Millet Seed Preservation: Coming from the Baiga tribal community in Dindori, Madhya Pradesh, 27-year-old Lahari Bai has conserved more than 150 varieties of millet. Lahari Bai did not get the title of ‘Brand Ambassador of Millet’ just like that. Irrespective of ridicule, this tribal woman conserved millet seeds with hard work and dedication and created her own desi seed bank. Recalling her past experiences, Lahari Bai tells that she had started preserving millet seeds from her youth. Meanwhile, the people of the Baiga tribal community used to make fun of him, but he had only two missions in mind. One is to serve your parents by not getting married and the other is to promote the cultivation of millet seeds by preserving them.
When hard work paid off, people also started appreciating Lahari Bai’s hard work and tireless efforts. prime minister himself Narendra Modi Has also praised Millet’s brand ambassador Lahari Bai by tweeting. In his tweet, Prime Minister Modi has written that he is ‘proud of Lahari Bai, who has shown remarkable enthusiasm towards Shri Anna’. His efforts will inspire many others.
Desi seed bank made at home
Today, in the nearby areas, Lahari Bai’s house has been recognized as a ‘seed bank of coarse grains’. Lahari Bai’s house was also built under the Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awas Yojana. The house has two rooms, one of which has been converted into a seed store. There is a collection of 150 varieties of rare seeds, including small grains like Kutki, Sawa, Madua and Kodo, which Lahari Bai collected during her years. Hardly collected.
Lahari Bai tells that the seeds which were used for cultivation in our country earlier, had almost become extinct. Contacted the nearby villages to conserve these seeds and got them started for conservation. Gradually we started producing them ourselves. Other farmers were also linked to this campaign. After the crop is ready, these seeds are preserved. In this way today 16 types of extinct seeds have been recovered.
Proud of Lahari Bai, who has shown remarkable enthusiasm towards Shree Ann. Her efforts will motivate many others. https://t.co/rvsTuMySN2
Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 9, 2023
For information, let us tell you that Lahari Bai has grown all the protected varieties in her fields and preserved them in her home-made seed bank. This is the result of hard work of almost a decade, due to which the farmers of about 54 villages are benefiting. Lahari Bai provides protected seeds of Mota grains free of cost, when the yield is found, some quantity is called back and deposited again.
Appreciation from officials
Today, Lahari Bai’s efforts in the direction of conservation and promotion of coarse grains are being appreciated all over the world. For this contribution, District Officer of Dindori Vikas Mishra has also sent Lahari Bai’s name to Jodhpur Center of Indian Agricultural Research Institute for scholarship. Officials say that along with the seeds of millet, promotion is also going on with the help of other farmers.
It is obvious that the United Nations has declared the year 2023 as the International Year of Nutritious Cereals. Its purpose is to promote millet production and its consumption at the world level, so that the boon of a healthy and healthy body can be given and the income of the farmers can also be doubled. With this goal, farmers growing Shree Anna are being encouraged in India. Lahari Bai of Dindori in Madhya Pradesh is also included in these farmers, who has been playing an important role in promoting millet for many years without any greed or greed.
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