Toronto: Eminent agriculture scientist M.S. Swaminathan will be bestowed with an honorary doctorate by a premier Canadian university, recognising the “power of one person to uplift an entire society,” and his contribution over the last 50 years to global food security.
The Edmonton-based University of Alberta will confer Dr. Swaminathan (85) with an honorary doctor of science degree on October 7.
He will also deliver the Bentley Lecture in Sustainable Agriculture/Lester Pearson Memorial Lecture on the occasion.
“In recognition of his efforts, Swaminathan will receive a University of Alberta honorary doctor of science degree on October 7,” the University website reported. — PTI
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