PROF RADHAMOHAN

June 13, 2021

PM Modi condoled the demise of Noted economist-turned-environmentalist Prof Radhamohan.

About:

  • He had made a distinguished contribution to sustainable organic farming in the state of Odisha.

  • He alongwith his daughter had transformed 36 acres of a degraded land in Nayagarh district of Odisha into a ‘food forest’, as was called by Prof Radhamohan, through soil and water conservation techniques. The ‘food forest’ now has over 1,000 species of plants, 500 varieties of rice and supports a seed bank with 700 indigenous varieties of seeds.

  • Besides, he had started Sambhav, a resource centre for farmers across the country, to exchange seeds and train them in organic farming.