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Mar 28, 2016 · Learn about the history, achievements and challenges of Beej Bachao Andolan, a movement to revive indigenous seeds and practices in Uttarakhand. The movement was started by Vijay Jardhari and his team in the late 1980s and has received recognition from Arundhati Roy.
Dec 18, 2018 · Learn about the movement to save seeds and agroecological farming in Uttarakhand, India, led by Vijay Jardhari. Discover how they collect, conserve and practice diverse varieties of rice, kidney beans and other crops.
Jun 27, 2024 · I was on my way to visit the village of Rampur, just outside of the Henwal Valley, which had been my base in 2010 while I conducted my research on the Beej Bachao Andolan (Save Seeds Movement, hereafter BBA).
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Jun 5, 2020 · Learn how Vijay Jardhari, a farmer and social activist, started a movement to revive traditional agriculture and conserve local seeds in Uttarakhand. Discover how BBA promotes organic farming, Baranaja system, and seed banks in the Himalayan region.
Sep 21, 2020 · Beej Bachao Andolan (Save Seeds) is a campaign led by Vijay Jardhari to conserve traditional seed varieties and promote sustainable farming practices. Learn how baranaj, an ancient method of growing 12 or more crops in a year, can help farmers defy droughts, floods and debt.
Oct 6, 2016 · Vijay Jardhari is a key figure in Beej Bachao Andolan, a movement that promotes traditional farming practices and biodiversity conservation in rural Uttarakhand. He shares his story, vision and methods of preserving and exchanging seeds with nature.
In the late 1980s, the movement was initiated by the group of activists of Hemwal Valley of Tehri and led by a farmer and social activist Vijay Jardhari. ‘Beej Bachao Andolan’ (Save the Seeds Movement) was started from Jardhargaon of Tehri district, Uttarakhand. [citation needed]
