India's seed saviour goes against the corporate grain – in pictures
Debal Deb, a scientist, ecologist and farmer who is building a seed bank in India's Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice using traditional methods. Committed to working with local communities, he hopes to help make farmers independent of large corporations and GM crops, and help secure their access to local seed varieties
• Watch The Farmer, the Architect and the Scientist film
Debal Deb, a scientist, ecologist and farmer who is building a seed bank in India's Odisha state, has helped to preserve 920 varieties of indigenous rice using traditional methods. Committed to working with local communities, he hopes to help make farmers independent of large corporations and GM crops, and help secure their access to local seed varieties
• Watch The Farmer, the Architect and the Scientist film
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