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Tribal women attain food sovereignty through seed banks [1]

Tribal communities of Baran district have been able to regain their food sovereignty by preserving local seeds. The women groups have revived their traditional seed storage techniques to preserve seeds in the seed banks. Seed banks have provided assured access to seeds even during the times of drought.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
Veena Vidyadharan [2], Manoj Kumar Tiwari [3]
Leisa India [4]
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Tags:
Agriculture [5], Seeds [6], Wheat [7], Millets [8], Farmers [9], Tribals [10], Women [11], Traditional Knowledge [12], Rajasthan [13], Baran (D) [14], Food Security [15]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/veena-vidyadharan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/manoj-kumar-tiwari
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/leisa-india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/seeds
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/millets
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rajasthan
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/baran-d
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security