The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation undertook a study on the ‘Measures of Impact of Science
and Technology: Agriculture and Rural Development’ with the principal objective of analysing significant
technologies that have been developed in the public research system pertaining to the major
sectors of the rural economy of India over the post-independence period. Crop husbandry, animal
husbandry, fisheries, forestry, irrigation, health, drinking water and energy have been the areas of
concern. This article is an attempt to provide a summary of the major findings of this publication.