THE ORBITAL Tracking the emergent movement for planetary systems governance

One scientist, 1,460 rice varieties, and the architecture of food sovereignty

Hands holding golden indigenous rice grains — part of Dr Debal Deb's 1,460-variety seed bank

Dr Debal Deb has spent 30 years conserving indigenous rice from remote Indian tribes — an act of ecological stewardship that doubles as governance practice, returning seed sovereignty to farmers after decades of corporate monoculture.

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