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International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Seeds of hope: organic farming, food sovereignty and climate resilience for small farmers

The Seeds of Hope project improves climate change resilience, food security and sovereignty and autonomy of small farmer communities in North India. It relies on the recognition of women’s traditional knowledge. The project is led in partnership with the association Navdanya, founded by Dr Vandana Shiva. Direct beneficiaries include 745 farmers and their families in 31 villages.
ThemeTechnical Resources
SubjectSeed system
PublisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Publication year2018
RegionsAsia
LanguagesEnglish
Resource typePublications
Resource linkhttps://www.fao.org/3/BU708EN/bu708en.pdf
KeywordsSeed management; Women farmers; Training, Capacity Building; Agricultural biodiversity