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The '''M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation''' (MSSRF) is a [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofit]] [[Non-governmental organization|NGO]] [[Trust law|trust]] based in [[Chennai]], [[India]]. It develops and promotes strategies for economic growth that directly target increased employment of poor women in rural areas. Their methods maximize the use of science and technology for equitable and sustainable social development and environmental stability. The MSSRF logo signifies continuity and change, invoking the DNA model of open-ended, many-sided, and continuous evolution.<br />
[[File:Mssrf logo.png|<div style="font-size: 125%">"''Be the change you want to bring about.''"</div> - Mahatma Gandhi|thumb|right|350px]]<br />
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==History==<br />
MSSRF was founded in 1988 by [[M. S. Swaminathan|Dr. M. S. Swaminathan]], who is chairman of the foundation. In 1970, [[C.V. Raman]], the Nobel Prize–winning physicist, urged Swaminathan to start an autonomous research center to realize his goals of [[sustainable development]], which he now terms the "Evergreen Revolution". In 1988, after receiving the [[World Food Prize]], Swaminathan used the US$200,000 prize to start the MSSRF. Swaminathan also currently holds the [[UNESCO]] Chair in [[Ecotechnology]] and is chairman of the [[National Commission on Agriculture]], Food and Nutrition Security of India.<ref>[http://www.mssrf.org/about_us/about_us.htm M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, about us] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204183253/http://www.mssrf.org/about_us/about_us.htm |date=2007-02-04 }}</ref><br />
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==Programs==<br />
MSSRF operates in five major program areas — [[Coast#Environmental importance|Coastal Systems]] [[Research]], [[Biodiversity]] and [[Biotechnology]], [[Ecotechnology]] and [[Food security]], [[Gender#Gender and development|Gender and development]], and [[Informatics (academic field)|Informatics]].<ref>Gopalkrishnan Gita (2000), M.S. Swaminathan - "''One Man’s Quest for a Hunger-Free World''", Education Development Center, Inc {{cite web |url=http://www.yesweb.org/docs/mss_bio.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-03-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317214600/http://www.yesweb.org/docs/mss_bio.pdf |archivedate=2007-03-17 }}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education]]<br />
* [[Van Vigyan Kendra|Van Vigyan Kendra (VVK)]] Forest Science Centres<br />
==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.openpr.com/news/28733/Prof-MS-Swaminathan-s-Inspiring-Talk-on-Biotechnology-and-Food-Security-at-BITS-Pilani-Rajasthan.html Prof MS Swaminathan's Inspiring Talk on Biotechnology and Food Security at BITS Pilani Rajasthan]<br />
*[http://www.prleap.com/pr/94807/ Green Revolution Champion Prof MS Swaminathan at BITS Pilani]<br />
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[[Category:Non-profit organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Environmental organisations based in India]]<br />
[[Category:Research institutes in Chennai]]<br />
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to University of Madras]]<br />
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