Kerala Backwaters: Pokkali Rice Farming

Pokkali farming is a unique community initiative to preserve a one-of-a-kind, saline-tolerant strain of rice that's on the brink of extinction. Pokkali rice is one of the oldest crops on earth cultivated with a farming tradition that involves rice and prawn. Here, you'll get the rare chance to learn about it before the tradition and grains both disappear.