Seminar on Community Seed Banks in India in Times of Change, 8th and 9th April 2025

Seminar on Community Seed Banks in India in Times of Change
Date: 8th and 9th April 2025
Venue: National Agricultural Science Complex (NASC), New Delhi

A two-day seminar titled “Community Seed Banks in India in Times of Change” was jointly organized by the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), Norway, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), Chennai, Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FRA), Watershed Support Services and Activities Network (WASSAN), and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, India Office.

Mr. A.V. Balasubramanian, Director of Centre for Indian Knowledge Systems (CIKS), participated in the seminar and served as Co-Chairperson for the session titled “World Café: Community Seed Banks in Times of Change – Situation, Challenges,” held on the first day of the event.

On this occasion, CIKS shared copies of the publication “Sourcebook of Traditional Rice Varieties of Tamil Nadu” along with a curated Gift Box of Traditional Rice Varieties with the delegates.

In the featured photograph, Mr. Balasubramanian is seen presenting a copy of the Sourcebook to Dr. Meena Kumari, Former Deputy Director General, ICAR.