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The
following conferences and workshops have been organised by GREEN Foundation
in 2007-2008.
| Workshops and Conference | Participants | Date | Capacity building / discussions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beeja Mela -2007 | 12th Dec 2007 | ||
| Food sovereignty Seminar | Jointly hosted by GF and Svaraj - national level seminar | 1st and 2nd Nov 2007 | |
| Interactive Fodder Workshop, fireflies, Kaggalipura | GF staff and CEE Bangalore | 19th and 20th June 2007 | The rationale of the workshop was to highlight the relevance of participatory approaches to agricultural research and extension activities, which could bring in small-scale farmers and their concerns to the center-stage of development agenda, and sustainability concept. |
| Beeja Mela 2007, SKDRDP, Dharmasthala | Representatives from various organizations, officials from both Horticulture and Agriculture Departments, Seed bank leaders from Karnataka and Tamilnadu and farmers | 30th and 31st May, 2007 | Comprised discussions, insights and interactions between farmers and community seed bank leaders and invitees to highlight the benefits of seed banking and importance of organic farming |
| Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) Aurangabad | GF staff, 7 male farmers, 3 female farmers | 27th February – 2nd March, 2007 | To study the benefits of Participatory Guarantee System that is a parallel system to organic certification. |
| Beejamela and Grama Sabha, Kodihalli | Community members from different clusters of GF project area | 5th of January, 2007 | Seed fair and Grama Sabha wasorganised in collaboration with Grama panchayat, Kodihalli, Kanakapura taluk. The programme was conducted with support of panchayat members under The Hunger project programme. |
