India Untold
People are more focused on growing hybrid seeds rather than preserving them in their original form.
Dr Prabhakar Rao moved to Dubai after earning a degree in architecture. He also did PhD in Plant Breeding and Genetics.
He had been enthusiastic about gardening all his life and wanted to become an agricultural scientist.
Dr Prabhakar moved back to India as he was more passionate about bringing back and preserving the endangered plant species.
Dr Rao asserts that it is a challenge to revive the seeds of the vegetables which are no longer found anywhere.
It is nearly impossible to find seeds in their original form due to the fact that many of them have gone extinct.
Dr Rao visited tribal areas and learned about their use of Vedic agriculture techniques.
Dr Rao started to train farmers on a large scale to educate them about sustainable farming techniques.