What are Landraces?
GS Paper 3: Topics Covered: Major crops cropping patterns in various parts of the country. Context: Among the winners of this year’s Padma awards is Rahibai Popere, popularly known as Seedmother, from Akole taluka of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Her Padma Shri is a recognition of her work that has helped save hundreds of landraces (wild varieties …
