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Seed bank manager, Bijadidi explains seeds and conservation as the herb garden manager, Jeetpal (right) looks on in the seed bank in Dr. Vandana Shiva's farm in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India on 5th September 2009. ..61 year old Bija Devi, affectionately known as Bijadidi, is the 'seed bank expert', and has worked with the organization since it was founded. She's known for her knowledge of indigenous seeds. ..Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist turned environmentalist who campaigns against genetically modified food and teaches farmers to rely on indigenous farming methods.. .Photo by Suzanne Lee / For The National

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Image Size: 4368x2912 / 2.7MB; Dr. Vandana Shiva Physicist Environmentalist Bijavidyapeeth seed bank genetically modified food millet maize rice herb herbal organic vegetable vegetarian farming farmer influential women woman indian farm plantation the national corn sustainable farming Dehradun Dehra Dun Uttarakhand Uttaranchal South Asia India suzanne lee photograph photographer asia 2009
Contained in galleries: Vandana Shiva, Navdanya, Agriculture, anti GM crops

Seed bank manager, Bijadidi explains seeds and conservation as the herb garden manager, Jeetpal (right) looks on in the seed bank in Dr. Vandana Shiva's farm in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India on 5th September 2009. ..61 year old Bija Devi, affectionately known as Bijadidi, is the 'seed bank expert', and has worked with the organization since it was founded. She's known for her knowledge of indigenous seeds. ..Dr. Vandana Shiva is a physicist turned environmentalist who campaigns against genetically modified food and teaches farmers to rely on indigenous farming methods.. .Photo by Suzanne Lee / For The National