How a farmer turned 90 acres of wasteland into a lush green forest in Odisha

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Channel: Down To Earth

Views: 1,657,693

Keywords: Environment, Sustainable Development, Down to Earth, Sabarmatee, Radhamohan, Sambhav, Indigenous seed bank, Agriculture, India, Odisha, nayagarh, drought-proof, Floods resistant, Organic farming, Agroforest, Food forest, SRI method, Wasteland development, Rainwater harvesting, Watershed dvelopment, How-to, Climate resilient, Medicinal Plants, Nutrition security, Mother nature, Lush green forest, Water security, Paddy cultivation, Food security, Centre for Science and Environment

Id: C08FAa-Vlj0

Length: 11min 35sec (695 seconds)

Published: Mon Dec 17 2018