Summary:
They have found that these traditional varieties, which are our heritage, could be their saviours in these uncertain times. The conservation and revival of traditional paddy varieties has become an imperative with climate change causing havoc in agriculture. Jayaraman reeled off facts and figures, “We were ready with 12 tonnes of seeds across 164 traditional paddy varieties. Twelve years later, the seed conservation work has been adopted by tens of thousands of paddy farmers in the four states. Sreedevi Lakshmi Kutty is a Consultant to the Save Our Rice Campaign and the Co-Founder of Bio Basics, a social venture retailing organic food ..