Addressing climate vulnerabilities through enhancing biodiversity and seed sovereignty

About this project

This project will build on two previous project phases to develop Ubinig's work with the Nayakrishi network of farmers in 6 provinces. The Nayakrishi movement mobilises small-scale farmers to enhance the diversity of crops and apply alternatives to the chemical and mechanical agricultural methods that characterise industrial food production. A main focus is on promoting the preservation, regeneration and sharing of local seed varieties among local farming communities, especially women, who want to preserve traditional seed varieties at threat from the promotion of market-oriented varieties. The project will work with 2028 farmers training them in the Nayakrishi approach, supporting peer learning through Farmer Field Schools and promoting the production of local breeds of fish, livestock and poultry. Ubinig will strengthen its promotion of seed sovereignty (an area of organisational expertise) by enhancing the availability and preservation of local seed varieties through its Seed Network; and holding farmers conferences and seed fairs at community level. To raise awareness amongst 1,000 young people, Ubinig will initiate working with 1 secondary and 4 primary schools, establishing 5 nurseries on school premises. Finally, the project will support the sale of farmers' organic produce through developing their existing collective marketing activity and establishing 2 farmers cooperatives. The cooperatives, inspired by participating in CAFOD's agroecology exchange programme, will…

Published by

CAFOD · International NGO

Countries

Bangladesh

Sectors

Food crop production

Focus

Environment · Main focus

Funded by

Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)

Implemented by

UBINIG (Policy Research for Development Alternative)

Published by CAFOD to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 1 Jun 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-285776-BAN261.

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