Government Commits to Supporting Farmers in Preserving Indigenous Seeds and Enhancing Agricultural Biodiversity.

Globally, sustainable solutions are emerging by blending Indigenous farming practices with modern agricultural innovations.

Millions of farmers across Africa play a crucial role in preserving crop diversity by cultivating traditional crop varieties, ...

Farming practices for these crops are different. Food crops usually use traditional farming, which requires less technology and financial input. The farmer may rely on local knowledge and ...

Farmer Maximilla Onyura, who farms sorghum in the western county of Busia, said indigenous crops offer a food security solution. She isn't part of the legal challenge but collaborates with Ngiri ...

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The genetic diversity the guardians are collecting are essential to find those varieties, Pertuze said. Wilson Hugo, an official at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, said the trend of ...

Global production of oil crops varies dramatically by region, with palm dominant in Asia and Africa, soybean in the Americas, ...

Farmer Maximilla Onyura, who farms sorghum in the western county of Busia, said indigenous crops offer a food security solution. She isn’t part of the legal challenge but collaborates with Ngiri ...

Kerala Agriculture Minister announces new law to provide cultivable land to farmers, emphasizes food security and innovation ...

The model of organic farming with higher yields of indigenous varieties of rice and better ... we would not be served food and not allowed to stay at home,” recalls Geeta of her struggle in 2017. But ...