“Back home, agriculture is our main livelihood.
Seeds are extremely important in sustaining people’s livelihood, because you can’t grow crops without seeds.
For generations farmers have been sharing seeds among themselves to support those who don’t have any. The most common practice is to share seeds in exchange for labour.
Farmers’ right to keep and control their own seeds is at the basis of our community livelihood. If we allow the market to take control, this culture of sharing will be lost completely.
We want our tradition to continue. Seeds should be in the hands of the farmer.”
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