Community Seed Bank and Multilayer Farming in Roam village, Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Rohan Mukerjee On the 26th of June 2024 accompanied by Jagabandhu Sanda (Consultant) and Baby Patar (Community Resource Person) I visited the village Roam located in Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand. Roam in Murgaghutu Panchayat is made up of 7 hamlets with 339 households of the Santal, Ho, Bhumij and Kurmi communities. We first […]
Community Seed Bank in Bhadua village, Gohla Pachayat, Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand
Kapra Mahali is a CRP from Musabani Block, East Singhbhum District, Jharkhand who joined the Eastern India initiative as a People and Nature Fund (PNF) fellow in 2023 and is now working on the Eastern India project. She works with the Santal, Ho, Machua, Sabar, Mahali and OBC communities in 6 villages of Gohla and […]
Recognition for Baiga Community Seed Savers in Dindori District
Hiralal Sarote and Naresh Biswas On the 10th of January 2023 the District Collector of Dindori, Shri Vikas Mishra, visited the community seed bank in Silpidi village. This seed bank is managed by the Sawa Salhar Sanghati Beej Bhandar Samiti Silpidi and is the first community seed bank committee formed by NIRMAN (UD network partner) […]
Training cum Planning Program with Haryali Community Seed Bank Committee, Satalwah, Patalkot
Laxman Ahkey and Gyansa Bharti On the 30th of November 2022 a training program cum planning meeting was organised with the Hariyali Community Seed Bank Committee of Satalwah village, Sidhauli Panchayat, Tamiya Block, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh. The meeting involved 12 women, 2 children and 4 men. The training to the seed bank committee which […]
A Seed Distribution Drive Case Story – Jhumki Bai from Domuhani village, Karanjia Block, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh
Heeralal Sarote Jhumki Bai is a woman farmer in the Baiga village of Domuhani, Karanjia Block, Dindori District, Madhya Pradesh. She received Madia (finger millet) and Salhar (a variety of Pearl millet) seeds from the Beej Yatra (Seed Distribution drive) that went through their village last year. The Beej Yatra was carried out by the […]
Seed Bank Training, return of Desi seeds from 2021 and planning for the next season – Kheria Sabar village of Mirgichami
Sudipta Satpati In April 2022 a Training program cum Farmers Meeting was held at Mirgichami village where organic Seed Storage methods were discussed. Farmers returned some desi seeds from the previous harvest for the community seed bank. Gobinda Sabar returned Ridgegourd seeds, Tutu Sabar provided Brinjal Seeds, Sami Sabar gave Sem Seeds, while Hetu Sabar […]
Capacity Building with Community Seed Bank Committee of Silpidi Village and return of seeds by Baiga Farmers
Heeralal Sarote Sawa Salhar Sanghati Beej Bhandar Samiti Silpidi is the first community seed bank committee formed by NIRMAN (UD network partner) and has been instrumental in promoting the revival of Bewar, the traditional shifting cultivation based agricultural practice of the Baiga people, and the variety of traditional crops associated with this practice. This committee […]
Training Program with Community Seed Bank Committee of Gaura Kanhari Village and return of seeds by Baiga Farmers
Heeralal Sarote In order to promote the revival of traditional seeds cultivated by the Baiga community a community seed bank committee – Sanwa Salhar Saghati Gaura Kanhari was established in Gaura Kanhari village in Baigachak in 2019 comprising 15 women members. Phuljaria Bai is the President which Agni Bai is the secretary. They currently have […]
Reviving crop diversity of Kurwa – the traditional shifting cultivation based practice of the Paharia people of Sundar Pahari
Surja Paharia The Paharia people of Sundar Pahari have historically carried out the traditional mixed cropping practice of Kurwa in their hills. Kurwa has traditionally involved the cultivation of a rich diversity of crops that included Maize, Sorghum, a variety of millets, pulses and vegetables. However, with increased market dependence of late Paharia farmers mostly […]
Katkari Community managed seed bank, Poi Malwan, Sindhudurg
Ramachandran K G In the month of September 2020, a meeting was organised in Poi Malwan village to discuss the setting up of a community seed bank. 15-20 community women leaders from 5 villages in the area gathered there to participate in the discussion. No one from the villages has ever heard about the concept […]
