AGRO-BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
Community-led Agrobiodiversity Conservation, Management and Revival
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Focus group discussion
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Seed bank at Jawhar, Palghar district
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Tuber diversity
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Maize diversity
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NTFP plantation through community involvement, Dhadgaon, Nandurbar district
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Preparation of Jeevamrut for crop cultivation
Geographical Outreach
Community-led Agrobiodiversity conservation, management and revival of local bio-resources, in-situ and ex-situ conservation and documentation of indigenous traditional knowledge are the components of the Programme in diverse agro-climatic zones of Maharashtra covering 142 villages of 9 clusters of 9 districts (Ahmednagar, Gadchiroli, Nanded, Nandurbar, Palghar, Parbhani, Pune, Wardha and Sindhudurg).
The programme has also been introduced in Dangs and Valsad, Gujarat and Sambalpur, Odisha with the support of Bioversity International and at Champawat, Uttarakhand with the support of NABARD.
Programme Areas
1. Establishment of Community Seed Banks for conservation of indigenous crop cultivars
2. Livestock breeds and Non-timber forest species along with food security
3. Adaptability to climate change and livelihood generation with community participation
4. Indigenous knowledge, science and technology inputs and community ownership
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School as Centre of Diversity and Knowledge transfer
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Kitchen garden seed Production and Marketing
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School-level awareness through exhibitions
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Wild food festival
Programme Impact
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Gene Bank at Uruli-kanchan, Pune
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Satpudi – Local poultry breed of Toranmal, Nandurbar district
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Mahuva Nursery
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Sangamneri – Indigenous goat breed of Ahmednagar district
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Gaolao – Indigenous milch breed of Wardha district