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Mar 28, 2016 · ‘Beej Bachao Andolan’ (Save the Seeds Movement) was started from Jardhargaon of Tehri district, Uttarakhand. Activists of Beej Bachao Andolan. Photo Src: beejbachaoandolan.org. Because of the adverse effects of Green revolution, many indigenous practises and seeds have been lost.
Dec 18, 2018 · Beej Bachao Andolan (“Save the Seeds Movement”) has been working in the Indian state of Uttarakhand since the 1980s to restore traditional, agroecological farming knowledge, practices, and seed diversity – all of which have been disappearing since the start of the “Green Revolution” in the 1960s.
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).
Sep 21, 2020 · Led by the founder of Beej Bachao Andolan (Save Seeds) (BBA), Vijay Jardhari, the pan-state movement was against monoculture farming and forceful replacement of nutritious cultivation like millets with cash crops.
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]
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.
The movement, known as Beej Bachao Andolan (Save the Seeds Movement) is not only about conserving traditional seeds but also about promoting agricultural biodiversity, sustainable agriculture and local traditions.
Jun 5, 2020 · Jardhari and his farmer-friends made Jardhargaon the base for a Beej Bachao Andolan (BBA) or Save Seeds Movement. The objective of BBA was (and continues to be) the revival of traditional agricultural practices and conservation of indigenous seeds.
Aug 16, 2018 · Beej Bachao Andolan was popularly known as Save Seed Movement. It was started a social activist, Vijay Jardhari and his fellow farmers, at a small village Jhardhargaon in Tehri (Uttarakhand) in 1986. The main motive behind this movement to promote indigenous seed and agriculture practices.
Aug 11, 2018 · The extensive collection of the ‘Beej Bachao Andolan’ includes over 700 seeds, which were part of the hill farm till the 1980s and made a tame exit with modern high-yielding varieties...
