Vol. 1, March 2016 Maharashtra Gene Bank Programme for Conservation, Management and Revival of Local Bio Resources

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Vol. 1, March 2016 Maharashtra Gene Bank Programme for Conservation, Management and Revival of Local Bio Resources Supported by: Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commissions (RGSTC), Govt.

local resources i.e. crop landraces, livestock types, forestry (Non Timber Forest Produce) and habitat types in select clusters and diverse agro climatic zones of state of Maharashtra.

1 Vol. 1, March 2016 Maharashtra Gene Bank Programme for Conservation, Management and Revival of Local Bio Resources Supported by: Rajiv Gandhi Science and Technology Commissions (RGSTC), Govt. of Maharashtra Coordinated by: Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune The BAIF component focuses on participatory in situ and ex situ conservation, management and revival of local resources i.e. crop landraces, livestock types, forestry (Non Timber Forest Produce) and habitat types in select clusters and diverse agro climatic zones of state of Maharashtra. The project is for 5 years (January 2014 to Dec 2019). The project is being implemented by BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihood and Development (BISLD) in collaboration with Maharashtra Institute for Technology Transfer in Rural Areas (MITTRA) and BAIF Central Research Station, Urulikanchan. The main project components include: 1. Participatory listing of location specific bio resources, traditional resource keepers and knowledge holders. 2. Participatory documentation of important bio resources covering aspects such as, presence, use, occurrence, threats and pressures, local claims, existing conservation practices and geographical distribution. 3. Characterization of important bio resources and scientific validation of local claims. 4. Introducing in -situ and ex- situ conservation measures blending people s knowledge and science and technology tools. 5. Community mobilization and motivation building for sustained conservation and revival of bio resources. Bio resource wise area coverage: S. No. Name of the clusters District Names No. of villages Focused themes 1 Jawhar Palghar 11 Crop, NTFP, Habitat 2 Akole Ahmednagar 19 Crop, Dangi cattle, Sangamneri goat 3 Junner Pune 6 Crop 4 Dhadgaon Nandurbar 15 Crop, NTFP, Satpudi poultry, Habitat 5 Etapalli Gadchiroli/ Wardha 28 Crops, NTFP, Berari goat, Gaulao cattle 6 Kandhar/ Gangakhed Nanded/Parbhani 15 Lalkandhari cattle MGB-Newsletter 1

2 1. Crop Genetic Diversity Key Achievements of the Project: Crop germplasm collected S. No. Crop name Total 1 Rice Finger millet 10 3 Proso millet 11 4 Foxtail millet 3 5 Barnyard millet 6 Maize 9 7 Sorghum 18 8 Cowpea 13 9 Hyacinth bean 1 17 Total types of wild food resources consumed by local communities documented. Purification and morphological characterization done through 15 in situ conservation centres. Data on 20 important traits for selected crops collected from seed keepers. 35 paddy varieties applied for registration under PPV & FRA Act. Initiated community level seed production (20 ha) and community seed banks (5). Community mobilization and Awareness through village level seed exhibitions (28), wild food recipe competitions (14) and awareness programmes (20). Nutritional evaluation of selected landraces of different millet types (Finger Millet (10), Proso millet (10), Barnyard millet (01), Foxtail Millet (01)) in Jawhar and Nandurbar. Established a Gene Bank at Central Research Station for ex-situ conservation of plant genetic resources having 5 C and 33 % relative humidity and a storage capacity of 2 MT. 2. Indigenous Livestock Diversity Collected information on native livestock breeds (Cattle (Dangi, Lal Kandhari and Gaulao), goats (Sangamneri and Berari) and local poultry (Satpudi) and their management practices. In depth survey of 5043 livestock breeders for selection of families for in-situ conservation work. Daily milk recording of cattle breeds initiated to study the milk yield potential of focused breeds. Initiated Artificial Insemination services through 6 Cattle Breeding Centres. Achieved 680 AI, 285 pregnancy, 167 confirmed pregnancy and 56 calvings in Dangi and Lalkandhari breeds. 7 bull calves (2 each of Dangi and Lalkandhari and 3 Gaulao) procured for ex-situ conservation. Awareness program through health camps (29), deworming and vaccination. Mapping of the traditional forage resources (40) and their nutritional analysis. MGB-Newsletter 2

3 3. Conservation of Non timber Forest Produce (NTFPs) 7 NTFP species have been prioritized in consultation with communities considering it s economic, household consumption and social and cultural value and need for conservation and revival. Completed 375 individual households survey involved in NTFP collection processing and marketing. Documented availability of produce, local harvesting methods, processing and marketing of select forest produce. Study on current harvesting practices and value chain analysis on-going for few species. Identified 79 candidate plus trees for further multiplication and plantation. Nursery of plants of selected candidate tree species raised for plantation. Laboratory studies of seeds and flowers of 52 Mahuva candidate trees for sugar, nutrient and oil content. 4. Habitat Conservation Identified four sites to introduce the process of conservation of natural habitats with active involvement of the local community. The Konkanpada (6.5 ha of CFRA) in Jawhar and Community forestry area in Harankhuri (15 ha), Belakund (15 ha) and Kakadda (10 ha) villages in Dhadgaon are selected for habitat conservation work. Initiated soil and water conservation measures and regenerative plantation work at 4 sites. Seasonal surveys to document region s biodiversity and species diversity are being conducted involving experts. Participatory awareness generation events are regularly conducted for community mobilization. MGB-Newsletter 3

4 Scientific Papers and Participation in workshops and meetings 1. BAIF s Community-led initiative for Agro biodiversity Conservation in Maharashtra - Sustainable Development: Stories from Those Making it Possible (22nd May 2015) International Day on Biological Diversity, Kolkata. Page (22-28), FLEDGE (Forum for Law, Environment, Development and Governance), Chennai. 2. Study on traditional cultivation practices and cropping pattern in tribal Block of Jawhar in Palghar district of Maharashtra, presented in 3rd International Symposium on Underutilized Symposium Plant Species, TNAU, Madurai, Aug Preservation methods and usage pattern of wild food resources in Palghar, Nandurbar and Gadchiroli tribal blocks of Maharashtra, presented in 3rd International Symposium on Underutilized Symposium Plant Species, TNAU, Madurai, Aug Germplasm collection, diversity mapping and conservation of Millets in Tribal Belt of Palghar and Nandurbar Districts in Maharashtra, presented in 3rd International Symposium on Underutilized Symposium Plant Species, TNAU, Madurai, Aug Germplasm Conservation of millets and vegetables in Dhadgaon and Akkalkuwa tribal block of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra (Science Research Reporter Journal, Oct 2015 page Unconventional food resources- Conservation, Domestication and Standardization of Recipe for wild food resources-published in Bioscience Discovery, 5(1):19-23, Jan Community led seed conservation, Community seed banks and farmers rights-baif Experiences in Maharashtra, India, Nov Participatory Conservation, Preservation and Domestication of Wild Food Resources for Food Security and Livelihood Generation in Jawhar, a Tribal Block of Thane District, Maharashtra. 9. Seed Sovereignty For Food Security And Livelihood Improvement - Community Led Efforts In Conservation And Revival Of Indigenous Crop Diversity In Jawhar And Dhadgaon Tribal Blocks Of Maharashtra. 10. BAIF preserves native seeds with help of tribal groups, Agriculture & Industry Survey, Oct 2015, Page Seed sovereignty for food security and livelihood improvement published in LEISA, Mar Workshops and Conferences attended: 3rd Indian Biodiversity Congress IBC 2014), Chennai during Dec National workshop on traditional Maize conservation, Udaipur, Rajasthan, May rd International Symposium on Underutilized Symposium Plant Species, TNAU, Madurai, Tamil Nadu during 5-8 Aug rd International Grassland Congress (IGC 2015), New Delhi during Nov International Workshop on Community seed banks and Farmer rights by Bioversity international, New Delhi (Nov 2015). MGB-Newsletter 4

5 Workshop on Capacity Building for the Implementation of ITPGRFA in India, Chitrakut, Nov Forest Foods & Ecology Festival, at New Delhi (Dec 2014) attended and exhibited wild food diversity in Maharashtra. Round Table Conference on Agrarian Questions and Small Scale Farming organized by Focus on the Global South (FoGS) with the support of the South Asia office of Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) at New Delhi (5 th Oct 2015). Organized National workshop on seed conservation and community seed banking in coordination with Sahaja Samruddha, Bangalore with support from SWISSAID,42 participants from 7 states (Oct 2015). Important meetings at IISER: Project Monitoring Committee meeting at IISER, Pune was held on 6-7 Apr Result Based Management (RBM) workshop was organized by BAIF at IISER, Pune for all MGB partners during Dec Important Events Staff Capacity building programmes: Project Inception workshop and Result Based Management (RBM) of project (12-14 Mar 2014). Training workshop on Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) at BAIF s Jawhar campus Apr 2014). Thematic Level Workshop on Crop diversity theme for all staff of MGB Project-Partners (Sep 2014). Community level events: 3 PPV & FRA awareness programmes along with seed exhibitions organized in Akole, Jawhar and Dhadgaon blocks in collaboration with MPKV, Rahuri and about 717 participants attended the events.(feb & Mar 2015) participants attended 14 awareness programme organized at other various cluster locations. Seed exhibitions and Wild food Recipe Programmes: 25 seed exhibitions, 13 wild food recipe competitions was organized in 5 clusters and 2270 farmers attended the events. Inauguration of Cattle Development Centre (CDC) under the project for AI service in Dangi cattle at Khirvire, Akole. Participation in Dangi cattle fair at Rajur and Lal kandhari cattle fair at Malegaon. Training on Non-Destructive harvesting of NTFP at CSV, Wardha. School level events for children and teachers for awareness of traditional knowledge and biodiversity conservation. Initiated in 7 schools in Jawhar and 4 in Dhadgaon block. Applications for Plant Genome Savior Community Award : Aba Kumbi Biyanee savardhan Samiti, Dhadgaon and Plant Genome Savior Farmer Recognition Smt. Rahibai Soma Popere, Village - Kombhalne village of Akole block. Registration of Paddy Varieties: 35 paddy varieties applied for registration under PPV & FR Act. Awards and recognitions: i) Smt. Rahibai Soma Popere, Akole received Best seed saver award during PPV & FR awareness programme at KVK Bhableshwar, Ahmednagar in Mar ii) Smt.Rahibai Soma Popere, Kombhalne (Poperewadi) Akole Block of Nagar district received BAIF s Best Farmer award on 22 nd Aug 2015 on the occasion of BAIF Foundation day. MGB-Newsletter 5

6 BAIF Institute for Sustainable Livelihood and Development (BISLD) Dr. Manibhai Desai Nagar, Warje, Pune Contact No MGB-Newsletter 6

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