Local paddy varieties pushed to brink of disappearance

Taothabi, which is one of the 350 paddy varieties found in Manipur and which grows in fresh water, is slowly dying out of the land due to the rapid climate change and as such, most of the fields which were used for planting the said paddy variety have …

Taothabi, which is one of the 350 paddy varieties found in Manipur and which grows in fresh water, is slowly dying out of the land due to the rapid climate change and as such, most of the fields which were used for planting the said paddy variety have since been converted into fish farms Source The Sangai Express Laishram Shamungou

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