Ongoing Project |
RUPANTAR
 |
“Ensuring
Food Security through Indigenous Food Resources” |
Grant Amount: Rs. 9,46,800
The project is proposed to collect and characterize the ex situ preservation
of indigenous land races of rice seed and other food crops in the cluster
of selected villages, strengthening of existing processes and initiation
of community based grain banks and public distribution system based on
women’s organisations. It includes generating the awareness on the
importance of indigenous biodiversity in food and agriculture and formulating
the strategy and action components of people’s public distribution
system (PDS) and also to develop a larger project that can advocate on
food security issues at state level.
| Contact Details: Dr.Ilina
Sen |