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Aneesh was the 17th recipient of the biannual award, which included a purse of Rs 300001, a certificate, and a gold medallion.
Aneesh (42), hailing from Tabore, near Udayagiri in Kannur, is the 17th recipient of this biannual award.
He tragically died while attending Krishi Darshan on Doordarshan around 6.30 pm on Friday.
CTCRI director G Baiju dismissed the alleged cyanide poisoning from tapioca hulls.
Aneesh, who hails from Tabore, Udayagiri, Kannur, is the 17th recipient of the biannual award. The award includes Rs 3 lakh cash, a certificate, and a gold medal.
The former Minister for Agriculture was also a four-time MLA.
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.
Swaminathan helped renovate an old school in his father's village with a generous Rs 50 lakh funding.
Most of these farmers never had an occasion to interact with the iconic agricultural scientist. Yet they are aware that the man, admired globally for his contribution towards developing high-yielding varieties of paddy, had shown them the way to prosperity
Swaminathan brought a social revolution through his policies to rescue India from the famine-like circumstances in the 1960s.
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.jpg?w=315&h=164 "When MS Swaminathan's generosity surprised a school PTA in Kuttanad")
