Lahari Bai hails from the Baiga tribe in the Dindori district, Madhya Pradesh
She has collected dozens of varieties of millets, described as ‘Shree Anna’ over the past decade in her small house
She is participating in the ongoing G20 Agriculture Working Group meeting in Indore as a millet brand ambassador
She has earned praise from PM Narendra Modi for her prime focus to preserve the coarse cereals
She also received praise from Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan and foreign delegates at the G20 Summit
She distributes the seeds from her bank to the farmers in about 25 villages
"I scatter the seeds of 16 types of millets in a field at one go and then I deposit the seeds from such crops in my seed bank,” she said
Sorghum (jowar), little millet (kutki), foxtail millet (kangni), pearl millet (bajra), and finger millet are among the many varieties she grows.
We are proud of Lahari Bai who has shown remarkable enthusiasm for coarse grains. Her efforts will inspire many others