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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Here is what M S Swaminathan said when the farm laws were repealed @mssrf .

Sayantan Bera

@sayantanbera

3 months

"Don't treat farmers like they are criminals", said an emotional Dr Madhura Swaminathan @MadhuraFAS , economist and daughter of Dr M S Swaminathan, at an event today celebrating the Bharat Ratna awarded to her father. Implementation of C2+50% MSP calculation is a key demand of

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Read this clear account of what a legally guaranteed MSP entails @himanshujnu

The cost of legal MSP is greatly exaggerated

Large figures to the tune of Rs 10-18 lakh crore have been floated as the cost of the guarantee. Most of these assumptions are based on a poor understanding of agricultural markets or the role of MSP...

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Happy 75th Ram, and many more years of truth-telling, @nramind @the_hindu @ACJIndia @mssrf

Telling the Truth, Taking Sides | Columbia University Press

This book is a collection of essays written in tribute to N. Ram, journalist, writer, and person of the Left. Its title reflects Ram’s concern that journal... | CUP

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3 months

Read this account of Jaunti’s role in the green revolution.

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

Harish Damodran tells the fascinating story of Jaunti “seed village.” Its farmers were to grow Borlaug’s varieties for producing grain that was of seed quality. To read the tribute by Harish Damodaran in our recent issue, follow : @IndianExpress 1/6

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8 months

New data on land ownership by women shows that Meghalaya and Kerala are miles ahead of other States

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

8 months

Rakesh Kumar Mahato, Senior Data Analyst with the Foundation presented a seminar titled "Gender Inequality in Land Ownership in India and the Impact of Inheritance Laws". The seminar was presented at the Foundation's office. 1/2

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3 months

A very important message as farmers in India protest again @KisanSabha

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

@RVBhavani writes in her tribute to Professor M.S. Swaminathan "Looking back today, 17 years after the term of the NCF ended, it is clear that many of the recommendations provide direction on the way forward." 1/4

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@MadhuraFAS

4 months

A big thank you to the contributors @doctorsoumya @nityarao63 @mssrf

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

4 months

The Review of Agrarian Studies 13,2 pays tribute to Professor M. S. Swaminathan. 1/5

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9 months

Extreme inequality is combined with very low mobility in wealth

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

9 months

How do the poor get richer? Read this Note on wealth mobility in two villages of Bihar. @MadhuraFAS @fasagristudies

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4 years

I am speaking at 2020 International Borlaug Dialogue. Please checkout the details of my talk at:

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Thank you, Venkatesh, for tracing the evolution of the concept of food security through the work of MSS

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

@vbathreya writes "The work of MSS on food security evolved over a long period. In the 1950s & 60s, he paid primary attention to the availability dimension of food security, which was also critical to the question of national sovereignty and security." 1/7

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3 years

Amartya Sen identifies “reliance on humanity, reliance on reasoning and reliance on public discussion” as central assets of Kerala at the concluding session of the Kerala Looks Ahead conference @tjayaraman @ramakumarr @jayanjthomas @CMOKerala @nramind

Concluding session | Kerala Looks Ahead

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@MadhuraFAS

11 months

Great to see our book on this list @fasagristudies @Tulikabooksdel

CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform

@CGIARgender

11 months

#Nowreading 📖 ➡️ Top 10 reads on women’s work in agri-food systems. Read the nuances of women’s work in agri-food systems that are critical to advancing gender equality in those systems. 👉 #GenderinAg @CGIAR @NiyatiSingaraju

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4 months

Dalit women, the core of the agricultural work force, are exploited in multiple ways, as our field studies show.

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

4 months

Read about the "The Working Lives of Dalit Women Workers in Rural Uttar Pradesh," in this #FASBlog by @MadhuraFAS and @komal_chauhan2 . Blog Link : The blog is based on our recent surveys in UP villages ( )

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Clearly explained

Sayantan Bera

@sayantanbera

3 months

Why is Punjab the epicenter of #FarmersProtest ? Because the Punjabi farmer is the most to lose from any dilution in #MSP protection. They know very well rice is pushing them towards an impending disaster, but no govt has offered them a deal which makes economic sense to switch

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New findings on women's land ownership from AIDIS 2019

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

1 month

The recent issue of @epw_in , features an article by our colleagues on 'Status of Women's Landownership in India'. It compares the extent of women’s ownership of land using the National Family Health Survey and the All-India Debt and Investment Survey. 1/4

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@MadhuraFAS

2 years

Rose variety in name of M S SWAMINATHAN, bred by S Viraraghavan, developed by K Sriram, and handed over by Dr Dadlani ⁦ @mssrf ⁩ ⁦ @cabcmssrf ⁩

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

We need a universal and expanded PDS now, see @mssrf @mssrf @amitbasole @RVBhavani @sanjaygreddy @MahendraDevS @fasbangalore

Shift to upscaling food rationing now

Expanded rations will not only bring relief in this pandemic but also help sustain a nourished and healthy population

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 months

Honoured to give this talk

CDS Trivandrum

@CdsTrivandrum

4 months

All are invited to join Dr. K. N. Raj Memorial Lecture on 'Food and Nutrition Security for All: Old and New Challenges' by Prof. Madhura Swaminathan @MadhuraFAS , ISI Bangalore, on Monday, 5th February 2024, at Joan Robinson Hall, CDS at 03:30 pm. Link :

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2 years

Join me @ WorldFoodPrize Borlaug Dialogue on October 19. I am moderating a break out session on #ClimateEquity : Adaptation for #SmallFarmers in India with @tjayaraman @Sreejaiswal #KC Bansal and #CPrakash . Join us. #FoodPrize22 #MSSRF4Climate_Equity

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@MadhuraFAS

11 months

Enjoyed the discussion at APU meeting young scholars and dynamic faculty

Advanced Graduate Workshop

@AGWeconomics

11 months

Madhura Swaminathan starts Day 2 of #AGW2023 with her seminar on 'Food Security in India' focusing on the availability and access to adequate food in the country. 🧵 {1/8}

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@MadhuraFAS

3 years

A vote for development

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@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Kudos to government of Odisha for introducing fish and other aquatic food in school meals, in collaboration with World Fish and MSSRF @WorldFoodPrize @mssrf @WorldFishCenter

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@MadhuraFAS

11 months

Presently in Ballia, learning every day from our village survey.

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

1 year

On the #diversity of Indian villages #Thread 2 #VillageStudiesSeries Following our discussion on the importance of village studies, in this thread today, we highlight a defining feature of #ruralIndia since, at least, the #colonial period. 1/10

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1 year

Looking forward to meeting young scholars at IIT Tirupati

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Incredible accout of the early thinking on climate change, adaptation and food security @tjayaraman @mssrf

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

Professor @tjayaraman writes in his tribute, "Professor Swaminathan was one of the pioneers in evolving a global perspective on global warming and anthropogenic warming and their impact on human society, especially with reference to agriculture." 1/2

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Our article finds support for the Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinarayi Vijayan’s statement of a people-centric approach to COVID-19 @CMOKerala @the_hindu @PatrickHeller1

Deepak Mercy Johnson

@deepakmercy

4 years

The people-centric approach of Kerala was important in this fight. Please find a clipping of the article here. #development #Kerala #COVID19

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Looking forward to getting the facts on government spending on agriculture

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

3 months

As part of our discussion on Public Spending on Agriculture, we are happy to announce a webinar on 'Agriculture and Budgets in India', at 4:30 pm, February 20, 2024. To know more, visit - Registration - 1/2

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3 years

What is wrong with the Farm Acts? Read this succinct summary in the Review of Agrarian Studies @reviewagrarian @ramakumarr @AgrarianChange @OxIndiaCentre

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@MadhuraFAS

2 years

Documents spanning 80 years

MSSRF

@mssrf

2 years

New collection capturing #Agriculture_History thru the life & work of @msswaminathan will be launched on Oct 11 @Archives_NCBS #Bangalore ‼️ 👉 #Archives_MSSRF #ScientificResearch Join us at 4pm @MadhuraFAS @doctorsoumya @nityarao63 @HariharanGN @TNQTechnologies @NCBS_Bangalore

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India is one of the most unequal countries in the world. This article explains clearly how inheritance tax works, how it addresses inequality.

R. Ramakumar

@ramakumarr

23 days

In @frontline_india , I write on the suggestion for inheritance taxes in India and the engineering of a bizarre and irrational atmosphere of fear around it. Economic inequality in India has skyrocketed, and it is only apt that the idea is openly discussed.

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4 years

Agrarian focus a detailed review of the festschrift for Venkatesh Athreya @RVBhavani @fasbangalore @mssrf

Agrarian focus

This Festschrift for the social scientist Venkatesh Athreya brings together a wide range of papers relating to agrarian transformation in India.

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Covid and it’s effects on agriculture in India, a definitive study by R Ramakumar in the Review of Agrarian Studies @AgrarianChange @WorldFoodPrize @FAO @mssrf

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Thank you for emphasising that scientists must be a force for progress.

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

Bruce Albert writes in his tribute to Professor Swaminathan "M. S. Swaminathan always pushed the envelope of what is possible with relentless energy, and the Foundation first set and then achieved goals that seemed unachievable to most others." 1/3

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@MadhuraFAS

9 months

This will be the authoritative account of the part played by private corporations, directly and indirectly, in agriculture today

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

9 months

What is the role of the corporate sector in Indian agriculture? Read this illuminating paper in RAS:

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@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Millets, termed nutri-cereals by MS Swaminathan, require attention in terms of research to enhance productivity. Without increased production, higher consumption is not possible. @ifpri @ICRISAT

MSSRF

@mssrf

1 year

#Millets are nutri-rich, #climatesmart #foodgrains -MS Swaminathan This #YearofMillets , we will showcase our integrated approach from #conservation , #production , #valuechains , #markets , #culinary practices & #consumption of these #nutricereals #MSSRF_IYM2023 #IYM2023 @IYM2023

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@MadhuraFAS

6 months

Dalit households faced multiple deprivations during the pandemic

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

6 months

The 2 villages--Palakurichi and Venmani--whose study served as the base for our recent book "Economic Change in the Lower Cauvery Delta",were also part of 3 rounds of telephone surveys conducted by our colleagues from the Pandemic Study Unit of the @fasagristudies (FAS–PSU). 1/6

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@MadhuraFAS

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Availability of water is a critical factor in the economic trajectory of these two tail-end villages.

MSSRF

@mssrf

5 months

. @fasagristudies book - orders open‼️ Read Chapters by @mssrf authors @tjayaraman @DevshaliCharu on Aridification & @gopidina on Housing, as they explore several aspects of agrarian change in lower #Cauvery delta Tap🔗 for info @MadhuraFAS @doctorsoumya

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 months

A new and path-breaking exercise on estimating tax revenues and the share of States

R. Ramakumar

@ramakumarr

3 months

11/ When I followed an additive method of adding up all the cesses and surcharges, it turned out that the government was not just shrinking the net proceeds by increasing cesses and surcharges, but also not paying the States what successive Finance Commissions had asked them to…

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Are women not working or out of the labour force because there are no suitable jobs? See my keynote lecture at the ISLE conference @mssrf @amitbasole @jayanjthomas

Contemporary Features of Rural Workers in India with a Focus on Gender and Caste

The Indian Journal of Labour Economics - This paper explores the features of rural labour markets in the contemporary period with a focus on women workers, based on secondary data as well as the...

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@MadhuraFAS

6 months

A big thank you to the authors and research team @fasagristudies

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

6 months

"Economic Change in the Lower Cauvery Delta: A Study of Palakurichi and Venmani", a book based on the Foundation's Project on Agrarian Relations in the Lower Cauvery Delta, is coming out in November 2023. (1/5)

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This will be an interesting talk

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

2 months

Mrityunjay Pandey will present his work, “Livelihood, Production Organisation, and Accumulation: A village study from Bihar”. He examines the current development trajectory of the agrarian economy of Bihar, by analysing ...(contd.) Registration : 1/3

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Remarkable effort to get first estimates of the impact of Covid on SDP in Kerala, @ramakumarr @tjayaraman @jayanjthomas

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

Very useful account of the specific crop operations that women undertake

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

3 months

A working paper of our project titled "Trends in Gender Division of Work and Wages in Rural India" is out now. This project was conducted by the Foundation in association with the Evidence Module of the @CGIARgender Platform led by the @irri . 1/2

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@MadhuraFAS

8 months

We need an integrated housing policy in India not separate policies for houses, water, toilets, electricity, etc.

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

8 months

Access to adequate housing conditions are an important factor in alleviating historic deprivations faced by vulnerable sections of society. FAS village studies show that there is much work required in this direction. Read more: 7/7

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Net returns have declined for many crops in the last decade

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

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FAS undertook a research project that analyses the trends in Costs and Incomes from Crop Production in India over a period of 20 years. The project was conducted in association with the International Rice Research Institute @irri . Project Report : 1/2

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As the International Year of Millets comes to an end, let us not forget the tasks required for a successful millet revolution @mssrf @TataCornell @reviewagrarian

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@MadhuraFAS

10 months

Explains how incomes from rice in Kerala are the third highest in the country, after Punjab and Haryana @CMOKerala

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

10 months

@deepakmercy examines the role of State government support in observed farm incomes in Adat village, Kerala, in his paper for RAS. Read here:

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@MadhuraFAS

3 months

What an extraordinary triumvirate! An account by Ambassador Quinn who knew all three @WorldFoodPrize @JulieBorlaug

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

Norman E. Borlaug, Yuan Longping, and M. S. Swaminathan, each of these three individuals impacted millions and millions across the globe. Read this tribute to Professor Swaminathan by Kenneth M. Quinn, President Emeritus, @WorldFoodPrize . 1/2

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

If we want a food-secure post-Covid world, we need to have a universal safety net, see @reviewagrarian @AgrarianChange @MahendraDevS @sinhadipa @mssrf @IFPRISAO

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@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Read the pieces by Irfan Habib and Amiya Bagchi, among others.

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

1 year

The latest edition of the Review of Agrarian Studies (volume 12, number 2) is here! Get a copy from @Tulikabooksdel today.

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And don’t miss the fascinating accounts of the rice and oil palm capitalist farmers @SOAS @AgrarianChange

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

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Reviewing Muchtar Habibi's book, Venkatesh B. Athreya @vbathreya writes that the book provides an interesting historical account of agrarian change in Indonesia for over a hundred years from a critical political economy perspective. @Routledge_Econ

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Honoured to have witnessed the democratic process of governance

Pinarayi Vijayan

@pinarayivijayan

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Had a delightful interaction with people from the agriculture sector at Camelot Convention Centre, Alappuzha. Many propositions and ideas that emerged during the discussion helped strengthen our vision of a thriving Kerala. #NavaKeralam

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Read our paper on how Dalit-majority villages in Marathwada are discriminated in terms of access to basic amenities @reviewagrarian @ramakumarr @surajyengde

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@MadhuraFAS

2 months

We need an immediate ceasefire..

Ismahane Elouafi

@CGIAR_EMD

2 months

The #foodsecurity situation in Gaza is catastrophic: 685,000 people faced famine-like conditions as of early March, and 1.1 million face famine in coming weeks. Please read my post with @RobVos26 & @Jo_Swinnen :

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@MadhuraFAS

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Tune in to learn what is really happening to farm incomes

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

2 months

In our webinar on 'Costs and Incomes from Crop Production in India', chaired by V. Surjit, @deepakmercy will present the main findings of our recent report on the topic. 📅 11 am IST, April 6, 2024. Here is a brief introduction of the speakers. Register:

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

The paper starts with insights from focus group discussions with rural women on their perceptions and experiences of Covid, conducted by @fasagristudies

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

1 year

"The Covid-19 pandemic...resulted in unprecedented job and income losses, reinforcing the adverse labour market situation of women," write Fernanda Bárcia de Mattos, Sukti Dasgupta, Valeria Esquivel, and Sajid Ghani. Read here: @ILOPubs @ilo (1/4)

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@MadhuraFAS

4 years

For discussion of the intensification of work of ASHAs and the risks they take while receiving a pathetic remuneration, see

Nature India

@NatureInd

4 years

An unequal pandemic: #COVID19 is impacting women more than men, say Nitya Rao and Jayashree Balasubramaniam @jai_amma @mssrf

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@MadhuraFAS

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Looking forward to a discussion of agrarian relations

saqibkhan

@saqib9867

2 months

Prof Madhura Swaminathan ( @MadhuraFAS )'ll speak & release my book "Tribe-Class Linkages: The History & Politics of the Agrarian Movement in Tripura" as part of this event being organised by Dept of Sociology @GITAMUniversity on 26 March. Those away from campus, DM for link.

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1 year

Excellent presentation bringing out the overlapping rights of working mothers and children

MSSRF

@mssrf

1 year

How are we faring against Mina Swaminathan's legacy when it comes to integrated early childhood development⁉️ Dr Sumitra Mishra, Executive Director @Mobile_Creches , talks about the legal & policy transitions for ECD in #India @SumitraMishra @doctorsoumya @MadhuraFAS @nityarao63

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It is time to think about a strategy for hybrid rice in India

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

Dr Wenbang Tang and Dr Yeyun Xin from the Hunan Hybrid Rice Research Centre, Changsha write of the deep friendship that developed between Professor Swaminathan and Professor Yuan Longping, Father of hybrid rice. 1/2

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

5 months

Where are all those who write on food security? Speak up.

United Nations

@UN

5 months

“People are desperate, hungry and terrified.” — @UNRWA chief @UNLazzarini warns of a deepening crisis as people struggle amid deplorable living conditions and alarming levels of hunger never before witnessed in Gaza.

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@MadhuraFAS

4 months

Absolutely right. The budget doesn't recognize problems faced by small farmers and rural manual workers.

R. Ramakumar

@ramakumarr

4 months

A short take on the budget and agriculture. In The Hindu today. Link:

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@MadhuraFAS

1 year

When agriculture in countries like India still needs major investment such as in irrigation,and where farmers are earning low incomes, can agriculture be made to bear the burden of mitigation? @tjayaraman

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

1 year

The current push for land-based mitigation is a continuation of the strategy of developed countries to shift the mitigation burden onto the Global South, write @Sreejaiswal , Goutham R, and @DevshaliCharu , in their research note for RAS. Read here:

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

5 months

Adaptation is an urgent need for millions of small farmers.

CGIAR

@CGIAR

5 months

🌡The most vulnerable bear the greatest burden of climate change. To help, we need better reporting, tracking, and funding. 📈 Read the new position paper from @CGIARClimate on tracking adaptation in the agrifood sector: #GlobalGoals

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Important message: create quality jobs for women. See chapters in our book Women and Work in Rural India @fasagristudies @Tulikabooksdel

Women and Work in Rural India

Empirical study of women’s work and of women in the diverse labour processes that exist in rural India is meagre. This book seeks to extend our understanding of the nature of women’s work in differ...

mayday.leftword.com

thirdview.info

@Thirdviewinfo

3 years

Working or Not: What Determines #Women ’s #LabourForceParticipation in #India ? Report by @IWWAGEIFMR @kanika_jha @ritu205 @swetavikram @swati1012 @rohitkr_RK @weconpol @dikshasinghm @LEADatKrea @leanin_women @nidhigyanpandey @MadhuraFAS @VasanthiSwetha

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Decline in dietary diversity and rise in indebtedness among rural manual workers households @MahendraDevS @IFPRISAO @AgrarianChange @mssrf @NABARDOnline

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

4 years

The preliminary findings from our Rapid Assessment Survey to study the impact of #COVID19 on rural India have been published as an article in @frontline_india . Find more details here: (1/3)

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

An excellent report on the first Kerala dialogue with Noam Chomsky, Amartya Sen and Soumya Swaminathan @WHO @CMOKerala @doctorsoumya @CriticalDev

Dan Little

@dlittle30

4 years

Understanding Society: The Kerala dialogue on COVID-19

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Researchers in the North dominate development research, as Amarante and colleagues show in this paper. Resources may be one reason, but “exclusion and exploitation of south-based researchers could also contribute” says co-author Grieve Chelwa in Nature.

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Agriculture, the only sector that grew in the first quarter is starved of funds, says Dheeraj Mishra @icarindia @mssrf @fasagristudies

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

5 years

Science and public intervention are needed to promote sustainable agriculture not just traditional practices of family farmers. Read this excellent review by Sandipan Baksi @reviewagrarian @fasbangalore

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Detailed proposal for a panchayat level database

Tulika Books

@Tulikabooksdel

3 years

By Jun-ichi Okabe,Aparajita Bakshi Agrarian Studies 4,published in assn with @fasagristudies For more books is this series,visit Also on the TULIKA YEAR_END SALE Japan Society of Economic Statistics presented its 2017 Award to Prof Okabe for this book.

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Women are not “working” as we argue in our new book because suitable employment is unavailable. Generate skilled employment for women. @fasagristudies @mssrf @unwomenindia @IWWAGEIFMR

Nishtha Satyam

@SatyamNishtha

4 years

Women are already the worst hit by the #COVID19 crisis. And to add to this, 4 out of 5 women are not working in India. Women are often required to prioritize domestic work. An #AtmaNirbharAurat is the core for an #AtmaNirbharBharat . Let's Work & promote #EqualParticipation

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Talked to Neeta Misra about women’s employment in rural India, drawing on time use surveys of @fasagristudies and the book on Women and Work published by @Tulikabooksdel

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

To clarify, Professor Swaminathan has not spoken to any journalist or given any statement on this matter in months. @ramakumarr @nramind @mssrf

M K Venu

@mkvenu1

3 years

“When we recommended 50% over costs, we meant complete costs called C2, which includes all assumed costs. In fact, that is what farmers are also demanding,” Swaminathan has spoken again. Can this be put in law?

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

24 days

Look forward to the final version

Haroon Akram-Lodhi

@AHAkramLodhi

24 days

After 2 years and 3 months, a full zero draft of my next book finally emerges, today. However, at 140,000 words, I admit that I have quite a bit of editing to do. Still, it's easier working with too much than working with too little

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 month

Thank you, Niladri, for the review, and noting how the chapters capture changes in the economic and social lives of people.

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

1 month

Our book "Economic Change in the Lower Cauvery Delta" was recently reviewed by Niladri Sekhar Dhar, in the journal Social Scientist. To read the review, see the current Social Scientist issue (Volume 52, Numbers 1-2) : Book Link -

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

9 months

India has a massive crisis of undernutrition

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

9 months

Read our Editorial on how food insecurity continues to ravage large areas of the globe. India must face up to the fact of mass chronic hunger. @fasagristudies @FAO @IFAD @UNICEF @UNICEFIndia @WFP @WHO

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

5 years

Very interesting post flood effect

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

5 years

Kuttanad wetland ecosystem in Kerala saw high rice yields, a year-on-year increase in yield levels that ranged between 44 and 75 per cent, after Kerala Floods 2018. T. P. Harshan and Deepak Johnson ( @deepakmercy ) write about this in the latest #FASBlog .

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Expansion of millets requires massive public support

MSSRF

@mssrf

1 year

Click🔗 to read #OpEd @the_hindu by @MadhuraFAS on #MSSRF 's experiences from promoting #production #consumption & #conservation of #millets in #KolliHills #TamilNadu #MSSRF_IYM2023 #MilletRevolution making millets #profitable ! @NITIAayog @AgriGoI @mkstalin

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

It was not only a pleasure to visit CCAMP but eye-opening. Impressive innovations in agriculture and fisheries, among others. Thank you to the CCAMP team.

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

1 year

On March 30, @MadhuraFAS , Trustee, @SandipanBaksi , Director, and Arindam Das, Joint Director of FAS, visited @CCAMP_Bangalore with Dr Cao Đức Phát, Chair, Board of Trustees, @irri . It was insightful to see the innovations in bio sciences and agricultural sciences. (1/2)

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

An ISI effort to continue the excellent work of covid19india portal, do view and share @fas @mssrf @sritara @ramakumarr @KanitkarT

Coronavirus in India: Latest Map and Case Count

A volunteer-driven crowdsourced effort to track the coronavirus in India. A detailed country map shows the extent of the coronavirus outbreak, with tables of the number of cases by state and district.

www.incovid19.org

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Use this crisis to address the nutrition problem and expand dietary diversity , follow the Kerala model @mssrf @RVBhavani @nityarao63 @PMenonIFPRI @IFPRI @fasbangalore

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Novels to read during the lockdown, novels on rural societies and agrarian change, @awanishkumar86 @sanjaygreddy @reviewagrarian @AgrarianChange @AHAkramLodhi

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

And a nearly twenty year partnership with the Foundation for Agrarian Studies @fasbangalore @ColumbiaUP

Tulika Books

@Tulikabooksdel

4 years

As we celebrate 25 years of Tulika Books, visit our website to revisit the Tulika story

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

5 years

An RAS editorial on NYAY and other income schemes in India, at

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

10 months

A fascinating account of what we learn from inscriptions — on crop production, on rent, on tenancies, and much more

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

10 months

Y. Subbarayalu, an eminent historian and epigraphist, talks to Parvathi Menon about the agrarian history of Tamil Nadu, with a focus on the Cauvery delta. Read the Interview at @fasagristudies

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 months

This unique article brings out Swaminathan’s role in Germplasm conservation in India and elsewhere @INbpgr @KrishnanSarada @BiovIntCIAT_eng

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

3 months

In his tribute to Professor Swaminathan, K.C. Bansal writes, "Swaminathan pointed out that not only preservation but also sharing of genetic resources have been the mainstay of global food and nutritional security." 1/3

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Congratulations to MSSRF for keeping the focus on equity @mssrf

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

1 year

The current push for land-based mitigation is a continuation of the strategy of developed countries to shift the mitigation burden onto the Global South, write @Sreejaiswal , Goutham R, and @DevshaliCharu , in their research note for RAS. Read here:

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Thanks to all our contributors

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

4 years

The contents page is here! Take a look to see the chapters from "Women and Work in Rural India." For more details, and to obtain copies of the book, visit:

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Congratulations Aparajita and Tapas

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

3 years

🚨 The Foundation for Agrarian Studies is happy to announce the release of our book titled “Socio-Economic Surveys in Three Villages in West Bengal: A Study of Agrarian Relations" published by @Tulikabooksdel with cover design by @TNQTechnologies . ➡️

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

2 years

If we are serious about tackling climate change, we need projects like the Silver Line in Kerala @tjayaraman @mssrf @vnamas @jayanjthomas

Why the SilverLine Project makes sense for Kerala

V Namasivayam writes: It is an energy-efficient and sustainable solution to address transportation shortfall.

indianexpress.com

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Are we measuring rural women’s work burden and energy requirements correctly? See @reviewagrarian @mssrf @jai_amma @PMenonIFPRI

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Need more in the media on hunger and malnutrition in India. Where is the policy response?

Nandita Das

@nanditadas

4 years

New hunger games in jobless Bharat

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Shows how employment based on a person’s perception can be misleading especially for women and in this pandemic. A measure based on hours worked gives a very different picture, as we show in Women and Work in Rural India @fasagristudies @Tulikabooksdel @jayanjthomas

CSE- Azim Premji University

@working_india

4 years

1/3 We are happy to share the first CSE blog post, titled "What the numbers don't tell us: Looking beyond standard measure of employment during an economic lockdown" by CSE fellow Rosa Abraham @rosaabraham6 .

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

29 days

Worth reading...and an Indian edition now available.

Review of Agrarian Studies

@reviewagrarian

29 days

Professor Madhura Swaminathan recently reviewed Glenn Denning's book "Universal Food Security : How to End Hunger While Protecting the Planet". To read the review :

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

We must monitor the effects of Covid on food prices, and price volatility write Shenggen Fan and R. Ramakumar in this issue of the Review of Agrarian Studies @IFPRISAO @FAO @icarindia

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

3 years

Very important findings on how the burden of work affects women’s nutrition. Women work a very long day especially during the harvest season as we observe in our new book,

Women and Work in Rural India | Columbia University Press

This book is a compilation of papers examining women’s role in rural production systems in India. The book is divided into six sections; the first section ... | CUP

cup.columbia.edu

Cornell Global Development

@CornellGlobal

3 years

Women’s increased agricultural labor during harvest season, in addition to domestic house care, often comes at the cost of their health, according to new research from @TataCornell @prabhupingali

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

1 year

Fifty years ago, India provided assistance to Vietnam. Today, there are many lessons for India from the Vietnamese experience.

IRRI 🌾

@irri

1 year

IRRI BOT Chair Dr. Cao Đức Phát highlighted how the Vietnam national government reformed the agri sector resulting in sustained growth & export production & expansion during the Fourth Annual Lecture of the Foundation for Agrarian Studies. Read more:

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Madhura Swaminathan

@MadhuraFAS

4 years

Preliminary results will be in Frontline magazine

Foundation for Agrarian Studies

@fasagristudies

4 years

We conducted a Rapid Assessment Survey between April 13 and 18, to study the impact of #COVID19 on rural India: telephonic interviews of 43 informants from 21 villages across 10 States of India. (1/2) (Photo sourced from a respondent; combine harvester Hakamwala, Punjab)

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