The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation was established as a non-profit Trust in July 1988 with funds derived from the first World Food Prize awarded to Dr. M.S. Swaminathan In October, 1987. The Research Foundation's major alms are: first, to integrate the principles of. ecological sustainability with those of economic efficiency and social equity In the development and dissemination of farm technologies; second, to
undertake the blending of traditional and frontier technologies in a manner that opportunities for skilledjobs in the farm and non-farm sectors improve in rural areas; and third, to develop and Introduce technology, knowledge and input delivery and management systems which willenable disadvantaged sections of rural communities, particularly women, to derive full benefit from technological progress. In terms of sustainable human welfare, these scientific goals should lead to a concurrent strengthening of the ecological security of rural areas and the livelihoodsecurity of rural families.
