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Agriculture
Khowai Village Committee in Tripura Wins National Award for Indigenous Seed Preservation
✍️ Tripuratimes
🗓 13 Nov 2026, 05:16 PM
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The Khowai Village Committee of Tripura has been honoured with a national award for its work in conserving indigenous seeds and traditional crop varieties.
The Khowai Village Committee in Tripura was conferred a national award in recognition of its sustained efforts to safeguard indigenous seed stocks and traditional crop varieties. The accolade underscores the committee's role in collecting, cataloguing, and distributing native seeds to local farmers, thereby preserving agricultural biodiversity.
Committee members have long coordinated seed exchanges among farming households, ensuring that heirloom varieties—often resilient to local climatic conditions—remain in circulation. Their work supports food security and helps maintain the cultural heritage linked to traditional agriculture in the region.
The award highlights Tripura's broader commitment to protecting agro‑biodiversity and may encourage similar community‑driven initiatives across the country. Officials noted that such grassroots actions are vital for sustaining the nation's agricultural resilience.
Committee members have long coordinated seed exchanges among farming households, ensuring that heirloom varieties—often resilient to local climatic conditions—remain in circulation. Their work supports food security and helps maintain the cultural heritage linked to traditional agriculture in the region.
The award highlights Tripura's broader commitment to protecting agro‑biodiversity and may encourage similar community‑driven initiatives across the country. Officials noted that such grassroots actions are vital for sustaining the nation's agricultural resilience.