Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India's Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is known as the "Father of Indian Green Revolution" for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India.

M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) established in 1988 is a not-for-profit trust. MSSRF was envisioned and founded by Professor M S Swaminathan, agriculture scientist with proceeds from the First World Food Prize that he received in 1987. The Foundation aims to accelerate use of modern science for sustainable agricultural and rural development. MSSRF focuses specifically on tribal and rural communities with a pro-poor, pro-women and pro-nature approach. The Foundation applies appropriate science and technology options to address practical problems faced by rural populations in agriculture, food and nutrition.

Julien Lonchamp is a Lecturer in Food Science at Queen Margaret University and a researcher at the Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation (SCFDI) in Edinburgh (UK). He previously held research positions of Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh University and Strathclyde University. Julien’s research is concerned with food ingredient functionality, new product profiling and co-product optimisation. Julien currently contributes as researcher co-investigator to two Innovate UK / BBSRC grants in collaboration with a range of academic and industrial partners.

Food Waste Management,Product Development