Community Seed Bank, Malangi, PeriyaPatna, Mysore
By Ashakumari and Ramachandran K G A community seed bank was set up at Malangi Grama Panchayath, Near Periya Patna, Mysore District by the Jenukuruba farmers group called as Kanana krishika Mahileyara Sangha (KKMS) on 11th December 2018 with the support of Sahaja Samrudha. The seed bank would be operating from the building donated by […]
Beej Yatra (Seed Distribution Drive) Baigachak, Dindori District, MP – 21st and 22nd June 2019
By Hiralal Gaund On the 21st and 22nd of June 2019 through a Beej Yatra or seed distribution drive, seeds of a variety of traditional crops of the Baigas were distributed to105 Baiga farmer families across the villages of Baigachak, Dindori District, MP. The Beej Yatra was brought out by members of the Baiga Mahapanchayat […]
Training Program for the Community Seed Bank Committee at Silpidi, Dindori District, MP – 19th June 2019
By Hiralal Gaund On the 19th of June 2019 a one-day Training cum Awareness program was organised for the members of the Sawa Salhar Sadhati Beej Bank Committee of the Baiga village of Silpidi village, Baigachak, Dindori District, MP. A community seed bank was established in the Baiga village of Silpidi in 2018 through the […]
Inter Community Seed Exchange – Amanara village, Dharmjaigarh Block, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh
By Tiharu Birhor, Ramakant and Basant Soni On the 17th of May 2019 Using Diversity fellows Tiharu Birhor and Ramakant from Korba District and Basant Soni from Gariyaband District, Chhattisgarh visited Bhawru Ram Hansda at his village Amanara. Bharwru is a Using Diversity Network community fellow who has been responsible for the implementation of the […]
Field Visit to Paharia Villages of Amrapara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand – 22nd & 23rd May 2018
Depositing traditional seeds collected from Kukdur, Kabirdham District, Chhattisgarh to Community Seed Bank at Makhni Pahar Village, Amrapara Block, Pakur District, Jharkhand – 22nd May, 2018 The UD fellow for the Paharia project villages of Amarapara Block in Jharkhand, Kalidas Malto has established a community seed bank in Makhni Pahar his home villages. He has […]
Field Visit to Pahari Korwa Villages, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh – 12th to 15th March 2018
As part of the Using Diversity (UD) Network Project, Keystone in collaboration with other UD partners is working with 11 Pahari Korwa villages in Raigarh District of Chhattisgarh. The Pahari Korwas are one of Chhattisgarh’s 5 tribal groups notified as PVTG. The UD project activities in Raigarh district are being carried out by community fellow […]
