Lok Chetna Manch (LCM), Nainital (Uttarakhand) Himalayan Research Group (HRG), Shimla (Uttarakhand) Awareness Services for Rural Areas (ASRA), Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh Mount Valley Development Association (MVDA), Almora (Uttarakhand) GraminVikasVigyan Samiti (GRAVIS), Jodhpur (Rajasthan) Institute for Himalayan Environment Environment Research and Education (INHERE), Almora, Uttrakhand Center for Advanced Research & Development (CCD), Durg, Chhattisgarh North East Center for Rural Livehood Research (NECR), Golaghat, Assam Society for Socio-economic Awareness and Environment Protection (SSEAEP), Nagaon, Assam Will be invited to take part in project consultation and meetings and will be used extensively in the dissemination of outreach materials at the grass root level. Will particularly support on farm field trials, organization of field days, diversity fairs, farmers’ exchange visits and mobilization of relevant traditional knowledge. Local communities* Community-based organizations The Covenant Centre for Development, Chhattisgarh Friends Rural Centre, Rasulia, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh Piparai Biodiversity Management Committee, Piparai, Muraina, Madhya Pradesh Bhim Rao Ambedkar Kisan Club, Sedva, Barmer, Rajasthan Samridhi Mahila Cooperative Society, Thakurdwara, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh Kamdhenu Milk Cooperative, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh Pragati Self Reliant Cooperative, Motiapathar, Lamgada Block, Uttra Khand Community-based organizations will be involved in the following activities: Undertaking baseline information across project sites; in participatory appraisals and community based activities to map biodiversity and sustainable practices and to mobilize relevant biodiversity-based interventions (practices and materials). Undertaking farmers’ field trials for proper evaluation of genetic diversity for climate change adaptation and will have access to training and capacity building and other benefits arising through the project. Assistance in the documentation of information and the maintenance and use of traditional knowledge. Assistance in the establishment of community seed banks and their maintenance. Organization of farmers’ field days and seed diversity fairs. Organization of farmers exchange visits.
conservation, use and sharing of crop diversity developed and supported by relevant policy instruments, regulations, strategies and plans including access and benefit sharing. conservation and use of crop and varietal diversity. Improved protection to farmers’ varieties that can lead to both monetary and nonmonetary benefits to Indian farmers and fulfilling GOI’s commitment under its Biological Diversity Act. countries that do not have such policies in place yet. Effective mainstreaming of agricultural biodiversity in globally significant through increasing the availability of diversity and strengthening the conditions needed for its improved deployment to provide improved livelihoods for local farmers. Providing a policy and technical framework and ABS systems so as to ensure continued access to and use of crop diversity for sustainable production, thus reducing potential damage from undesirable agricultural inputs. Improved Agricultural Support Systems (Research, Outreach and Extension), Institutional Frameworks and Partnerships at national, regional and local levels to ensure improved agricultural biodiversity conservation, adaptability, resilience and farmer livelihoods. Awareness and training programmes for stakeholders at all levels resulting in an effective mechanism for conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity in India. Improved livelihoods of farmers through adoption of climate-smart practices and elimination of barriers and strengthening of value chains. Improved collaboration between different sectors for effective mainstreaming of agricultural biodiversity conservation, adaptability, resilience leading to improved farmer livelihood. Conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity will lead to more efficient use of natural resources and ecosystem services. Securing sharing of benefits with local people as conservers of biological resources and holders of knowledge and information related to the use of biological resources. Conservation and development of areas of importance from the standpoint of biological diversity by declaring them as biological diversity heritage sites. Project objective The objective of this project is to mainstream the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity for resilience in agriculture and sustainable production to improve livelihoods and access and benefit sharing capacity of farmer communities across four agro-ecoregions of India. This will be done through a number of tested community-based participatory approaches which support the maintenance of existing crop diversity and the introduction