Between 2010 and 2012, the Sarawak Institute of Agricultural Scientists, the Sarawak Department of Agriculture and the Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research worked with indigenous communities in Sarawak to support the maintenance of agrobiodiversity and the adaptation of their traditional farming systems to climate change. The aim of the project was to increase local crop diversity and access to genetic resources by raising awareness of the value of diversity in adapting to climate change. It also sought to analyse how community genebanks could respond to farmers' needs by promoting dialogue between farmers and researchers in participating institutions.
Source: https://www.bioversityinternational.org/fileadmin/user_upload/BANCOS_COMUNITARIOS_DE_SEMILLAS_Vernooy.pdf
- Kick-starting
- Local institution
- Peasant movement, Peasant organisation