January 30 – February 1, 2025
Join us for a 3-day festival dedicated to empowering farmers and celebrating their sovereign rights over seeds—the foundation of food security and sustainable agriculture.
Key Highlights:
• Promoting Farmers’ Rights: Recognizing the critical role of farmers as custodians of seeds and traditional knowledge, this fest will champion their right to save, share, and exchange seeds freely.
• Exploring the Role of Cooperatives: Showcasing how farmer-led cooperatives can strengthen seed systems, enhance livelihoods, and ensure collective empowerment.
• Fostering Agrobiodiversity: Celebrating the diversity of seeds, crops, and traditional practices that sustain resilient farming systems and ensure food sovereignty.
• Dialogue and Collaboration: Bringing together farmers, policymakers, scientists, and community leaders to generate actionable insights for protecting farmers’ rights and advancing agrobiodiversity.
Let’s honor the vision of Prof. M.S. Swaminathan and work toward an equitable and sustainable future.
Location: M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Community Agrobiodiversity Centre
Puthoorvayal, P.O. Meppadi, Wayanad, Kerala – 673 577, India
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