{"id":2226,"date":"2023-06-11T08:41:36","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T08:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/?page_id=2226"},"modified":"2023-06-13T05:29:35","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T05:29:35","slug":"news-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/news-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"News Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2226\" class=\"elementor elementor-2226\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bc5df6 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bc5df6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07a5cd6\" data-id=\"07a5cd6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62656a4 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62656a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2018<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be4645 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4be4645\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 26-27<\/strong>: D Deb and Mita Dutta visited Daringbadi and held a discussion meeting with Kailash Dandapat of Jagruti.<\/p><p><strong>December 20-21<\/strong>: D Deb gave an orientation lecture for farmers in village Kadopara, Deogarh district.<\/p><p><strong>December 17<\/strong>: D Deb gave a presented at a panel on FPO and Sustainable Agriculture, held at Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar.<\/p><p><strong>December 13<\/strong>: D Deb held a meeting with Kavita Kuruganthi, Kapil Shah, Dr. Tushar Chakraborty and Dr. Parthib Basu at Basudha\u2019s Laboratory in Kolkata to discuss methodology for collecting data on Bt brinjal farms in Bangladesh.<\/p><p><strong>December 1-2<\/strong>: D Deb presented at Conference on Food Sovereignty and\u00a0 Indigenous Food Systems, held by Living Farms at Bhubaneswar.<\/p><p><strong>November 25-26<\/strong>: D Deb visited farmers\u2019 seed banks at Akole, Maharashtra, and exchanged ideas with farmers and conservationists.<\/p><p><strong>November 24<\/strong>:\u00a0 D. Deb gave Prakash Gole Memorial Lecture at Ecological Society, Pune on \u2018Agroecology and Food Security\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>November 1-3<\/strong>:<\/p><p><strong>October 28-30<\/strong>: D Deb gave semester lectures in ecological economics at SIT, Jaipur.<\/p><p><strong>October 27<\/strong>: D Deb presented his findings from Living Farms action research in (a) Monocrop vs Polycrop productive\u00a0efficiency and (b) Wild Food from the Forest: Diversity and Nutrition, at a colloquium at CYSD, Bhubaneswar.<\/p><p><strong>October 21-26<\/strong>: D. Deb gave National Training in Agroecology on Basudha campus to 17 participants from India and the US.<\/p><p><strong>October 7-8<\/strong>: D. Deb discussed Agroforestry and Land Rights with a group of Munda farmers at Sambalpur. This program was jointly held by Patang and Living Farms.<\/p><p><strong>September<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>27<\/strong>: D Deb gave an UGC Orientation Lecture in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security for College Teachers at Calcutta Univesity.<\/p><p><strong>September\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>11-13<\/strong>:\u00a0 D. Deb and Prof. Mousumi Poddar gave talks at IIT-Madras on \u2018Models of Sustainability\u2019 and \u2018Semiochemistry\u2019 respectively; and worked on a collaborative research in rice biochemistry.<\/p><p><strong>September 8-10<\/strong>: D Deb gave guest lectures at Organic Food Fair in Chennai, organised by AIM for Seva.<\/p><p><strong>August 28-30<\/strong>: D Deb visited Jeypore and Boipariguda blocks of Koraput district, Odisha to assist conservation farmers in characterising rice landraces.<\/p><p><strong>August 26<\/strong>: D Deb presented his research findings of non-forest land use, in Bhubaneswar, organised by Foundation for Ecological Security.<\/p><p><strong>August 20-21<\/strong>: D. Deb visited Godda, Jharkhand and surveyed the Chir and the Neelgi rivers to assess the viability of Adani\u2019s power plant.<\/p><p><strong>July 2-3<\/strong>: D Deb gave presentations in Living Farms\u2019 Consultation on Nutrition from Wild Foods from the Forest in Odisha, at Bhubaneswar.<\/p><p><strong>June 11<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle talk by Prof. T. Pradeep on \u2018Nanotechnology and Water\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>May 09-12<\/strong>: D. Deb gives an orientation training in agroecology, agrforestry, traditional forest management and indigenous cultural traditions to a group of Dongaria Kondh youth at Muniguda and on Basudha campus. Sponsored by Living Farms.<\/p><p><strong>May 02<\/strong>:\u00a0 A new hut was built on the old Basudha campus in Bankura, West Bengal.<\/p><p><strong>April 21-25<\/strong>: D. Deb gave intensive training in agorecology to a group of farmers in Nilphamari district, Bangladesh. Organised by Research Initiatives, Bangladesh.<\/p><p><strong>April 01-05<\/strong>: D. Deb participated and gave talks on the inherent scientific uncertainties in, and alternatives to, the Golden Rice at the International Conference, held by Stop Golden Rice Network, at Quezon City, the Philippines.<br \/><strong><br \/>February 24<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle Talk on \u201cWhy You Should Be More Concerned than Farmers about Glyphosate Herbicide\u201d, by Santanu Mitra.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7ba2f3 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7ba2f3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0165029\" data-id=\"0165029\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0728aa m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0728aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c3a54 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9c3a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>October 26-31<\/strong>: Basudha organised a hands-on Crash Course in Agroecology: Principles and Practice. Trainees from 4 States of India and one from Germany attended this course.<\/p><p><strong>October 13-14<\/strong>: D. Deb presented the results of Living Farms study on \u201cThe Relationship of Forest Ecological Status with Wild Food Biomass Availability\u201d, at Bhubaneswar.\u00a0<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>October 11-12<\/strong>:\u00a0A team of anti-GMO activists from the Philippines (MASIPAG), Indonesia, Malaysia and Bangladesh visited Basudha.<\/p><p><strong>September 20<\/strong>:\u00a0D. Deb surveyed Jaypur forest in\u00a0the District of Bankura,\u00a0in search of specimens of\u00a0<em>Cordia macleodii.<\/em><\/p><p><strong>September\u00a018-19<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb surveyed Jamboni Forest Range in the District of\u00a0West Medinipur in search of specimens of a Critically Endangered tree,\u00a0<em>Cordia macleodii<\/em>, and found one mature tree in Jamidardanga village near Kaima.<\/p><p><strong>September\u00a015<\/strong>: D. Deb finalized the forest dendrometric survey in Balangir.<\/p><p><strong>September 9<\/strong>: Dr. Massimo Spadoni,\u00a0the Scientific Attache to the Italian Embassy organised a study visit of students and Faculty from the University of Milan and University of Bologna to Basudha Laboratory\u2026 to learn about Basudha\u2019s efforts to conserve indigenous knowledge systems and cultures (incl. food cultures).<\/p><p><strong>September\u00a01<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a talk on Indigenous Conservation Ethic and Biodiversity, at Guru Nanak Institute of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology at Sodepur.<\/p><p><strong>August 12-13<\/strong>: D. Deb visited a group of traditional Baul singers at Shilaidah, Bangladesh, and organised their upcoming visit to Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>August 9-11<\/strong>: D. Deb attended and gave plenary lectures at the Conference on\u00a0Climate Change Adaptation, held by Research Initiative Bangladesh and Rosa Luxemberg Stiftung, held in Dhaka.<\/p><p><strong>July 6<\/strong>: D. Deb visited the agroecology farm at Kashipur and oversaw the planned transplanting of 50 folk rice varieties for both conservation and commercial multiplication.<\/p><p><strong>May 11-12<\/strong>: D. Deb and D. Bhattacharya participated in Shodh Yatra in Bargarh, and walked along with Prof. Anil Gupta in search of rural innovations.<\/p><p><strong>May 1-2<\/strong>: D. Deb conducted a field survey for quantification of wild foods gathered from forests in Rayagada district.<\/p><p><strong>April 27<\/strong>: At Odisha Seed Fair, Debdulal Bhattacharjee was endowed with Richharia Samman, in recognition to his contribution to conservation of indigenous rice varieties.<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>April 17<\/strong>: D Deb gave a presentation in a farmer\u2019s meet, organized by Shuddha Krishi, at World Literature Centre, Dhaka.<\/p><p><strong>April 12-17<\/strong>: D. Deb led a workshop to prepare a Manual of Agroecology for Bangladesh farmers. The Manual was composed in Bengali, and shared with scientists from BARI and farmer organisations.<\/p><p><strong>April 10<\/strong>: Illiyas K.P. and Shamika Mone visited Basudha\u2019s Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation.<\/p><p><strong>April 5-8<\/strong>: D Deb gave a semester lecture at SIT, Jaipur.<\/p><p><strong>April 1<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle Talk on \u201cScience in Ancient India: Reality vs Myth\u201d by Prof. Soumitra Banerjee.<\/p><p><strong>March 30-April 1<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a keynote speech on models of Sustainability at NEHU, Tura, Meghalaya.<\/p><p><strong>March 25-28<\/strong>: D. Deb gave training in seed conservation techniques to Punjab farmers at Gangsar Jaito, organised by Kheti Veerasat Mission.<\/p><p><strong>March 20-24<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a semester course in ecological economics for M.Phil. students at Ambedkar University, Delhi.<\/p><p><strong>March 18-19<\/strong>: D Deb participated and talked on the Platform for Equity and Sustainability meeting, held in Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>February 25-28<\/strong>: Alan and Joan Wilkinson from Scotland visited and stayed on Basudha farm and advised Basudha team on technicalities of community revival task.<\/p><p><strong>January 25-28<\/strong>: D Deb gave a training in seed conservation and agroecology to Punjab farmers in Gangsar Jaito, organised by Kheti Veerasat Mission.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>January 13-14<\/strong>: D Deb and Dr. Hemanta Sahoo made a taxonomic survey of Bolangir forest division.<\/p><p><strong>January 10<\/strong>: Research students from Ambedkar University, Delhi visited Basudha farm on an exposure visit program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cb0960 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cb0960\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6200096\" data-id=\"6200096\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a824c9d m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a824c9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2016<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139a2d6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139a2d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 27<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a course lecture to indigenous students of Green College, Muniguda.<\/p><p><strong>December 23-24<\/strong>:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>D. Deb and Dr. Hemanta Sahoo made a taxonomic survey in Rayagada forest.<\/p><p><strong>December 12-14<\/strong>: D. Deb visited Vanvadi of Maharashtra to participate in a meet of sustainable agriculture enthusiasts, hosted by Bharat Mansata.<\/p><p><strong>December 9-11<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a talk at Jalpaiguri on Intergenerational Environmental Rights, to celebrate the International Day of Human Rights, organised by APDR.<\/p><p><strong>November 30 \u2013 December 5<\/strong>: Giancarlo Cammerini and Dr. Massimo Spadoni stayed at Basudha for discussion on different projects on the environment.<\/p><p><strong>November 25<\/strong>: The last specimen of\u00a0<em>Vitex glabrata<\/em>\u00a0in eastern India was destroyed in April. Fortunately, a few fruits and leaves had been collected previously for tissue culture in Basudha\u2019s Biotechnology Laboratory. A sapling raised from tissue culture was transported and planted in Kerandiguda village.<\/p><p><strong>November 21-25<\/strong>: \u00a0Basudha Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation gave intensive training in techniques of molecular biology to 15 students and faculty members from 5 institutions.<\/p><p><strong>June 10<\/strong>: Basudha\u2019s work highlighted in\u00a0<em>Source Book on Organic Seeds,<\/em>\u00a0authored by Shamika Mone<em>\u00a0<\/em>(Organic Farming Association of India: Goa).<\/p><p><strong>June 7<\/strong>: Deb\u2019s presentation at Sombath Symposium, Bangkok is now published\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/focusweb.org\/content\/humanity-and-nature-traditional-cultural-and-alternative-perspectives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. Video of the symposium can be viewed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/focusweb.org\/content\/video-humanity-and-nature-traditional-cultural-and-alternative-perspectives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p><strong>May 20<\/strong>: Basudha held a training workshop in agroforestry for indigenous farmers and students on Basudha campus in Odisha.<\/p><p><strong>April\u00a019<\/strong>: D Deb gave presentations before agriculture scientists and Director of Agriculture at Ahmedabad, suggesting curriculum of agroecology in the proposed Organic Agriculture University in Gujarat. Subsequently, Kapil Shah and Deb gave presentations before Gujarat Chief Minister Ms Anandiben Patel, Secretary of Agriculture, Director of Agriculture \u00a0and others, suggesting banishment of GMOs, education of agroecology for teachers and students, and enlisting agroecology experts from outside mainstream agriculture universities as faculty of the proposed Organic Agriculture University.<\/p><p><strong>April 16-18<\/strong>: D Deb attended the first exhibition of 1200 rice landraces in Ahmedabad, and gave public lectures on the role of traditional crop varieties in food security. The programs were organised by Arya Sanskruti and Heritage Venture Lab, Ahmedabad.\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>April\u00a014<\/strong>: D Deb held a meeting with organic food movement activists in Dhaka.<\/p><p><strong>April 10-12<\/strong>: D. Deb visits Chittagong to give a training in agroecology for Bangladeshi farmers. Hosted by RIB, this is the first comprehensive introduction to agroecology in Bangladesh.<\/p><p><strong>April\u00a03<\/strong>: D. Deb and Avik Saha visited Basudha farm at\u00a0Kashipur and planned the land preparation for the coming season.<\/p><p><strong>April\u00a01-3<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb\u00a0gave\u00a0semester lectures at \u00a0Jaipur, and documented the oldest\u00a0<em>baori<\/em>\u00a0(step well) of Rajasthan at Abhaneri.<\/p><p><strong>April<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>1-3<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>D. Deb and Avik Saha participated and talked in Kishan Swaraj Sammelan at Hyderabad. [<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/news\/farmers-conference-demands-law-for-guranteed-income-53471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read report of the outcomes here<\/a>]<\/p><p><strong>March 27-29<\/strong>:\u00a0Basudha held a 3-day intensive training in Agroecology: Principles and Practice on Basudha campus.<\/p><p><strong>March 18-19<\/strong>: D. Deb gives talk at Gangtok University on computational modelling of ecological economics in a seminar organized by Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>March 9-15<\/strong>: D. Deb gives semester course in Environmental Economics at TISS, Hyderabad.<\/p><p><strong>March 3-4<\/strong>: D. Deb visits Balanagir to oversee the ongoing forest ecology research at Katapali village.<\/p><p><strong>February 23-27<\/strong>:\u00a0D. Deb gives semester course in Environmental Economics at TISS, Hyderabad.<\/p><p><strong>February 19-21<\/strong>: D. Deb gives a series of public lectures on agroecology and sustainability in Kerala. This trip was supported entirely by farmers of Kerala, organized by \u2018Paithrkam\u2019 Kunnamangalam, Kozhikkode.<\/p><p><strong>February 18<\/strong>: A new set of experiment with PSM and biochar initiated on Basudha farm.<\/p><p><strong>February 15-17<\/strong>: D. Deb gave a presentation at Bangkok on biodiversity and indigenous cultures. Also visited the work of Phra Sangkom.<\/p><p><strong>February 11<\/strong>: D. Deb participated in a meeting of Children\u2019s Science Congress at Ekatre.<\/p><p><strong>February 9<\/strong>: At Basudha, D Deb gave an orientation lecture to a group of Kondh youth about the indigenous conservation ethic and culture, in the face of modernization.<\/p><p><strong>January 28-February 1<\/strong>: D. Deb gave talks in a seminar on indigenous cultures and conservation, organized by Bhugol Parishad, in Cooch Behar.<\/p><p><strong>January 20-24<\/strong>: D. Deb conducted a survey in Jeypur block of Koraput district in search of rare and endangered rice landraces.<\/p><p><strong>December 30 2015 \u2013 January 2<\/strong>:\u00a0D. Deb and Avik Saha visited the districts of Dimapur and Peren in Nagaland and rescued 34 traditional rice landraces from imminent risk of extinction from agricultural modernization.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2c5cc9 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2c5cc9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a6b9e7\" data-id=\"4a6b9e7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae9c901 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae9c901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2015<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c02a2d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c02a2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 19<\/strong>:\u00a0Basudha Study Circle: Philippe Leconte, former Director of the Laue Langevin Institute in Grenoble, France, talks on Nuclear Power from the Perspective of Information, at Ekatre House, Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>November 22<\/strong>: A new campus of Basudha is opened at Kashipur, South 24 Parganas for experiment and demonstration of ecological agriculture.<\/p><p><strong>October 29<\/strong>: A team of 105 graduate students and 5 faculty members of Centurion University visited Basudha farm.<\/p><p><strong>October 28<\/strong>: A team of 25 farmers from Kerala visited Basudha in Odisha for orientation training.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>October 25 \u2013 27<\/strong>:\u00a0National Training on Rice Conservation Phase 2 was participated by 21 farmers-conservators from 6 States.<\/p><p><strong>September 11-13<\/strong>: D. Deb gave orientation training to 23 farmers from the districts of West Medinipur and South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, for conversion to ecological agriculture at Kashipur. Amita Bera from Tiorkhali assisted him in the training program, which was organized by Mr. Avik Saha of Jai Kishan Campaign.<\/p><p><strong>August 9-10<\/strong>: D. Deb and Avik Saha\u00a0participated in Jay Kishan program in Delhi \u2013 demanding the government to recognize farmers\u2019 rights to dignity and security of life. Pension for landless farm workers, and a national agrarian policy to stop farmer\u2019s suicides are some of the key demands. Farmers from 14 States (Jammu &amp; Kashmir, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala) participated in the program, reciting several cultural programs \u2013 songs, Chhou dance, Santali dance, Stilt dance, drums and flute \u2013 at Jantar Mantar.\u00a0This was the first time that tribal, dalit and Hindu, Muslim and Sikh farmers and farm workers of the country together asserted their right to a life of dignity, right to their land, and livelihood security.<\/p><p><strong>June 22<\/strong>: D Deb gave an orientation lecture for farmers of Bargarh willing to convert to agroecology. This program was organized by Mr. Lingaraj and Mr. Shyam Kansal.<\/p><p><strong>June 1 \u2013 2<\/strong>: D Deb gave a guest lecture for graduate students at the University of T\u00fcbingen, on agroecology and biopiracy.<\/p><p><strong>May 28-30<\/strong>: D. Deb participated and presented on Vrihi\u2019s Rice Conservation efforts at the International Seed Conference \u201cSaatMachtSatt\u201d at Berlin, organized by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung.<\/p><p><strong>May 10-11<\/strong>: D. Deb and Debdulal Bhattacharya attended the\u00a0State Level Indigenous Farmers Meet was held in Koraput, where hundreds of indigenous farmers gathered and pledged to keep their heirloom seeds on their farms. [<a title=\"News report\" href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Koraput_News-300x200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News report here<\/a>]<\/p><p><strong>Apr 23-25<\/strong>: D Deb gave talks on ecological agriculture and seed saving for farmers at Kaduthuruthy, Kottayam; and on Ecological Economic Critique of Development for students, scholars, farmers, priests \u00a0and nuns at the Renewal Centre, Ernakulum Ankamaly Diocese in Kochi, Kerala.<\/p><p><strong>Apr 11<\/strong>: BASUDHA Study Circle talk (Speaker: D Deb, Topic:\u00a0<em>Animal Behaviour and Evolution<\/em>)\u00a0was held at Kalikapur Comuunity Hall.<\/p><p><strong>Apr 3<\/strong>: D Deb and Avik Saha visited Tribeni (Hoogly district) to arrange for conservation of rare and endangered indigenous fish and fowl breeds in Kashipur; and then went on to Khanakul (Bardhaman district) to hold a seminar with potato farmers.<\/p><p><strong>Apr 1<\/strong>: D Deb gave training to a group of farmers-in-transition to ecological agriculture at Institute of Sustainable Agriculture, Kashipur.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 31<\/strong>: D. Deb and Avik Saha visited a tribal village near Urimari, Hazaribag district of Jharkhand,\u00a0and participated in the community coal mining activity in Coal Satyagraha.<\/p><p>Mar 29: D. Deb, Mita Dutta and Avik Saha visited and talked in a seminar on coal mines at Asansol. The seminar was organised by\u00a0ADHIKAR, Asansol.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 25-27<\/strong>: D. Deb surveyed 3 blocks of Malkangiri district, Odisha in search of vanishing rice varieties, and rescued 22 land races for conservation at Basudha.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 16-17<\/strong>: Deb gives course lecture in ecological economics to students of World Learning India\/<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/www.sit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School for International Training<\/a>\u00a0in Jaipur.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 10-12<\/strong>: Team of NGOs, supported by Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, receives training in sustainable agriculture at Basudha.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 8<\/strong>: Prof. T. Pradeep arrives in Basudha to discuss on collaborative research in rice.<\/p><p><strong>Mar 4<\/strong>: Deb prepared land and arranged sowing of four indigenous rice varieties were on Kalikapur organic farm land.<\/p><p><strong>Feb 28 \u2013 March 2<\/strong>: D. Deb participated and talked on sustainable agriculture and folk crop diversity conservation at the National Organic Farming Convention at Chandigarh.<\/p><p><strong>Feb 24<\/strong>: D. Deb received the Ananya award (\u0985\u09a8\u09a8\u09cd\u09af \u09aa\u09c1\u09b0\u09b8\u09cd\u0995\u09be\u09b0) from TV channel 24 Ghanta for his contribution to rice genome conservation.<\/p><p><strong>Feb 15<\/strong>: Community Revival Foundation and Basudha organized an open Slow Food Festival at Kalikapur, Kolkata. A dozen of heirloom rice varieties, and a plethora of varieties of eggplant, beans, millets, dioscorid tubers, etc were showcased, sold, and cooked for tasting by everyone.<\/p><p><strong>Feb 7<\/strong>: Community Revival Foundation and Basudha organized an open Food Diversity Fair at Kashipur Kishor Bharati School, where dozens of varieties of rice, millets, aubergines, beans and tubers were displayed and cooked for tasting.<\/p><p><strong>Feb 6<\/strong>:\u00a0Community Revival Foundation and Basudha organized a traditional music and dance festival, with Jhumur, Baul songs and Chhou dancers from different parts of Bengal.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-186f622 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"186f622\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bcba40d\" data-id=\"bcba40d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf930a m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baf930a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2014<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcc27a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fcc27a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article><footer><b>Dec 28<\/b>: Deb spoke on tribal cultures and food security in Koraput to a gathering of tribal farmers from Koraput, Rayagada, Bargarh and Malkangiri.\u00a0<\/footer><\/article><p><b>Dec 26<\/b>: In his keynote address, D. Deb shared his experience with representatives of 9 tribal societies from 6 districts of Odisha, organized by Action Aid and others.<\/p><p><b>Dec 19<\/b>: This year\u2019s 3rd and the last phase of National Rice Conservators Training was completed at Basudha on the 19th December.<\/p><p><b>Dec 12<\/b>: Deb presented a new study \u201cForest as Food-producing Habitat\u201d\u00a0on wild and uncultivated foods in tribal societies of southern Odisha \u2013 the first quantitative estimation of the role of wild foods in food security among forest tribes of Odisha. \u00a0Basudha and Living Farms presented a grand exhibition of uncultivated foods in Delhi (held from 12 to 14 December). The study report can be downloaded\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/agrobiodiversityplatform.org\/files\/2014\/10\/Forests-as-Food-producing-habitats.pdf-28th-September.pdf\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>Nov 30<\/b>:\u00a0Deb attended the<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Scirarindi\/photos\/a.410700448978808.82884.157019587680230\/734149446633905\/?type=1&amp;fref=nf\">\u00a0Scirarindi Festival<\/a>\u00a0on the 29th \u2013 30th November\u00a0and gave speeches to school students, journalists and activists. A report (in Italian) on Deb\u2019s participation in the Festival is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/www.italiachecambia.org\/2014\/12\/debal-deb-tutela-semi-biodiversita\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>Nov 26-28<\/b>:\u00a0D\u00a0Deb was invited to give a keynote speech in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/socs14.sita-research.org\/\">Conference on Computational Sustainability<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau\/G\u00f6rlitz . He was introduced by Dr. J\u00f6rg L\u00e4ssig and Dr. Marius Kloft of Berlin University.<\/p><p><b>Nov 22<\/b>: D\u00a0Deb visited the Bruderhof community prior to the conference, and interviewed the Bruderhof community members about their communitarian ethos.<\/p><p><b>Oct 18<\/b>: D\u00a0Deb presented at Kuminda Festival, held at\u00a0Vol\u00adtoni del Guaz\u00adza\u00adtoio, Pilotta,\u00a0Parma. See Detail of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/kuminda.org\/2014\/09\/gli-incontri-i-seminari\/\">Kuminda Festival here<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>Oct 17<\/b>: D\u00a0Deb spoke\u00a0on Ecological Agriculture at Parma University.<\/p><p><b>Oct 16<\/b>: D\u00a0Deb presented, and participated in a fierce debate on GMOs, at Milan Politecnico University. Deb explained with multitude of examples the inherent uncertainties in transgenics, and\u00a0unpredictable risks\u00a0from hastily resealed GM crops in agriculture.<\/p><p><b>Oct 16<\/b>: \u00a0D Deb was invited to talk on sustainable agriculture model of Basudha at the Agricultural School of Parma, Italy.<\/p><p><b>Oct 14<\/b>: D Deb was invited to present Basudha\u2019s work in folk rice conservation and community revival around agroecology, at Cervi Institute, Reggio Emilia, Italy.<\/p><p><b>Oct 11<\/b>: D. Deb was invited to share his experience of crop genetic diversity conservation and ecological agriculture, with farmers at Bologna, Italy.<\/p><p><b>Oct 3<\/b>: D. Deb, Chair of Basudha, was invited to present Basudha\u2019s work in folk rice germplasm conservation at Jungwon University, Goesan County, Korea.<\/p><p><b>Sep 24 \u2013 26<\/b>: Basudha gave training in rice conservation techniques on-farm to 32 participants from 11 States. This was the Phase II of the National Rice Conservators\u2019 Training.<\/p><p><b>August 12<\/b>: Basudha\u2019s Biotechnology Laboratory for Conservation was inaugurated in Kolkata.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Lab_Report_Times.pdf\">Read media report here<\/a>.<\/p><p><b>June 22 \u2013 23<\/b>: Basudha gave field training in on-farm<i>\u00a0<\/i>rice conservation techniques to 32 participants from 11 States. This was the Phase I of the National Rice Conservators\u2019 Training.<\/p><p><b>May 10 \u2013 30<\/b>: Basudha distributed folk rice seeds from its seed bank at Kerandiguda to 470 farmers, who arrived from 4 States. Basudha accommodated all these farmers in different phases, and distributed seeds of 270 varieties of rice.<\/p><p><b>April 26- 30<\/b>: D. Deb talked on the science and politics of Golden Rice in Asia in Quezon City,\u00a0the Philippines. This symposium was held by\u00a0the Asian Farmers\u2019 Alliance against Golden Rice, and hosted by\u00a0MASIPAG.<\/p><footer><strong>April 2 \u2013 10: Basudha workers surveyed and collected rare and endangered rice landraces from Jeypore Block of Koraput distrct, for\u00a0<i>in situ<\/i>\u00a0conservation.<\/strong><\/footer><p><strong>March 7-8<\/strong>: National Seed Savers\u2019 Meet was held in New Delhi, where D Deb discussed the need of protection of the seed germplasm and farmer IPR from biopiracy by statutory institutions and seed companies. He emphasized the need of seed savers\u2019 awareness and independence from institutional endorsement and support for their conservation activities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69f548b px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69f548b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4e1ef4\" data-id=\"f4e1ef4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce3903 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dce3903\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-833da5d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"833da5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dec 25 \u2013 28<\/b>: Basudha hosted and gave training to 34 farmer-conservators from 9 States, in the National Training for Rice Conservators \u2013 Phase III on Basudha farm.<\/p><p><b>Nov 20<\/b>: Basudha held a farmers\u2019 workshop on Sustainable Agriculture Methods at Bissamcuttack for indigenous farmers.<\/p><p><b>Oct 29 \u2013 Nov 01<\/b>: Basudha hosted and gave training to 34 farmer-conservators from 9 States, on Basudha farm. This was the Phase II of the National Training for Rice Conservators.<\/p><p><b>Oct 11<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Basudha organized a talk on Indigenous Farming Systems for Agrobiodiversity Conservation to tribal farmers from Koraput, Malkangiri, Rayagada, Navrangpur and Kalahandi districts at a farmers\u2019 program Koraput.<\/p><p><b>Sep 24\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha participated in a farmers\u2019 Seed Fair in Patna, organized by GM Free Bihar Movement.<\/p><p><b>Sep 10-12<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Basudha organized a field training to farmers in preserving genetic purity of folk rice varieties in two villages of Jeypore Block, Koraput district.<\/p><p><b>Sep 2<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Deb gave talk for environmental activists in Paschim Banga Khet Majur Samiti at Badu on ecological agriculture.<\/p><p><b>Aug 28 \u2013 29\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 D. Deb participated in Open Source Seed Systems workshop in Hyderabad, organized by the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture.<\/p><p><b>Aug 9\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha participated in the \u201cMonsanto, Quit India\u201d program at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, organized by the National Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture.<\/p><p><b>July 19\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb organized a training program in Muniguda, Odisha to a team of students for a collaborative study on Uncultivated Food in Indigenous Societies.<\/p><p><b>July 10<\/b>: Basudha initiated a Quantitative Study of Wild and Uncultivated Foods in Tribal Societies in Rayagada District, Odisha, in collaboration with the Living Farms.<\/p><p><b>June 22 \u2013 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held National Training (Phase I) in techniques of maintaining genetic purity of rice landraces, to 22 folk rice conservators. This training was organized by OFAI.<\/p><p><b>June 18 \u2013 20<\/b>\u00a0\u2013<b>\u00a0<\/b>Deb conducted a survey in Koraput district, Odisha to record, collect and rescue rare indigenous rice landraces.<\/p><p><strong>May 10 \u2013 30<\/strong>: Basudha distributed folk rice seeds from its seed bank at Kerandiguda to 240 farmers, who arrived from 3 States. Basudha accommodated all these farmers in different phases, and distributed seeds of 230 varieties of rice.<\/p><p><b>Apr 24\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb conducted survey to record and collect rare rice landraces from indigenous farmers in Jeypore Block of Koraput.<\/p><p><b>March 8 \u2013 10\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha participated in Seed Fair at Sompet, Andhra Pradesh, and displayed 200 rice varieties adapted to dryland farm conditions.<\/p><p><b>Mar 6\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb held a Farmers\u2019 Seed Fair in Bissam Cuttack block, Rayagada district, Odisha.<\/p><p><b>Feb 28\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb gave orientation training to farmers and students at Dibugarh University, Assam.<\/p><p><b>Feb 27\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb gave training in techniques of seed saving and genetic purity maintenance to farmers from Digboi area, Assam.<\/p><p><b>Feb 26\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Trustees of Basudha opened a seed bank in a primary school and a high school in Jorhat, Assam.<\/p><p><b>Feb 23 \u2013 25<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Deb conducted training in rice germplasm conservation methods in Shillong, Meghalaya.<\/p><p><b>Feb 3\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha organized and conducted a Nature Study Camp in Bishnupur block of Bankura District, West Bengal.<\/p><p><b>Jan 07 \u2013 09<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Deb gave talk on \u201cWater in Agriculture and Development\u201d at IIT Chennai.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4c8a482 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4c8a482\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-904b833\" data-id=\"904b833\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-534c51c m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"534c51c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2012<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415f453 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"415f453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dec 14 \u2013 17\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Organized a Cultural Trip of a group of Baul singers from Bankura and Chhou dancers from Puruliya to Indira Gandhi National Museum of Mankind, Bhopal, to participate in the National Sacred Groves Festival.<\/p><p><b>Nov 6 -7\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chairman, Basudha gave orientation speeches on Farmers\u2019 Rights and responsibility to Save Folk Crop Seeds at the\u00a0OFAI Fourth Biennial Organic Farmers Convention held in Bhubaneswar.<\/p><p><b>Oct 28 \u2013 30\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Participated in a seminar on Challenges before Farmers organized by Shetkari Shet Majoor Sabha at Pune, Maharashtra.<\/p><p><b>Oct 5 \u2013 8\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chairman, Basudha gave speech on Traditional Agricultural Knowledge, Folk Rice Varieties, and Food Security, at the Conference on Knowledge\u00a0Diversity for Sustainability at Albukhary International University, Malaysia.<\/p><p><b>Sep 25 \u2013 26\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha participated in a Farmers Conference at Sambalpur, Odisha on Ecological Agriculture for Food Security.<\/p><p><b>July 22 \u2013 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 A team of delegates from Bangladesh visited new Basudha farm, and received training in seed conservation and ecological architecture.<\/p><p><b>July 12\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha participated in a session on \u201cClimate Change and Food Security\u201d at the Sub-Regional Workshop on Climate Change, held by RCDC at Bhubaneswar. The session was chaired by Basudha\u2019s Chairman, Dr. D Deb.<\/p><p><b>June 19<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Chairman of Basudha participated in a meeting of Agrobiodiversity Expert Committee of the National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai.<\/p><p><b>May 15\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Distributed salinity-tolerant rice seeds to 5 farmers organizations in Sunderban for dissemination on saline farms.<\/p><p><b>May 7 \u2013 11\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha conducts a survey of Balangir forest division to assess the stock of bamboos and other flora of economic importance to local villagers.<\/p><p><b>Apr 6 \u2013 7\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb inaugurated Rice Seeds Fair at Vasava Bhavan, Bengaluru.<b><\/b><\/p><p><b>Apr 4 \u2013 5\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb gave training to farmers in rice seed improvement and maintaining genetic purity at VC Farm, Mandya and Karnataka.<\/p><p><b>Apr 3\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb participated in a Roundtable on Farmers\u2019 rights and IPR laws at United Theological College, in Bengaluru. The program was organized by ASHA.<\/p><p><b>Mar 12 \u2013 13\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb gave intensive training to farmers from Rayagada, Malkangiri and Koraput districts in ecological agriculture and seed saving, at Kerandiguda, Odisha.<\/p><p><b>Mar 10\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb held orientation seminar for farmers and students for conversion to ecological farming at Dignagar, Bardhaman district, West Bengal.<\/p><p><b>Feb 27<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Chairman of Basudha presented before the President\u2019s committee on sustainable agriculture at Divecha Centre for Climate Change, IISc, Bangalore, to uphold the merits of biodiversity-based ecological agriculture to ensure food security.<\/p><p><b>Feb 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chairman of Basudha attends and participated in Agrobiodiversity Expert Committee meeting at National Biodiversity Authority, Chennai.<\/p><p><b>Feb 20 \u2013 21\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Deb conducted a survey in Barbara Reserve Forest, Khurda district, Odisha for assessment of forest ecosystem services to the Arang and Kadalibari villages.<\/p><p><b>Feb 16 \u2013 17\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Participated in a farmers\u2019 caravan in Cochin for sustainable agriculture, and addressed to farmer organizations and political leaders.<\/p><p><b>Feb 4\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a public lecture on \u201cTraditional Resource Use Modes and Sustainability\u201d at Panchakot College, Puruliya.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c8fab7 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c8fab7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-80e80e4\" data-id=\"80e80e4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aacf3ed m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aacf3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2011<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aa31ff elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4aa31ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dec 22 \u2013 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Dr. D. Deb, Chairman of Basudha attends and talks at the National Biodiversity Authority meeting in Bengaluru to discuss legal issues related to Community Biodiversity Registers.<\/p><p><b>Nov 10 \u2013 16\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 D. Deb took 2 Baul singers from Bankura to Kusthia, Bangladesh for a cultural exchange between the two Baul schools. [<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xe_uWkJu6dg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video by Andrew Weeks<\/a>]<\/p><p><b>Sep 25\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 New handbook on organic rice farming techniques (<i>Sustahyee Dhan Chash<\/i>, in Bengali) published by ENDEV, Kolkata for free distribution among indigenous farmers.<\/p><p><b>Aug 2\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held Basudha Study Circle (Topic: The Philosophy of Mathematics. Speaker: Dr. Marius Kloft).<\/p><p><b>July 30 \u2013 31\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Members of Basudha Trust visited Bali Island in Sunderban and oversaw the cultivation of the indigenous salt\u2013tolerant rice varieties, which had been distributed to farmers in 2009.<\/p><p><b>June 3-10\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 After a decade of working in West Bengal, Basudha\u2019s activities shifted to Rayagada district of Odisha. All its work \u2013 demonstration of zero-external input agriculture, folk rice diversity conservation and characterization, promotion of forgotten indigenous sports and musical traditions, non-formal education for the rural youth \u2013 has ceased in Bankura, although the adobe farm house and the farm land still exist.<\/p><p><b>May 30\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha opened a stall on agrobiodiversity conservation at Mugberia Book Fair, held at Mugberia Kanya Vidyalaya, East Mednipur, where Chairman of Basudha gave a public lecture on natural resource conservation.<\/p><p><b>May 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a workshop with 5 community organizations of the Sunderban area on conserving traditional salt-tolerant rice varieties. This program aimed at training the activists in distributing and conserving the seeds of salt-tolerant rice varieties, which would be collected from Vrihi.<\/p><p><b>May 14\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a one-day farmers\u2019 workshop on sustainable agriculture in Umran, Meghalaya. This program, sponsored by NEHU, begins a project for conservation of local crop genetic diversity in Meghalaya.<\/p><p><b>Mar 23\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Organized a presentation on Agricultural Restructuring to ensure food security at the National Seminar on Agricultural Strategies Vis-a-Vis Environment: Vision 2025 at the Agro-Economic Research Centre, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan.<\/p><p><b>Mar 15 \u2013 16\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a training workshop on seed saving and setting up of rice seed bank in Rayagada, Odisha. The program was held by Living Farms. Deb also explored prospective farm lands for this year\u2019s plantation of Vrihi\u2019s rice seeds.<\/p><p><b>Mar 5\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop on conversion to organic agriculture at Galsi, district Bardhaman.<\/p><p><b>Feb 15 \u2013 16\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held 3 Farmers Training Workshops in Malekan Ghumti and Ramapur of Sunderban\u2019s Hingalganj block.<\/p><p><b>Feb 12<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Basudha held a presentation on Sacred Groves at the National Conference on Conservation of Sacred Groves, organized by the CPR Environmental Educational Centre, Chennai.<\/p><p><b>Feb 7<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Chairman of Basudha gave talks on \u201cRainwater and Dew harvesting designs\u201d and \u201cEcological sanitation designs\u201d on a course in ecological Architecture, organized by MACE.<\/p><p><b>Jan 17\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chairman of Basudha gave public lecture on \u201cEcological architecture incorporating natural landscape elements\u201d, on a course in ecological Architecture, organized by MACE.<\/p><p><b>Jan 14\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a public lecture \u201cArchitecture and Aesthetics\u201d on a course in ecological Architecture, organized by MACE.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-798c5af px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"798c5af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8886ee3\" data-id=\"8886ee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6fc9cd m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a6fc9cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2010<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c2018d elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c2018d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dec 12 \u2013 13\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a Farmers\u2019 Training in Sustainable Agriculture at Rangabelia of the Sunderban.<\/p><p><b>Dec 5 \u2013 10\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held an intensive training in Sustainable Rice Production on Basudha farm in Bankura district, West Bengal for farmers from Karnataka, Kerala and Odisha.<\/p><p><b>Dec 4\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Study Circle (Topic: Sir P C Roy &amp; the Scientific Attitude in India; speaker: Dr. Subhasis Maiti).<\/p><p><b>Nov 19 \u2013 20\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha hosted the Bengal Chapter of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/www.kisanswaraj.in\/about\/\">\u00a0<\/a>Kishan Swaraj Yatra (<em>Farmers\u2019 Freedom Tour<\/em>), with 40 farmers-activists from different States. Organized Farmers\u2019 March for Freedom and Food Security around 5 villages.<\/p><p><b>Oct 30 \u2013 31\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Festival VIII held at Basudha, Over 120 delegates, including scientists, educators, artists, farmers and writers from 6 districts of West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Chattisgarh as well as from France, Italy and UK participated in the Fest.<\/p><p><b>Oct 3 \u2013 5\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha\u2019s workers attended a National Program on Ecological Farming at Thane, Maharashtra, organised by Maharashtra Institute of Technology Transfer for Rural Areas.<\/p><p><b>Sep 25\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Trustees of Basudha gave public lectures on the Traditions of Bioethics and Conservation, on the National Seminar on Biodiversity Conservation Scenario in India, at Bankura Christian College.<\/p><p><b>Sep 8 \u2013 9\u00a0<\/b>\u2013Basudha Participated in a Regional Policy Workshop on \u201cGreen Revolution in Eastern India: Which Way Forward?\u201d where Chairman of Basudha gave a talk on \u201cHybrid Rice Economies in Asia\u201d at Bhubaneswar, organized by Living Farms.<\/p><p><b>Aug 7\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha held a public lecture on \u201cGM Crops and Food Security for the Poor\u201d in the National Convention on Right to Food Network, at Rourkela.<\/p><p><b>Jul 18\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha organized an orientation workshop for farmers on risks from transgenic rice in Bhubaneswar, Orissa.<\/p><p><b>Jul 17\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Chairman of Basudha gave an orientation lecture on Ecological Economics and Inclusive Freedom at Radical Humanist hall, Kolkata.<\/p><p><b>June 29\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha organized a training to farmers of Gobardanga in\u00a0<em>in situ<\/em>\u00a0maintenance of folk rice varieties.<\/p><p><b>June 18\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha hosted farmers\u2019 training workshop on Basudha campus, organized by Bankura District Assistant Director of Agriculture and Bishnupur sub-division\u2019s Agricultural Development Officer.<\/p><p><b>Jun3 13\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Tipligheri village (Gosaba block), South 24 Parganas, hosted by WWF-I.<\/p><p><b>June 12\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Dhuchnikhali village (Sandeshkhali-2 block), North 24 Parganas, hosted by Youth Development Centre.<\/p><p><b>June 11\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Bhaduria village (Basirhat-1 block), North 24 Parganas, hosted by Swanirbhar; and at Jogeshganj, North 24 Parganas, hosted by Paschim Sridharkati Unnayan Sangha.<\/p><p><b>June 10\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Mamudpur village (Hingalganj block), North 24 Parganas. The event was hosted by local farmers.<\/p><p><b>June 9\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Andhar Manik village (Baduria block) North 24 Parganas. The event was hosted by Swanirbhar.<\/p><p><b>June 6\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a \u201cPicnic for Degrowth\u201d in Basudha, where the global movement of DeGrowth was discussed in detail. Basudha is the only place in Asia where this Picnic 4 Degrowth took place.<\/p><p><b>June 5\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Celebrated the World Environment Day with a bicycle rally, involving village youth, scientists and activists in the morning from Chhandar to Basudha (14 km). Over 250 farmers, students and village youth participated in the program.<\/p><p><b>May 22\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Celebrated the International Day of Biodiversity, with public lectures and exhibit of posters. \u00a0Farmers, students and environmental activists from 5 districts attended the program.<\/p><p><b>Mar 7\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Study Circle (Topic:\u00a0<em>Science Frauds<\/em>. Speaker: Debashis Bhattacharya).<\/p><p><b>Feb 28\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Study Circle (Topic:\u00a0<em>The Chemistry of Memory.\u00a0<\/em>Speaker: Abhro Chakraborty, Discussant: D. Deb).<\/p><p><b>Feb 14\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Held a public lecture on Food Security at Dignagar on the 75th Anniversary of Hat-tala Institution, Bardhaman.<\/p><p><b>Jan 13\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Trust sent formal letter of opposition to Bt-Brinjal, on behalf of 12 NGOs, to Sri Jairam Ramesh, Minister of Environment and Forest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-936c84d px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"936c84d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-779ead5\" data-id=\"779ead5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b2f55 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b2f55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2009<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d77763 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d77763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Dec 29<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Chairman of Basudha gave a presentation on Nature Worship, Communitarian Ethos and Sustainability: Sacred Groves and Sustainable Living in South Asia at Revolution Books, Berkeley.<\/p><p><b>Nov 1\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha organized the Day of Rice Action on Basudha campus.<\/p><p><b>Oct 30 \u2013 31\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Festival VII held on Basudha campus in Bankura district. 300 farmers, 120 students and 30 environmental activists participated in the program.<\/p><p><b>Aug 28<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Basudha held the first Trustee Meeting after registration of the Trust.<\/p><p><b>Aug 15\u00a0<\/b>\u2013 Basudha Study Circle (Topic: The Mystery of Netaji\u2019s Disappearance; Speaker: Dr. M S Pal).<\/p><p><b>Aug 7 \u2013 13<\/b>\u00a0\u2013 Basudha team visited 7 Panchayats in 3 blocks of Sunderban to supervise the cultivation of salt tolerant rice varieties that had been distributed to farmers after the storm Aila in early June.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f6d0e9c px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f6d0e9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad706db\" data-id=\"ad706db\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3231f8 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b3231f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2008<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dbe063 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2dbe063\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>September 5-14<\/strong>: \u00a0CIS held Sacred Groves exhibitions and seminars in Bankura, Birbhum and West Medinipur districts, and organized guided tours to selected sacred groves and ponds. The program was sponsored by IGRMS, Bhopal. [<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/SGXhbn_Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Report here<\/a>]<\/p><p><strong>June 20<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb attends Regional Consultation (orgd. by Biotech Consortium India Ltd) to oppose the National Biotechnology Regulatory Bill 2008.<\/p><p><strong>June 7<\/strong>: \u00a0Basudha Study Circle (Topic: Global Environment and Local Action. Spekaers: Dr. Dipak\u00a0Dam, Mr. Anupam Paul &amp; Dr. D Deb).<\/p><p><strong>June 4<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb gives training in \u201cRisks from GE in Agriculture\u201d in Digha.<\/p><p><strong>June 3<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb talks to farmers\u2019 on saving folk rice varieties in Bajkul.<\/p><p><strong>May 29 \u2013 June 1<\/strong>: \u00a0Dr. Rajarshi and Dr. Abhik Roy conducts a survey of sacred groves in Sonamukhi block.<\/p><p><strong>May 27<\/strong>: D. Deb speaks in an Organic Farmers\u2019 meeting in Bologna.<\/p><p><strong>May 21-22<\/strong>: D. Deb participates in Terra Futura conference in Florence.<\/p><p><strong>May 19<\/strong>: \u00a0Meeting of D. Deb and Giancarlo Camerrini with Dr. Kakoli Ghosh and Dr. Nguu Van Nguen of FAO in Rome.<\/p><p><strong>May 12-17<\/strong>: \u00a0D. Deb participates in Planet Diversity conference and the Convention on Biological Diversity MOP 9 in Bonn.<\/p><p><strong>April 27<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle (Topic: The Heart and Its Diseases. Speaker: Dr. Subhashis Patra).<\/p><p><strong>April 26<\/strong>: \u00a0Sacred Grove survey in Sonamukhi block, with Dr. Rajasri Roy; police harassment on suspicion of terrorism.<\/p><p><strong>April 25<\/strong>: Dr. Rajasri Roy arrives for sacred grove work.<\/p><p><strong>April 20-21<\/strong>: Rahul Vaswani\u2019s visit to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>April 13-15<\/strong>: Dr. Rajasri Roy and Abhik Roy visit to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>April 12-16<\/strong>: Dr. Anna Marie Nicolaysen\u2019s visit to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>April 6<\/strong>: D. Deb\u2019s leaves for IGRMS Core Group Meeting on Sacred Groves at Bhopal.<\/p><p><strong>April 1<\/strong>: D Deb gives training to farmers in a workshop at Raydighi.<\/p><p><strong>March 28-29<\/strong>:\u00a0 D. Deb gives a talk on Biodivetsity in Visva Bharati University.<\/p><p><strong>March 27<\/strong>: D. Deb speaks at NIF Orientation Wksp at DRCSC: 10 am-4 pm.<\/p><p><strong>March 25<\/strong>: D. Deb gives a talk on Globalisation and Agricultural Sustainability at Netaji Institute of Asian Studies.<\/p><p><strong>March 23<\/strong>: D. Deb gives a talk on Ecological Complexity at W.B. University of Technology.<\/p><p><strong>March 19<\/strong>: D. Deb\u2019s meeting with Academy of Biodiversity Conservation.<\/p><p><strong>March 18<\/strong>: Sara leaves from\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>March 16-17<\/strong>: D. Deb visits Raydighi with AKG on consultancy for Lutheran World Service.<\/p><p><strong>March 9<\/strong>:\u00a0 Basudha Study Circle (Topic: M N Roy: The Revolutionary Humanist)<\/p><p><strong>March 7<\/strong>: ABC scientists visit\u00a0<i>Basudha\u00a0<\/i>for PBR work.<\/p><p><strong>March 4<\/strong>: WWOOFer Sara from Italy arrives in\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>February 27<\/strong>: D. Deb leaves for SRISTI meeting at Ahmedabad.<\/p><p><strong>February 25<\/strong>: Anirban Dharitriputra takes D. Deb\u2019s interview at Barrackpore.<\/p><p><strong>February 24<\/strong>: Meagan leaves from Basudha.<\/p><p><strong>February 22-25<\/strong>: Dave Rowe and scientists Darryl and Angela stay in\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>February 16-18<\/strong>: Training of village kids at Basudha for preparing People\u2019s Biodiversity Registar.<\/p><p><strong>February 15<\/strong>: ABC team of scientists arrive in\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>February 12<\/strong>: D. Deb attends Sunderban consultation meeting at ENDEV.<\/p><p><strong>February 10<\/strong>: Basudha workers and friends organize a Nature Study Camp at Rajar Bandh.<\/p><p><strong>February 9<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle (Topic: The Mahabharata &amp; Indian Social Polity)<\/p><p><strong>January 29-31<\/strong>: Martyn Brown &amp; Australian visitors arrive in\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>January 26<\/strong>: D. Deb holds a farmers\u2019 workshop on seed saving and sustainable agriculture at\u00a0Balagarh, Hoogly.<\/p><p><strong>January 21<\/strong>: D. Deb attends meeting of environmental activists at Indian Association.<\/p><p><strong>January 20<\/strong>: WWOOFer Iuna Rolland leaves for Barrackpore; WWOOFer Meagen Grundberg\u00a0arrives in\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>January 18<\/strong>: WWOOFers Matthew Punton &amp; Hayley leave for Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>January 13<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle. Topic: The Golden Ratio (Speaker: D Deb)<\/p><p><strong>January 11<\/strong>: Pauline Orain leaves for Kolkata with American Center team.<\/p><p><strong>January 9-11<\/strong>: Visit of Mr. Kelly, Director, American Center &amp; Mr. Ramendra Sarkar to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>January 7<\/strong>: D. Deb attends US IVP Alumni Association meeting at American Center.<\/p><p><strong>January 5<\/strong>: Basudha Study Circle (Topic: Ecological Economics &amp; Conservation Ethic).<\/p><p><strong>January 4<\/strong>: Guided tour to sacred groves and ponds with Iuna, Pauline, Eloise, Hayley &amp;\u00a0Matthew; Yuky arrives in Basudha;\u00a0FM Radio talk on migratory birds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39ead43 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39ead43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2168431\" data-id=\"2168431\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4153777 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4153777\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2007<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a660be6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a660be6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>May 14-17<\/strong>: D. Deb visits to Kalimpong to train farmers.<\/p><p><strong>April 20<\/strong>: D. Deb gives talk on Developmentality and Ethic at Shantiniketan.<\/p><p><strong>March 23<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks at Coll. Teachers\u2019 Refresher Course, Kalyani Univ.<\/p><p><strong>March 5-10<\/strong>: CIS attends the Second Sacred Groves festival at IGRMS, Bhopal.<\/p><p><strong>February 25<\/strong>: Talk at Breakthrough Sci. Soc., Creek Row.<\/p><p><strong>February 18-19<\/strong>: Samar Bagchi\u2019s visit to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>, training for schoolchildren.<\/p><p><strong>February 13<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb speaks at public Convention on development, held by\u00a0 CPI(ML) &amp; Nagarik Mancha in Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>February 7<\/strong>:\u00a0<i>Bhu Swaraj\u00a0<\/i>Conference against corporate land grab;<\/p><p><strong>February 6<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb speaks at Anti-GMO conference, held by Navdanya in New Delhi.<\/p><p><strong>February 3<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb gives seminar on Sustainable Development at George Hall, Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>January 26<\/strong>: Dr. Subhasis Maiti visits\u00a0<i>Basudha.<\/i><\/p><p><strong>January 23<\/strong>: Majdiha farmers wksp at 3 pm; Mita accompanied.<\/p><p><strong>January 20<\/strong>: Basudha participates in Anti-Development Strategy meet at Lake Town: 11 am;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 D. Deb addresses school students at \u201cMeet the Scientist\u201d at Hedua Park: 2:30 pm<\/p><p><strong>January 19<\/strong>: CIS sends Debdulal Bhattacharya to attend Durgapur Sci. fair to open\u00a0<i>Vrihi\u00a0<\/i>stall.<\/p><p><strong>January 14<\/strong>: CIS attends Natioal Meet on Forest Rights Act at Kolkata: 11 am.<\/p><p><strong>January 7<\/strong>:<i>\u00a0<\/i>Alex &amp; Sanjay arrives at\u00a0<i>Basudha.<\/i><\/p><p><strong>January 6<\/strong>: Return to Barrackpore; buy paper envelopes for rice panicles;<\/p><p>Dr. D Deb talks in an open seminar on developmentality at Baguiati.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2367a0d px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2367a0d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d32030\" data-id=\"1d32030\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f0fe56 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f0fe56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2006<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeaa45c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeaa45c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 22-28<\/strong>: Visit of Alex of ISEC to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>December 9<\/strong>: Nagarik Mancha Seminar on the State nuke power stn. at Academy of Fine Arts.<\/p><p><strong>November 26<\/strong>: Farmer workshop at Sagar island. Dulal accompanies.<\/p><p><strong>November 23<\/strong>: Farmer workshop at Boreya, Block Tehatta II, District Nadia.<\/p><p><strong>November 17-19<\/strong>:<i> Basudha\u00a0<\/i>Festival.<\/p><p><strong>November 3<\/strong>: CIS attends Nagarik Mancha convention on State agriculture &amp; industry policy at Yuva Kendra.<\/p><p><strong>September 9<\/strong>: Talk on Developmentality vs Sustainability in Kolkata<\/p><p><strong>September 2<\/strong>:\u00a0 Dr. Debal Deb attends Nagarik Mancha Conference on Forest Rights Bill at Academy of Fine Arts.<\/p><p><strong>August 30<\/strong>: Meeting with Dr. Heerak Ghosh, State Biodiversity Board \u00a0on Folk crop diversity conservation program of CIS.<\/p><p><strong>August 1-5<\/strong>: ISEC Conference on Anti-Develeopmentarianism at Leh.<\/p><p><strong>June 19<\/strong>: WTO\/ TRIPS wksp at Jadabpur Univ. at 10:30 am.<\/p><p><strong>May 15-16<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb speaks at Bhubaneswar conference on Seeds Bill.<\/p><p><strong>April 24<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb joins Panel discussion on Sustainable Agriculture at American Center, Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>April 22-23<\/strong>: Prof. Tapan Misra and Sudipto visit to\u00a0<i>Vasudha<\/i>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b04812 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b04812\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66b9e55\" data-id=\"66b9e55\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2986827 m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2986827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2005<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c85518 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c85518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 20-22<\/strong>: Visit of Dr. A K Ghosh to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>December 10-11<\/strong>: <i>Basudha\u00a0<\/i>festival.<\/p><p><strong>December 8<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks at a Seminar on \u201cTraditional Knowledge System\u201d held in the Dept of Comparative Literature, Jadavpur University.<\/p><p><strong>December 4<\/strong>: David Rowe &amp; Martyn Brown, educators visit to\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>November 29<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks on WTO at Moulali Yuva Kendra, held by Hawker Sangram Samiti.<\/p><p><strong>November 21-28<\/strong>: Inventory survey of SGs of Bishnupur block.<\/p><p><strong>November 19-28<\/strong>: Dionissis Pomonis from Greece visits to\u00a0<i>Vsudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>November 19<\/strong>:\u00a0 Dr. Debal Deb talks at the National Convention on Right to Food &amp; Work held by Jana Samhati Kendra at Badu.<\/p><p><strong>November 8-11<\/strong>:\u00a0 CIS training of Kalimpong farmers in seed saving and organic farming at\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>September 29-Oct 01<\/strong>: CIS sends Sanjay Pal, Timir Chakrabarty and Anupam Paul to attend Navdanya seminar on Organic Farming in New Delhi.<\/p><p><strong>September 22-30<\/strong>: CIS sends Mantu Jana and Sanjay Pal to attend Dilli Haat Organic Food festival.<\/p><p><strong>September 15<\/strong>: Collaborative visit with Greenpeace India to Madhyamgram to investigate into GM crop cultivation in southern districts of West Bengal.<\/p><p><strong>September 4<\/strong>: Talk on Development Against Democratic Rights at Chandannagore.<\/p><p><strong>August 16<\/strong>: All India Radio interview of Dr. Debal Deb on GM foods.<\/p><p><strong>August 1-2<\/strong>: CIS participates in the Indo-European Symposium on GE.<\/p><p><strong>July 19<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks on anti-farmer laws of India held by Jana Samhati Kendra at Badu.<\/p><p><strong>July 8-10<\/strong>: CIS invited in a conference at Nagapattanam, Tamil Nadu to advise on farming techniques to grow food in Tsunami affected areas..<\/p><p><strong>July 5-7<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb participates in the Paddy Chain Symposium at Hyderabad.<\/p><p><strong>June 10-11<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb invited in State Biodiversity Board meeting at Paribesh Bhavan.<\/p><p><strong>June 6<\/strong>: Celebration of Environment Day program at\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>June 5<\/strong>: Article on Seeds Bill 2004 published in\u00a0<i>Desh Hitaishi<\/i>.<\/p><p><strong>June 4<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks on Patents and benefit sharing of biodiversity at CUTS; on Seed Bill 2004 at DRCSC.<\/p><p><strong>June 2<\/strong>: Farmer workshop at Bagmari, East Medinipur.<\/p><p><strong>June 1<\/strong>: Farmer workshop at Tiorkhali, East Medinipur.<\/p><p><strong>May 14-18<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb visits Jaipur to frame a curriculum for Tarun Jal Vidyapith.<\/p><p><strong>May 13<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb talks on WTO, Agrculture &amp; Farmer Rights at Rotary Sadan, organized by CUTS.<\/p><p><strong>May 8-10<\/strong>: Farmer workshops in Bankura district:\u00a0<b>Janta, Khejurbedia, Layekbandh, Patpur<\/b>.<\/p><p><strong>April 18<\/strong>: Farmers wksp at Korashuli.<\/p><p><strong>April 14-18<\/strong>: Poster &amp; Banner demonstration against WTO at Panchal.<\/p><p><strong>April 13<\/strong>: Citizens\u2019 Discussion on WTO\u2019s impact on agriculture, water, land and workers, held by Hawker Sangram Samiti at Federation Hall.<\/p><p><strong>April 11<\/strong>: Sit-in and Street lectures at Esplanade and Sealdah, organized by Hawker Sangram Samiti.<\/p><p><strong>April 10<\/strong>: CIS participates in a citizens\u2019 procession against WTO from Subodh Mallick Square to Sraddhananda Park, Kolkata.<\/p><p><strong>March 31-April 3<\/strong>: Dr. Deb talks in a Conference against GMO, organized by Navdanya in New Delhi.<\/p><p><strong>March 13-19<\/strong>: CIS sent represemtatives Mantu Jana and Haru Roy to Dilli Haat with pottery items to participate in the Indigenous Biodiversity and Handicrafts Fair at Dilli Haat.<\/p><p><strong>March 7<\/strong>: CIS and ENDEV organized a colloquium on the Seeds Bill 2004 in Bangla Academy , Kolkata. Dr. D Deb, eminent biodiversity expert Prof. A K Ghosh of ENDEV, patent expert Dr. Amarjyoti Basu were speakers. The colloquium was attended by civil society activists including Mr. Naba Dutta, Prof. Subhendu Dasgupta, Mr. Samar Bagchi, state agricultural officers, and a handful of political leaders. CIS presented a group of farmers who expressed their militant views on the anti-farmer Bill.<\/p><p><strong>March 3-5<\/strong>: Dr. Massimo Spadoni from Italy visited\u00a0<i>Basudha<\/i>\u00a0in connection with a collaborative study on sacred groves in Bankura.<\/p><p><strong>February 27-March 2<\/strong>: CIS participated in the Seed Bill conference in New Delhi, held by Navdanya.<\/p><p><strong>February 24<\/strong>: Dr. Deb was invited to lead a workshop on Patents and Seed Saving at Development Research Communication and Services Centre, Kolkata. DRCSC would publish his lecture in English, Bengali and Oriya for the benefit of agricultural activists.<\/p><p><strong>February 20<\/strong>: Dr. Deb gives an invited seminar on Indigenous Systems of Biodiversity Management at Medinipur Gope College.<\/p><p><strong>January 25-29<\/strong>: CIS participates in a conference on sustainable agriculture. Papers presented were: \u201cMixed cropping of rice landraces with flowering asynchrony can maintain varietal purity\u201d (D. Deb); \u201cMedicinal and nutritional properties of selectes folk rice varieties (Mita Dutta); and \u201cDo folk rice varieties yield really less than HYVs?\u201d (Anupam Paul).<\/p><p><strong>January 22<\/strong>:\u00a0<i>Vrihi\u00a0<\/i>activists held a farmers\u2019 workshop at Radhanagar.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21032f px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21032f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c8f186\" data-id=\"1c8f186\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8dc06e m-t-sm mb-2 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8dc06e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2004<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebb5ae elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aebb5ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>December 26<\/strong>: CIS held a Nature study camp at Rajarbandh, where Dr. Debal Deb introduced about 30 participants to birds, butterflies, trees and medicinal plants in the wild, and discussed the ecological relationships among all beings with examples. Dr. Subhasis Patra and Debashis Mukherjee demonstrated many simple experiments in physics.<\/p><p><strong>December 18-19<\/strong>:\u00a0 GIS training for school teachers.<\/p><p><strong>December 14-18<\/strong>: CIS sent 2 school students from Arjunpur and Bhagaband and a science club activist from Panchal, to Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) for training for 5 days. The students were enthusiastic learners and demonstrated and explained different models at the science exhibition.<\/p><p><strong>December 10<\/strong>: Dr. Deb gave an invited talk on Genetic Engineering at Ramananda College, Bishnupur.<\/p><p><strong>December 9<\/strong>: Dr. Deb gives a slide-illustrated talk on identifying butterflies &amp; frogs at at Panchal village. The talk was organized by Panchal Bigyan-O-Chetana science club.<\/p><p><strong>November 30<\/strong>:\u00a0 The organic rice production and conservation at\u00a0<i>Basudha\u00a0<\/i>was telecast on Khoj Khabar channel of TV. Dr. Deb\u2019s interview was telecast as an answer to the mainstream doubts about the success of organic farming to feed the hungry.<\/p><p><strong>November 22-23<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb invited in the Meet the Scientist program at Bhagalpur, where he was a key resource person. Held every year by the Bihar State Committee of the Year of Science Awareness, the program enlisted active participation of more than 400 students from a dozen schools.<\/p><p><strong>November 16<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb on behalf of CIS attended the District Watershed Development Team meeting in Bankura town and discussed how the district\u2019s natural resources could be saved by promoting chemical-free biodiverse agriculture and mixed plantation of native flora.<\/p><p><strong>October 20-23<\/strong>:\u00a0 CIS participated in Terra Madre Coference in Turin, Italy. CIS representatives were Dr. Debal Deb, Dr. Mita Dutta and Debdulal Bhattacharya.<\/p><p><strong>October 1-7<\/strong>:\u00a0 CIS participated in Festival on Plants and People at Dilli Haat, organized by Navdanya.<\/p><p><strong>September 19-21<\/strong>: <i>Basudha\u00a0<\/i>Festival\u00a0<b>I<\/b>. A traditional sports tournament was held on the first day. Both men and women partcipated in Kabadi and archery contests. Women from 3 villages participated in pitcher race, while young men from 6 villages participated in stilt race. On the second day of the festival, a discussion on nature conservation encompassed diverse topics ranging from community forestry to sacred groves, organic farming and crop genetic diversity. A science quiz and poster competition attracted over 80 children from 7 villages. The third day witnessed a resurging interest of local villagers in the vanishing forms of Baul music, performed by three bauls.<\/p><p><strong>September 12<\/strong>: The Radical Humanist Association of Chandannagar invited Dr. Debal Deb to give a public seminar on Development. Dr. Debal Deb discussed in detail how the concept of development was hijacked by neoclassical economic theory, and went on to analyze its impacts on governance and freedoms. Apart from Dr. Deb, members of CIS who attended the seminar included essayist Karuna Prasad De.<\/p><p><strong>September 9<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb of CIS was invited as advisor to the Bankura District Watershed Development Team at the District Magistrate\u2019s office in Bankura town.<\/p><p><strong>September 7<\/strong>: Dr. Debal Deb gave an invited lecture on GMO and Food Security at Kalyani University. This was the State\u2019s first university seminar where politics of GM crop release were freely discussed.<\/p><p><strong>August 27-28<\/strong>:\u00a0 Dr. Debal Deb from CIS attended a RFSTE meeting on Biodiversity and People\u2019s Livelihoods at New Delhi.<\/p><p><strong>August 15<\/strong>: CIS celebrated Independence Day\u00a0 with a call for a new freedom movement. A precession of\u00a0<i>Vrihi<\/i>\u00a0members (comprised of anti-GMO activists, students and farmers) marched on the streets of Beliatore at noon, with slogans against WTO and biotech corporations. Local farmers and citizens gathered at Panchayat office ground, where several packets of seeds marketed by Monsanto-Mahyco were burned as a token of protest to GM seed trials at the cost of farmers\u2019 lives.<\/p><p><strong>July 30-August 3<\/strong>:\u00a0 CIS participates in the\u00a0<i>Vasundhara\u00a0<\/i>program of Navdanya at Dehra Dun. CIS was represented by Dr. Debal Deb, poet and essayist Karuna Prasad De, agriculturist Anupam Paul and organic farmers from 3 districts participated in the program.<\/p><p><strong>July 26<\/strong>:\u00a0 Dr. Debal Deb on behalf of CIS acted as a resource person to train 30 students of Ashurali village in South 24 Parganas district, for preparing a Community Biodiversity Register, documenting species and genetic diversity of crops grown in the village. This project was run by ENDEV Society for Environment and Development, Kolkata, which published 10 such PBRs.<\/p><p><strong>June 5<\/strong>:\u00a0 Environment Day program celebrated at\u00a0<i>Vasudha<\/i>. A Nature Quiz and poster contest for children was held, involving over 60 children from the neighbouring 5 villages.<\/p><p>Prof. T. Pradeep on \u2018Nanotechnology and Water\u2019 for<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f767f60 px-4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f767f60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faaa1b8\" data-id=\"faaa1b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-405f872 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"405f872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navigation\"><div class=\"previous\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/debs-interview-in-agriculture-today\/\" rel=\"prev\">Deb\u2019s Interview in Agriculture Today<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post-data\">Posted in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/category\/archive\/\">Archive<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/category\/articles\/\">Articles<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b27e3b3\" data-id=\"b27e3b3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efa4b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8efa4b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20190223071651\/http:\/\/cintdis.org\/please-support-for-salaries-of-4-new-workers\/\" rel=\"next\">PLEASE SUPPORT FOR SALARIES OF 2 NEW WORKERS AT BASUDHA FARM<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2018 December 26-27: D Deb and Mita Dutta visited Daringbadi and held a discussion meeting with Kailash Dandapat of Jagruti. December 20-21: D Deb gave an orientation lecture for farmers in village Kadopara, Deogarh district. December 17: D Deb gave a presented at a panel on FPO and Sustainable Agriculture, held at Xavier Institute of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2226","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2226"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2444,"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2226\/revisions\/2444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cintdis.org\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}