From a joint family to the United Nations we have a good experience of the benefits derived of being organized. There are organized unions for every sector all over the world. In...
Seeds and FFSs
The agrobiodiverstiy@knowledged programme initiated by Oxfam Novib and Hivos, aims at generating and sharing evidence and insights for transformation in the area of agricultural...
Bihanaa Maa – the ‘seed mothers’
Biswamohan Mohanty ‘Seed mothers’ of Orissa have played a crucial role in the revival of millet based farming systems. Being store houses of knowledge on local seeds and...
Gift of seeds for life
It was a custom in India that instead of dowry the newly married bride used to carry a cow and seeds to her in-laws. Sale and purchase of seeds was prohibited in Indian...
Women organize for seeds – an experience from Tamil Nadu
Karatampatti is a village, located not very far from the township of Tiruchi in Tamil Nadu. Around 1000 families belonging to various sections live in this village. The...