Seeds+Transformation: From Weeds To Seeds
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What would you think if we say that weeds have the potential to save our planet? Don't believe us? Welcome to the world of weeds as seen through the eyes of Dr.Akira Miyawaki. May your garden be blessed with weeds! And what if we say that it is not the idea of faster or slower economic growth the issue but the very notion of growth itself needs a complete metamorphosis? Find out why through Dr.Debal Deb, the Rice Warrior of India and the originator of the radical theory, Developmentality. From Weeds to Seeds 
At worst, weeds are seen as a menace and at best as manure. Going beyond such binary view, there is a living legend, Dr.Akira Miyawaki, who saw weeds as they really are: Plants that grow naturally and thrive well without any human support in a given region. Such a perspective has resulted in work that has spanned 38 countries and has changed entire ecologies. Read on to discover how a simple scientist has been ushering a quite revolution over the past 60 years with the help of weeds. Read Full Story »
From Pursuing Growth to Preserving Abundance 
Why would Dr.Debal Deb dirty his hands in the soil of remote India in a place that you would find hard even to locate in a map? Why is he not a member of the delegate club of doctorates who hop around the seminar circuit? Why, indeed. In this article, D.V.Sridharan explores the journey of Dr.Debal Deb, an Indian scientist who has made his work of preserving hundreds of variety of indegenous rice seeds shape his radical theory that he calls Developmentality. Read Full Story »
'Be the Change' Idea: If you are interesting in helping to create native forests around the world, sign up to become a Potential Natural Vegetation Researcher, PNVR. If you want to contribute to preservation of indegenous rice seeds or work on helping to shape economics beyond Developmentlaity, get in touch with Center for Interdisciplinary Studies. |