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DESCRIPTION:Humanity has lost nearly three-quarters of our agricultural biodiversity in 
 the last century. Now, in the face of an increasingly volatile climate, 
 conserving the remaining seed diversity is a matter of survival. A growing 
 body of scientists, farmers and activists have rejected the technological 
 fix of genetically engineered crops in support of the conservation of 
 traditional seeds and the promotion of agroecological farming techniques. 
 \n\nPlease join The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), 
 in partnership with the Ecology Center, for an intimate dialogue about the 
 value of traditional crop varieties and ecological agriculture in an 
 unstable world, with special guest, Dr. Debal Deb - ecologist, scholar, 
 author and founding director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in 
 West Bengal, India. This is a beneft to raise urgently needed funds for Dr. 
 Deb's inspiring Vrihi and Basudha initiatives which have conserved and 
 regenerated over 600 varieties of traditional rice to date - the largest 
 non-governmental rice seed repository in eastern India. Dr. Deb will 
 discuss the crucial importance of this agricultural heritage to food 
 security and resilience in the face of climate change. \n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/12/17/18632894.php
SUMMARY:Climate Change, Agro-biodiversity and Food Security: The Value Of Traditional Seeds
LOCATION:Location: Ecology Center, 2530 San Pablo Ave. (near Dwight Way), Berkeley 
 (Wheelchair accessible)\n
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/12/17/18632894.php
DTSTART:20091218T030000Z
DTEND:20091218T043000Z
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