Debal Deb's indigenous rice bank is a brave effort to counter Indian agriculture's dash towards genetic erosion. Chitrangada Choudhury Aga. Updated 9 Aug 2014, 11:56 AM IST.

In his book “Beyond Developmentality: Constructing Inclusive Freedom and Sustainability,” Dr. Debal Deb challenges mainstream ideas about economic growth and industrial development, and proposes ...

From 1,10,000 varieties of rice to only 6,000 now Debal Deb, a rice conservationist, is working to prepare a seed bank of 700 varieties of traditional rice ...

On today’s show, I’ll speak to author David Sedlak on his latest book Water for All: Global Solutions for a Changing Climate. We’ll switch gears and hear an excerpt from a webinar put on by A Growing ...

In the summer of 1991, ecological scientist Debal Deb was surveying the biodiversity of groves that were considered sacred in southern Bengal. He noticed a tribal farmer’s pregnant wife drinking the ...

Ecologist Debal Deb on what’s wrong with the government programmes that promote natural farming Deb has been conserving, cultivating and sharing native rice varieties and seeds with farmers for ...

Dr. Deb is an Indian independent academic and activist, who works in India on community seed banking and in situ conservation of farmers’ seed varieties. Dr. Deb runs the Centre for Interdisciplinary ...

A plant scientist-turned farmer Dr Debal Deb, an atheist by choice and seed conservationist by vocation, dares to question the very basics of the Green Revolution, and rips down the tall claims of ...

Modern 'hybrid' rice has become popular among Indian farmers due to its high yields. But the resulting seed is designed to be eaten, not replanted. Indian scientist Debal Deb is on a mission to ...

Scientist Debal Deb is on a mission to rescue India's traditional rice varieties. This video has been optimised for mobile viewing on the BBC News app. The BBC News app is available from the Apple ...