Preserving Crop Diversity in Afghanistan

18 September 2003
Seed Savers has given help in the western city of Herat through a Japanese aid agency. Projects include a tree nursery, courtyard gardens in the poorer suburbs, support for the agriculture department of the university, design for irrigation channels and a plan to preserve traditional crops.

Kids of Kharja Sarbour repairing the irrigation channel with revegetation of local natives.

To date, Seed Savers' Network has helped to establish networks in a number of countries including Cambodia, Cuba, the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Zimbabwe. We have delivered Community Seed Bank Training to government and non-government workers, agriculture teachers and lecturers, women's groups and farmers.

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