Key facts
- Born
- 1964
- Sector
- Agriculture
- Profession
- Indian farmer and seed conservationist
- Gender
- Female
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Biography
Rahibai Soma Popere, born in 1964, is an Indian farmer and conservationist. She helps other farmers return to native varieties of crops, preparing hyacinth beans for self-help groups. She is among three Indians on the BBC list of "100 Women 2018". Scientist Raghunath Mashelkar gave her the epithet "Seed Mother".
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Timeline
- 2018Awarded the BBC 100 Women
- 2018Awarded the Nari Shakti Puraskar
- 2020Awarded the Padma Shri
Sources & licences
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- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5