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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.
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.
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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.
Jun 20, 2024 · Summary. I was sitting in a sweet shop in the market town of Khadi in early 2014, eating jalebi, sipping on a smoky, over-sweetened cup of tea. 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 ...
The Indian Seed Vault is a secure seed bank located in a high-altitude mountain pass on the Chang La in Ladakh, India. It was built in 2010 jointly by the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research and the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, and is the second largest seed bank in the world. [1]
Oct 6, 2016 · Through Beej Bachao Andolan, he and his colleagues spread the knowledge of traditional farming practices and more people moving to these methods is their only motivation.
