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PALAWAN, Philippines — On Aug. 8, 2013, Fernando de Chavez, along with more than 400 farmers and advocates, stormed a Golden Rice field trial site in Pili, a town in Camarines Sur province, southeast of Manila. The incident, now known as the International Day of Action Against Golden Rice, involved uprooting the genetically modified rice […]

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Cheruvayal Raman, a tribal rice farmer from Wayanad in Kerala, has been recognised by the nation with the Padma Shri Award for his unique endeavour.Raman, popularly known as 'nellachan' in Kerala, is a living repository of indigenous knowledge and is also credited with preserving over 50 local varieties of rice. WIKIMEDIAFarming 54 indigenous paddy varietiesFor more than two decades, Raman, a member of the Kurichiya tribe, has been organically cultivating some 54 indigenous pad

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Winnowing Rice: Winnowing improves the quality of farmer’s grains by removing impurities and is predominantly carried out by women. A USAID project trains rice farmers around Nigeria on modern cultivation techniques and has helped link them to seed varieties like FARO 52, which produces higher yields and is preferred by processors. The project, in alignment with Feed the Future’s work, is committed to enhancing the integration of women along the value chain. Photo by Adolp

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