Abstract:

In August last year, the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) hosted a discussion on farmer seed systems, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. They spoke about the importance of traditional farmer seed, and how it is intertwined with the history of the struggle of black people in Brazil and an intrinsic part of indigenous knowledge. They also explain how they fought to have their traditional farmer seed protected and how they promote the preservation of indigenous seeds and agroecological farming methods.