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SEED HOUSES
Seed houses are essential spaces for the conservation of agrobiodiversity, as well as for ensuring food and nutritional security and sovereignty. In addition, they play a crucial role in strengthening the maintenance, socialization and reproduction of knowledge and ways of life of traditional communities. These spaces not only preserve the genetic diversity of cultivated plants, but also promote the exchange of knowledge and cultural practices, ensuring the continuity of agricultural traditions and the resilience of communities in the face of environmental and socioeconomic challenges.
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PROBLEM SOLVED
The ability to access and reproduce the assets and resources necessary for practices related to the management of agroecosystems is directly linked to ensuring the maintenance and reproduction of the ways of life of traditional communities. Currently, maintaining and enhancing the agrobiodiversity of assets such as seeds, seedlings and other plant species, as well as the knowledge associated with them, is a fundamental strategy used by these peoples and communities. However, restrictions on access to and reproduction of their means of livelihood compromise the use and reproduction of several varieties of seeds and other plant species.
SOLUTION ADOPTED
Seed houses are linked to the history of communities and local planting cultures, valuing local knowledge and diversity, and ensuring food sovereignty and security. The Incubator plans to structure seed houses in traditional communities, facilitating access to seeds for family farmers and promoting the preservation, multiplication, storage, and distribution of native seeds. Seed exchange and sharing activities were carried out with families who keep native seed varieties and other means of propagating plant species, in addition to sharing knowledge related to the management of agroecosystems. The seed houses are intrinsically linked to the history of communities and local planting cultures, valuing traditional knowledge and diversity, and ensuring food sovereignty and security. The Incubator plans to structure these seed houses in traditional communities, facilitating access to seeds for family farmers and promoting the preservation, multiplication, storage, and distribution of native seeds. Seed exchange and sharing activities were carried out with families who keep native seed varieties and other means of propagating plant species, in addition to sharing knowledge related to the management of agroecosystems. Seed exchange and sharing activities were carried out with families that keep native seed varieties and other means of propagating plant species and knowledge related to the management of agroecosystems.
RESULT ACHIEVED
Seed houses, deeply rooted in the history of communities and local planting culture, play a crucial role in promoting food and nutritional security and sovereignty. The Incubator sets up seed houses in traditional communities, providing family farmers with easy access to seeds and promoting the preservation, multiplication, storage and distribution of native seeds. As a result, several seed exchange and sharing activities are carried out with families that maintain native seed varieties and other means of propagating plant species.
In addition, these initiatives are fundamental in defending the territory and sociobiodiversity, ensuring that traditional knowledge and local diversity are valued and preserved. The dissemination of knowledge related to the management of agroecosystems strengthens the resilience and sustainability of local agricultural practices, contributing to the conservation of ecosystems.
These actions not only guarantee the continuity of agricultural traditions, but also foster biodiversity and the autonomy of communities, consolidating a sustainable and inclusive development model. In short, seed houses are an essential pillar for promoting food security, defending traditional territories and conserving ecosystems, reflecting a deep commitment to socio-environmental justice and sustainability.