How to Cultivate Knowledge for Seed Autonomy? Part 1 – Who Teaches the Seeds?

Seeds are rarely seen for what they truly are: the building blocks of agricultural systems that determine how our food is produced. This is no accident. It is the result of industry taking control, progressively turning seeds into just another input in service of a growth model built on privatisation, standardisation, and homogenisation—with seeds at the hub. Reintroducing this concept is crucial in building capacity for agroecological seed systems at regional levels. But how to challenge the dominant approach to seed practices, and bring alternative knowledge to a wider audience? First of a two-part series by Adèle Pautrat. [...] The post How to Cultivate Knowledge for Seed Autonomy? Part 1 – Who Teaches the Seeds? appeared first on Agricultural and Rural Convention.