TLOST IN THE GREEN REVOLUTION, MANY-HUED VARIETIES OF PADDY ARE BEING REVIVED IN KERALA

Rice Diversity Blocks in Kerala and five other states preserve over 1,000 indigenous varieties of rice that were at risk of being lost.In the Indian subcontinent, the birthplace of paddy, the colours of the crop’s many varieties are as diverse as the land, its people, languages, cultures, costumes, dialects and so on. But most of that variety was l  ...  read full article

JOURNEY TO THE HEART OF RICE DIVERSITY

East India and Dr Richharia are in the hearts of every person who works on rice diversity. I have heard and read a lot about the region and the person several years back and have recently begun travelling there. I am also meeting and hearing about rice from many of my friends who work on agro biodiversity in eastern India. We have alsobegun hearin  ...  read full article

Horticulturist by training Mrs Usha is the national coordinator of Save Our Rice campaign and have been working in the field of sustainable and ecological agriculture for the last 15 years- training farmers and youth

BLACK RICE- OUR DELICIOUS, HEALTHY HERITAGE

My first sight of black rice was a few years back during a seed festival organized by the Save Our Rice Campaign. I was fascinated by the purple black grain glistening in my palm. I did not buy it then nor did I attempt to cook it. That happened a few years later. By then I had become involved intensively in the Rice Campaign and passionate about t  ...  read full article

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Nel Thiruvizha 2019
13th Nel Thiruvizha is planned to be held from 8th and 9th June 2019 at A R V Dhanalekshmi Auditorium at Thiruthooraipoondi, Tamilnadu. Exchange of traditional paddy seeds is the main highlight of the event. Exhibition of traditional paddy seeds, value added products etc will be there in the event. Also there will sharing of experience of Paddy farmers from almost all districts of Tamilnadu.
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