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Posted on 30 Dec 2018

Bhimashankar Villagers Multiply Indigenous Seeds

Ramdas Landage, a 35-year-old farmer from Gundalwadi village near Bhimashankar Sanctuary near Pune, cultivated 300 kg of indigenous seeds of over 18 varieties of paddy and millets this year. The varieties had become rare. The farmers in the region have been cultivating hybrid varieties for many years.

But this year, over 20 farmers from Gundalwadi and nearby villages cultivated 50 varieties of indigenous seeds and harvested over 8 tons. The farmers have joined hands with a local residential school to grow and conserve indigenous varieties of crops.

School initiates conservation

Sahyadri School run by the Krishnamurti Foundation of India at Rajgurunagar near Pune is a residential school, known for its unique aspects such as not conducting exams till class VIII. The rural outreach department of the school runs projects such as the present one of propagating indigenous seeds, involving local communities.

Keeping the environment, besides health of people and soil in view, the school administration decided to encourage farmers to grow and conserve indigenous varieties. Local farmers revealed that they were growing hybrid varieties of crops and did not have indigenous seeds.



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