Agro-biodivesity - Satvik
15759
page-template,page-template-full_width,page-template-full_width-php,page,page-id-15759,qode-quick-links-1.0,ajax_fade,page_not_loaded,,paspartu_enabled,paspartu_on_top_fixed,qode-child-theme-ver-1.0.0,qode-theme-ver-11.0,qode-theme-bridge,wpb-js-composer js-comp-ver-6.0.5,vc_responsive
 

Agro-biodivesity

Conservation of Indigenous seeds: Agro-biodivesity

Farmers practicing rainfed farming suffer from availability of good quality seed at right time. On one hand, ill practices of on-farm seed selection and introduction of hybrids and improved varieties has deteriorated the local seed stock. On the other hand, the introduction of a flux of outside seeds has not helped increase the sustainability of rainfed farming. Satvik is working on in-situ conservation and improvement of traditional rainfed seed and working on achieving seed security at village level by using identified traditional seeds. Satvik is perusing the following strategy.

 

  • Identification and collection of traditional seeds of rainfed crops in Gujarat state.
  • Evaluation trial to understand its characters and performance.
  • Training of seed saver farmers for improving and maintaining purity of their traditional seed stock.
  • Participatory variety selection from selected traditional seeds for performance and preference evaluation.
  • Organizing seed production and developed farmer centric quality assurance system. Traditional Seed Appraisal and Validation Committee have been working for quality assurance.
  • Cleaning, Packing and Storage operations outsourced to professional unit.
  • Farmer Producer Organizations are involved in its distribution system.
  • More than 20 MT traditional seeds are produced and distributed to farmers on year basis.
  • Organizing farmer for mainstreaming traditional seeds and seed security. For that purpose farmer association named “Anmol Desi Beej Sanvardhan Khedut Sangathan” has been formed.
  • 11 traditional seed types have been applied for “Farmer Variety Registration” under Protection of Plant Variety and Farmer Rights, 2001.