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Modi acknowledged the monumental contributions made by Swaminathan to the country in agriculture and farmers' welfare.
The research centre played a key role in the farm sector advancements of Kuttanad and the new name is in memory of the contributions of the great Swaminathan who recently passed away.
Jacob Mathew, Managing Editor of Malayala Manorama, writes about the camaraderie he shared with MS Swaminathan.
Union agriculture ministers C Subramaniam and Babu Jagjivan Ram exhorted scientists, including Dr Swaminathan, to ensure food security.
For Swaminathan, who died Thursday, aged 98, Wayanad was a second home.