Ashoka
This description of Bibhu Kalyan Mohanty's work was prepared when Bibhu Kalyan Mohanty was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship in 2009.
Introduction
Bibhu Kalyan Mohanty is establishing an industry with small farmers, healers and government to create a healthy and sustainable industry of Indian natural herbal and plant-based medicine and remedies. The “Healing Heritage Producers Company” owned by local producers, organic farmers, medicinal plant collectors, and women’s Self Help Groups, is increasing the availability of remedies, preserving oral tradition and knowledge threatened with extinction, and capturing the economic benefits of high demand for natural remedies in the global market. His Home Herbal Garden concept alone has spread to 22,000 households in 3 districts and over 2,000 local healers are part of his local network.