Indigenous food systems

Projet de développement de l’apiculture pour la conservation de la biodiversité, la sécurité alimentaire et la génération de revenus pour le peuple Batwa du district de Rutsiro

OSEPCCA Bees play a central role for indigenous forest communities such as the Batwa. Harvested honey is used as medicine, food and as a bride price. The Batwa also understand the importance of bees in pollinating different plant species in the forest. However, their eviction from their ancestral forest lands has limited their participation in …

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Nourishing Seed Rematriation and Mentorship

LOCAL PARTNER: NAFSA- Native American Food Sovereignty Alliance/Indigenous Seed Keepers Network (ISKN) The goals of this project are to work with a wide variety of Native American tribal elders, community members, and youth, to “train the mentors” on using their new Seed Sovereignty Assessment Tool to increase food security and the retention of traditional knowledge …

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