Major Findings and Act ions in community-based GRs conservat ion and management

in SW China

Yiching Song

SIFOR China Team, Farmer Seed Network (China)

Montain Areas in Southwest ChinaPlain Areas

5 ethnic groups from 22 rural communities in Karst area in 2 SW Provinces (Yunnan, Guangxi)

•CCAP/CAS, ICS/CASS, GAAS, YAAS, GAAS

•NGOs: ANH, MVNCC etc……

•Policy Institutes (MOA, MOEP…)

•Universities(Renmin U, Minzu U)

•Based on our 15 years of PPB exploration and collaboration

Seed Road…. …. 1998, 2008, 2012, 2014….

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Base line Survey Sampling (2013)

Level Total GX YN

Household

344 221 123

Village 29 17 12

Township 12 2 10

County 9 2 7

province 2 1 1

Altitude Range: 200m to 3500m

Ethnic groups: Naxi, Yao, Zhuang, Mulao, Lishu,Han,

云南省 /YN

广西省 /GX

Climate change affected all the communities i.e. big drought, extreme whether, increasing pest (1)

Farmers observation of Climate Change during 2002-2012

GX (%) YN (%)Unusual Rain fall 70.1 61.8 temperature (summer/winter)

78.7 28.5

wind strength 12.2 13.0 Sun shine 23.1 2.4 River water flow 34.4 17.9 Drought 37.1 80.5 flood 22.6 13.8 Insects/Pests 69.2 39.0 Diseases (animal &crop)

40.3 12.2

Extreme whether 5.9 6.5 Mud-rock flow

0.9 *

-Biodiversity is decreasing rapidly, losing related TK and Traditional culture, values(2)

--50 native varieties despaired in the last 10 years, including 13 rice, 10 maize, 6 beans etc, e.g. traditional crops is despairing e.g. high land barley, sorghum, oak etc

Reasons for losing: hybrids, low productivity, labor shortage etc

For keeping: drought resistance, quality, test and nutrition, culture needs, emotional &spiritual needs ……

Scientific evidence: for enhancing recognition

of landraces, TK and farmers’ roles ….(3),

2010…2014…

170 landraces had been assigned into 2 groups clearly with remarkable diversity,

two maize agro-ecosystems

The same germplasm (30 years ago and now) are different, in field ones are more

diversity rich and adaptive to changes ….. Adaptation, evolution…

The genetic structure of the landraces was well compatible with geographical pattern.

Gene flow occurred in the SW

Characteristic diversification due to the bio-ecological environments, farmers’

selection based on their rich culture, TK and diversified livelihood needs

Roles of Landraces: for local adaptive process, as living lab/base for scientific breeding.. (4)

-”Farmers have done what the state and scientists neglected and should received more regonition and support!,, need more PPB and collaboration”Dr. Shhuang Zhang

Hybrid Variety,杂交种

Seed Sovereignty for Food Sovereignty and Adaptation

Community based seed productionby women farmer group and cooperatives

--community parent line development of PPB hybrid V

--share seed and K with other communities in GX and YN

--experiment seed production of other Vs

Farmer to farmer exchanges for conservation, management and seed production and exchange

-3 PPB experiment villages in 3 townships in 2013

---Continue PPB in 2014…..

•seed production in GX•Starting 1 community in Yunnan….. in 2014

Enhancing Farmers’ GRs and TK and Innovation System through on farm management and CSA

Reintroduce TK

farming methods

Urban—Rural Linkage

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石头城农民传统文化和种子交易会

Farmers TK System

农民系统

poor and remote area

OPVs and landraces,

seed selection and maintenance

Farmer to farmer seed exchange

better off green revolution area

several high yielding hybrids

hybrid breeding,

top-down formal seed system Technology transfer,

Formal System

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Breeders

Seed Company

Extension

farmers farmers farmers

Seed Park in the Stone Village set up in 2013,--2014 •Naxi people’s early settlement and spiritual homeland

•sitting on a rocky mountain overlooking Yangtze river

•Home of 220 Naxi families from 6 natural villages

• a biodiversity hotspot, with over staple 20 food crops and about 180 native varieties

With a history of 1400 years of terrace farming

Farmer Exchange in Potato Park and CIP in Peru

Seed Exchange plan among communities in 3 countries technicaly supported by CIP

Dec 2013,involving 22 rural communities,

4 public Agriculture R Org (CAAS,CAS)

2 Universities, NGOs, TWN,

MOA, MOE,

-Farmer seed conservation, on farm management and

Management, PVS, PPB.. Info and

Seed exchange and sharing among

farmers and with scientists

-policy dialogue…3 Suggestions for

“seed law” Revision to protec

Farmers’ rights, 1 accepted by PC

in Oct 2014

-first news letter, Nov, 15, 2014

National Farmer Seed Network

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Exchange workshop and policy dialogue in April 2014, Beijing

Farmers’ active roles

Community Exchange and annual planning（ 2015.1, Nanning ）

Seed, food, culture

Farmer Seed Network (china)农民种子网络

微信公众号： zhongziwangluo

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石头城农民传统文化和种子交易会

Farmers TK System

农民系统

poor and remote area

OPVs and landraces,

seed selection and maintenance

Farmer to farmer seed exchange

better off green revolution area

several high yielding hybrids

hybrid breeding,

top-down formal seed system Technology transfer,

Formal System

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Farmers farmers

Breeders

Seed Company

Extension

farmers farmers farmers

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