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Friday, February 17, 2012

Seed Festival at Mumbai Central Feb 18-21

SEED FESTIVAL
'Celebrate the rich diversity of our seeds and bio-cultural heritage’

Seed Diversity Exhibition | Interaction with seed savers | Bastar Tribal Dance | Community song & music | Books | Films | Discussions February 19 to 21, 2012 (9 am to 7 pm), at Janata Kendra, near Mumbai Central Station (west), Tulsiwadi, Tardeo, which is the main venue for all 3 days. Parallel events/seminars are planned at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS); IIT (Powai); Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
The Seed Festival is a joint initiative of groups from Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Pondicherry and Uttarakhand, working for in situ conservation and promotion of seed diversity and related knowledge – our collective bio-cultural heritage – evolved, preserved and shared by the indigenous people and farming communities of India. This priceless heritage is now under threat of being lost forever. The support of all is greatly needed to preserve it!

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