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AGROBIODIVERSITY COLLECTION, CHARACTERISATION AND
CONSERVATION AND FARMERS RIGHTS EMPOWERMENT IN TRIBAL REGIONS
OF EASTERN INDIA
A CASE
STUDY
Rationale
The current project was undertaken with the objective of
working with the rural and tribal communities in Jharkhand to
conserve the agro biodiversity of the region, especially rice,
for which India is the primary center of origin. The
predominantly tribal region of Jharkhand, Orissa and
Chattisgarh in Eastern India is particularly rich in rice
genetic diversity.
The other aspect of the project was rights awareness:
specifically, generating awareness about legal rights over
agro biodiversity and other biodiversity granted to farmers
and local communities in national legislation and supported by
international instruments like the International Treaty on
Plant Genetic Resources.
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