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Global Networking for the custodian farmers of underutilized crops

Global Networking for the custodian farmers of underutilized crops. Stefano Padulosi Bioversity International. International Seminar on NUS, Córdoba, 10-13 December 2012. Content. Project introduction Who are custodian farmers Why we need them Why we need a global network. MSSRF.

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Global Networking for the custodian farmers of underutilized crops

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  1. Global Networkingfor the custodianfarmersofunderutilizedcrops Stefano PadulosiBioversity International International Seminar on NUS, Córdoba, 10-13 December 2012

  2. Content • Project introduction • Who are custodian farmers • Why we need them • Why we need a global network

  3. MSSRF “Reinforcing the resilience of poor rural communities in the face of food insecurity, poverty and climate change through on-farm conservation of local agro-biodiversity” Participating Countries: Bolivia, Nepal, India Global Coordination: Bioversity International National Coordination: MS Swaminathan Research Foundation- MSSRF (India); Local Initiative for Biodiversity, Research and Development -LIBIRD (Nepal); FundaciónPromoción e Investigación de ProductosAndinos -PROINPA (Bolivia) Budget: 1.5 M USD (IFAD, EU-CGIAR, CCAFS) Duration: 3 years (March 2011- February 2014)

  4. Project’ s GOAL To facilitate more effective and sustainable use, management and conservation of local agrobiodiversity/ NUS by communities and stakeholders, particularly in the context of food security, nutrition, income-generation potential and adaptation to climate change

  5. Project’ s Objectives • Develop and test new methods and tools in close partnership with farmers and value chain actors aimed at enhancing their capacities to sustainably conserve traditional crops and associated knowledge at the farm level; • Explore ways of integrating the monitoring of diversity on-farm, along with use-enhancement goals, through inter-disciplinary and multi-sector approaches; • Promote a more balanced complementary conservation agenda in national programmes, based on the need to combat genetic erosion and to meet the needs of agrobiodiversity users; and • Provide useful findings to guide further research related to climate change and its impact on species and varieties deployed in local production systems.

  6. Content • Project introduction • Who are custodian farmers? • Why we need them? • Why we need a global network?

  7. Mrs. Adelaja, a champion custodian of quinoa (125 accessions maintained in her farm in Puno, Peru)

  8. Mr Julio C. Paco Jove, Puno, Peru (champion farmer of Andean crops)

  9. Custodian farmers, Mandla, Madhya Pradesh (India), 20 Nov 2012

  10. http://www.archeologiaarborea.org/

  11. Mr. Muhamadjon (Uzbekistan) Champion farmer: >100 varieties of melons safeguarded in his farm (2002)

  12. Mr. Abdelkader, champion custodian of IK of date palm (Algeria))

  13. Who are the custodian farmers? Conservation of seed common practices since the dawn of Agriculture Dependence on commercial seed has reduced conservation, but in traditional production systems this still relevant Custodians are a special category of farmers who distinguish themselves for their conservation efforts.. We know very little of custodians farmers and even less about those dealing with NUS !!

  14. Who are the custodian farmers?

  15. Content • Project introduction • Who are custodian farmers? • Why we need them? • Why we need a global network?

  16. Management of informal seed systems Farmers Forest / wild Distribution GeneBank (ex situ) Seed Seed quality control 1. Saved own Planting Market Exchange INFORMAL SYSTEMS 75-97% Cultivation 2. Barter/gift 3. Sale/purchase Harvest Consumption Storage Seedproduction Breeding FORMAL SYSTEMS 3-25%

  17. 81 Dudhe anadi 115 172 Gift 181 Ekle, anadi Purchase Ekle Mansara Purchase Exchange Madhese Madhese 48 173 125 Gurdi Purchase Exchange 53 Kathe gurdi 182 Exchange Purchase Ekle Purchase Seto gurdi 152 Ekle Pakhe Purchase Jetho budho Gift Gift Gift Gurdi Rato anadi Gift 26 OS Kathe gurdi Exchagne Panhele 23 67 126 Kathe gurdi Exchange Exchange OS Exchange Madhese OS Purchase K. gurdi Exchange Sano madhese 156 47 Purchase Radha 151 Mansuli 199 Exchange Exchange 157 Mixed grain 110 Madhese Exchange 37 Exchange Madhese 158 OS Exchange OS Radha Mana muri Radha Exchange Exchange Madhe Radha 9 Gift Gift 167 OS Exchange 159 Khumal 4 OS Radha 9 Sabitri 111 Exchange Thulo madhese 9 38 Gift Gift Exchange Gift Mansuli 144 41 Radha 9 163 Gift Gift Purchase Exchange Radha 9 Pakhe jarneli Radha 9 Thulo mansuli Food grain Exchange 204 Exchange 16 Exchange Radha 9 76 Food grain 90 Exchange Exchange Pakhe jarneli Radha Mansuli 205 Exchange Exchange Exchange 8 Radha Exchange 78 Naltumme Naltumme Radha 9 206 Mansuli Gift Gift Gift Exchange 164 40 Radha 9 Exchange 207 OS 165 Safeguarding and sharing diversity & knowledge

  18. By-and-large ABD is conserved in situ/ on farm along with IK! Large portfolio of 7000+ food crops / NUS scarcely represented in ex situ collections.. While we witness silent loss of species and varieties pushed aside by major/commodities crops along with IK..

  19. Lebanon: ethno botanic study on wild NUS (2003), involving 12 villages. 60 plant Families >260 vernacular names with 1,400 use citations recorded ! • Edible uses • Fresh 494 • Cooked 478 • Pickled 76 • Spice 36 GREAT LOSS OF IK NO MORE TRANSMITTED TO YOUNGER GENERATIONS !!!

  20. Experimenting and stewardship role • They maintain diversity in a dynamic way where varieties can evolve, adapt to climate, pests, diseases as well as evolve along with cultural preferences • Help keeping healthier agro-ecosystems • Help safeguarding IK and culture associated to healthy food systems • Help keeping identity of territory and people..

  21. “Tamazight” language of the Amazigh people of N.Africa

  22. Content • Project introduction • Who are custodian farmers? • Why we need them? • Why we need a global network?

  23. Why we need a global network? • Complement networks now dealing solely with ex situ conservation; • Give voice to silent stakeholders whose role is highly strategic to our food security; • Help making roles of women more visible and appreciated • Help synergies at nat/int level; • Facilitate exchange of knowledge on resilient crops; • Help addressing needs with policy makers at int. fora / Agreements

  24. Celebrate & exchange

  25. “the power of social movement” WOMEN Seed and Culinary Fair Mandla, Madhya Pradesh (India), 20 Nov 2012

  26. Community seed bank in Kachorwa, Nepal

  27. Community gene bank- Mali

  28. Methods and tools for documenting and monitoring NUS CBR

  29. Other considerations • Seed savers associations do exists but poorly linked to one another; • The idea is not to create a bureaucratic structure, but promote direct linkages among custodians; • Community seed banks can be instruments to facilitate networking among custodians, sharing of experiences, material and knowledge.

  30. Thank you! Kodo millet rice Foxtail millet Singarpur Village, Madhya Pradesh (India), 22 March 2012

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