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According to Sheela each of these rice varieties has different medicinal and health values.

Jai Prakash Singh is going back to using traditional agricultural practices to ensure better and higher yields.

Syed Ghani Khan is a museum curator who resides in a small village in Mandya district. His initiative is a unique one --a living museum where over 850 varieties of rice and about 115 varieties of mangoes are being conserved and cultivated.

Home to a 700-year-old settlement and perfectly terraced fields, Khonoma is a unique, self-sustaining village in Nagaland.