“Agriculture is the backbone of the livelihood security system of nearly 700 million people in the country and we need to build our food security on the foundation of home grown food.”

—  M. S. Swaminathan

Agri Quotes, 25 November 2013, Zeenews India http://zeenews.india.com/mahindrasamriddhi/agriawards/agri.html,

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