vision to Impact