There are treasures that we must keep preferably as they are. The Heirloom Rice Project (HRP) aims “to enhance productivity and livelihoods, protect against misappropriation and preserve in-situ or on-farm the farmer-preferred heirloom/traditional climate-resilient varieties and upland food crops by increasing productivity of these varieties through technologies, processes, and management options for smallholder groups and enterprises as models.” Read full story from Gelia Castillo's Blog >> |