Cheruvayal Raman - Conservator of traditional paddy varieties

This is about Cheruvayal Raman from Wayanad, Kerala who conserves 33 varieties of traditional paddy varieties. This story came in Kerala Karshakan, Karshakan and I had met him and also talked to him couple of times, not visited his farm yet. There were 120 varieties cultivated in Wayanad earlier, after green revolution farmers changed to a few varieties. He is 63 years old and cultivates the following 33...

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