M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation

MSSRF completed 20 years of institutional life in 2008. This occasion was utilised to launch thorough programme and management reviews designed to assess how far the original mission of imparting a pro-nature, pro-poor, pro-woman and pro-sustainable livelihood orientation to technology development and dissemination
has been converted into accomplishments at the field level. The Management Review was undertaken by Krysalis Consultancy Private Limited, involving a team headed by Mr. C Venugopal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. The Programme Review was carried out by Professor Uma Lele, Development Economist and formerly Senior Advisor, the World Bank, and Ms. Kavita Gandhi, Regional Manager, Oxfam, India. The reviews were carried out in a participatory manner with the active involvement of MSSRF management, scientists and scholars. The following are a few highlights of these reports.