reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food security, poverty and...
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Reinforcing the Resilience of Poor Rural Communities in the Face of Food security,
Poverty and Climate Change through on Farm Conservation of Local Agro-biodiversity
Gene Campaign
IFAD NUS III and IV on “Reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change farm conservation of local
agrobiodiversity”, MSSRF Chennai, 17-18 Feb. 2015
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Project Area
District Nainital, Dhari BlockBuribana,Chaukhuta,GajarKaulKokilbanaMajheraParbaraPokhrarSunkiya
District Nainital, Ramgarh BlockBadetBairoliBajothiyaBhiyalgaonChapadChhatolaDahraDarimGairadiGallaGargaonHarinagarHartolaKafudaKilorKumatiLodLoshgyaniMonaMyoraNathuwakhanPaiyakholiSatkholSimayalSupiSuralgaon
District - AlmoraDhyari, Daniya, Chamtola, Bhanoli ,Dungra ,Jaiti,Birkham, Chaukuna Ganau
District -BageshwarGar-shakira, Chougaunchina, Ganotiparli, Agar, HonaBelori
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Climate Change Perceptions
Changes in Weather
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Climate Change..
Effects
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Climate Change…
Community Responses
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Crops declined in last 5 years
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Crops vulnerable to changing weather
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Crops resilient to changing weather
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Most nutritious crops
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Impact on natural resources
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Impacts on workloads of women
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Promoting Finger Millet Cultivation
• 14 traditional & 2 improved vars evalauted by PVS
• 4 Varieties selected by farmers
• Muthiya - Pleasant sweet taste, cooks easily. Grains are
bold. The straw is also sweet and animals like it.
• Jhaparua - High yielding but the straw is hard and the grains
have an ordinary taste.
• Dotiyali - Good yield, straw is soft and sweet, easy to thresh.
• Jhapri - Long panicles, easy to thresh, tall plants so more
straw for fodder.
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Finger Millet- PVS
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Use of Agribiodiversity in Local Seed System
Seed System – Past
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Agribiodiversity in seed systems..
Seed System – Present
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• Older women considered true agrobiodiversity experts
• Women are more knowledgeable about varieties, characteristics & agro-ecological management.
• Of 29 agronomic, ecological, socio economic and cultural aspects studied, women had a view on 25 properties but men discussed just 14 aspects.
• Women more aware about value of diversity to livelihoods; men largely focused on agronomic characters and market value.
Women are Experts
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Recommendations to Strengthen Agrobiodiversity for Climate Adaptation
• Make agrobiodiversity management & conservation a
key policy objective.
• Increase investment in research for the neglected
mountain areas & focus on developing varieties
suitable for the region.
• Increase the genetic base of agriculture by
introducing a greater number of crops and varieties.
• Conserve established cultivars
• Establish Seed Banks
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- Approx 400 community members trained in
documenting & monitoring genetic diversity and
IK.
- Hindi manual on the importance of agro-
biodiversity, its collection, characterization and
conservation & establishing seed banks.
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Crop No. of samples
Paddy 63
Finger Millet 34
Barnyard Millet 09
Foxtail Millet 04
Wheat 14
Amaranth 03
Maize 07
Buckwheat 01
NUS Diversity in Gene Campaign’s Seed Bank
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Network of Custodian Farmers
A network of 49 on-farm
custodian farmers has
been established, spread
over 60 villages of 3
districts: Almora,
Bageshwar & Nainital
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Training on Processing Finger Millets
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Finger Millet Products
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Marketing of Finger Millet Products
• Promoting millet products in local Haat, village shops etc
• Preparing to get fssai certification for malt
• Negotiating with a new food start up for marketing
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Nutrition in NUS thru Calendars Promoting NUS
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Vegetable Chart Promoting NUS Cultivation
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SMI in finger millet
Increasing Production
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Response to SMI
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Response to SMI