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Thiruvananthapuram Declaration

5 January 2010Thiruvananthapuram

Policy Makers’ Consultation on

“Effective Community Management of Agrobiodiversity in an Eraof Climate Change”

Organized by

M.S. Swaminathan Research FoundationCommunity Agrobiodiversity CentreJanuary 2010

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Agricultural SciencesPrefaceTill 30-40 years ago, Kerala was regarded as one of the agrobiodiversity rich states of India, thanks to the historicalmark the State made to the world agricultural map through an integrated approach of conservation, cultivation,consumption and commercialization of innumerable number of crop varieties and breeds of food and agriculturalvalue. Kerala’s richness in Agrobiodiversity was mainly in crops like rice, banana, jack fruit, mango, citrus, tubers,spices, medicinal plants, coconut, inland and marine fish, poultry, large and small breeds like the Vechur cow andMalabari and Attapadi goats. The ‘Home Gardens’ of Kerala, which usually hold diverse crops, is projected as a modelfor nurturing and sustaining food and nutritional security at household level. Home-garden management approachresulted in not only an effective utilisation of multiple species like trees, annual and perennial crops or livestock,but also in situ conservation of biodiversity at both above and below ground levels. The network of ‘sacred groves,the remnants of past forests, throughout the State provided perhaps the last resort for a number of plants and animals.

The present day diversity in food crops and agriculture of the State, however, is only a weak skeleton of the past ‘geneglory’. Though it is known to the experts and decision makers that the genetic diversity is necessary to sustain foodproduction, food security and the key functions of the agro-ecosystems, the genetic wealth of the State is continuedto be utilised in an unsustainable manner in modern times.

Because of several reasons including changes in cropping pattern, commercialization of agriculture, conversion ofagricultural lands for other land uses, contamination of water and water bodies, degradation of natural resources,loss of forest land, population pressure and so on, the agrobiodiversity of Kerala has been declining in an alarmingrate. In the era of climate change, biodiversity is now viewed as the feedstock to improve the resilience of ecosystems.Biodiversity conserved farming practices have been proved to be successful in reducing the risk of various bioticand abiotic damages to the agro-ecosystems, reiterating the necessity of revitalizing the traditional genetic wealthmanagement practices of Kerala in order to mitigate the danger of climate change. The real challenge however, lies inboth reviving and enriching the biological wealth of the State and in converting this wealth into jobs and income ona sustainable basis.

The challenges that posed by climate change necessitate urgent action in different spheres of life by formulatingpublic policies and strategies that simultaneously reduce the pressure of climate change and ensure conservation ofagrobiodiversity in such a way that it will continue to provide food, nutrition and other ecological services to thepeople.

In this context, the Policy Makers’ Consultation, titled “Effective Community Management of Agrobiodiversity in anera of Climate Change’ was organized in the capital city of Kerala State. The consultation generated a platform forexperts, Government Officials, activists, academicians and political and social leaders to come together and discussthe issues and deliberate on viable action strategies to mitigate the possible dangers of climate change on agricultureand food production. The major points of views and recommendations emerged in the consultation were synthesizedand brought out in the form of this Declaration. We hope that the suggestions and recommendations in this declarationwill be helpful in identifying and implementing practical methods and approaches for evolving an effective policyand strategy plan for the management of Agrobiodiversity of the Kerala State.

N. Anil Kumar February 10, 2010

Director, Community Agrobiodiversity Centre

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M.S. Swaminathan Research FoundationPolicy Makers Consultation on

Effective Community Management of Agrobiodiversity in an era of ClimateChange

Thiruvananthapuram Declaration

5 January 2010

Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Enhancement for Climate Resilient Foodand Livelihood Security Systems

1. Following an in-depth discussion on allissues relating to the conservation,sustainable and equitable use, andenhancement of Kerala’s richagrobiodiversity, the participants of thePolicy Makers Consultation held atThiruvananthapuram on 5 January2010, adopted the following combiningfrontier science and traditional wisdomcan be developed and put in place soon.

2. Kerala and Climate Change

· Climate change presents mega-threats toKerala’s food and water securitysystems, as well as to the lives andlivelihoods of coastal communities. Sealevel rise will cause serious threats tocoastal ecosystems as well as to thecoastal mineral wealth as for examplethe monozite and thorium deposits.

· A temperature rise of 2 Degree Celsiuswill affect the production andproductivity of plantation crops like

coffee, tea, spices and rubber, in additionto annual crops like rice.

· Change in precipitation may cause bothdrought and floods as well as soilerosion and decrease in soil fertility.Forest biodiversity and medicinal plantwealth of Kerala will also be adverselyaffected. Ecosystem services will bedisrupted. Vector borne diseases willaffect plant, animal and human health.

· Kerala may experience a large influx of“climate refugees” from coastal to inlandareas.

· To prepare for such threats bothanticipatory research using advancedtechnologies as well as participatoryresearch with local communitiesincluding tribal families will be neededso that coping mechanisms combiningfrontier science and traditional wisdomcan be developed and put in place soon.

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3. Kerala: An Agrobiodiversity Paradsise

· Kerala is rich in Agrobiodiversity in cropslike rice, banana, jack fruit, tubers, spices,medicinal plants, coconut, plantation crops,coastal halophytes, inland and marine fishes,large and small ruminants including bio-resources into jobs and income on asustainable basis.

4. Community Conservation

Kerala has a long tradition of in-situ on-farmconservation in crops like rice, spices and tubersas well as ex-situ preservation through sacredgroves, botanical gardens, biosphere reserves andaquaria. Tribal communities have conserved lifesaving crops particularly tubers and medicinalplants, and traditional healers have deepknowledge of the therapeutic value of local flora.Speciality rice like Njavara have been identifiedand conserved. Farmers have been serving asconservers, breeders and cultivators. Severalimportant varieties like Njallani in cardamomhave been developed by farmers like SebastianJoseph and his son Reji Joseph in Idukki District.Kuttanad farmers have perfected the art andscience of growing paddy below sea level. Thisknowledge will be of immense value in protectingcoastal agriculture in the event of a rise in seaslevel.

5. Steps to strengthen CommunityConservation

· There is need for promoting among the youngergeneration an awareness of the vital significanceof Agrobiodiversity for the well being of thefuture generations. Genome Clubs designed topromote genetic and biodiversity literacy maybe organised in all schools and colleges.

· Infrastructure for strengtheningCommunity Conservation like drying yards,seed storage and seed testing facilitiesneeds to be supported in allAgrobiodiversity hotspots.

· Community managed Gene, Seed andGrain Banks should be promoted throughGovernment support . This will help toenlarge the food basket and preserveintra-specific variability.

· Homestead gardens containing agro-biodiversity of the region need to bepromoted as a movement on a for fulfillingthe food security of households.

· Government of India has institutedGenome Saviour Awards to recognise andreward the contributions of tribal and farmfamilies to agro-biodiversity conservationand enhancement. The State Governmentmay also institute CommunityConservation Awards to provide socialprestige and economic incentives tofarmer-conservers, a majority of whom arewomen.

· A special programme should be launchedfor protecting rare, endangered andthreatened species (RET) on the linesundertaken by the CommunityAgrobiodiversity Centre of MSSRF atKalpetta, Wayanad.

· Pesticide free policy should be promotedand water pollution should be controlled.

· A special programme for conservingclimate resilient species and varietiesshould be launched. Gene banks shouldhave a special section for climate resilientgenotypes.

· Biodiversity Management Committees, asenvisaged in the Biodiversity Act 2002should be set up at the Panchayat Level.They should be enabled to maintain BlockLevel Biodiversity Registers. Specialtraining programmes should be orgnaizedto enable Panchayat Committees to becomewell versed with the provisions of the

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Biodiversity and Protection of PlantVariet ies and Farmers’ Rights Acts,particularly with those relating to priorinformed consent, access and benefitsharing as well as the gene and biodiversityfunds.

6. Preparing for Sea Level Rise

Kerala has the unique advantage of becominga world leader in managing the consequencesof sea level rise. The Kuttanad area may bedeclared a Special Agriculture Zone for thefollowing reasons.

· Only region in India with experience ofcultivating rice under below sea levelconditions

· It is a Ramsar site

· A unique wetland promoting rice-fishrotation

· A area of thriving water tourism

· A biodiversity paradise in flora and fauna

· Provides uncommon opportunities forlearning how to manage the impact of sealevel rise.

· An International Research andTraining Centre for Below Sea LevelFarming may be established in Kuttanad.

7. Bio-valley

The area beginning with Silent ValleyBiosphere Reserve and extending upto toWayanad may be developed as a Herbal Bio-valley to promote the conservation andsustainable and equitable use of the geneticdiversity occurring in medicinal plants.Micro-enterprises supported by micro- creditmay be orgnaized by Women’s Self HelpGroups along the Bio-valley. All RET speciesin the bio-valley should be protected andmultiplied. The products of the Bio-valley

may be given a brand name. Conservationand Commercialisation will then becomemutually reinforcing, and there will be aneconomic stake in conservation. Today, thereis an economic interest in the unsustainableexploitation of medicinal plant resources, andthis needs to be halted and reversed throughthe medicinal plants bio-valley.

8. Kerala Consortium forAgrobiodiversity Conservation andEnhancement

In order to promote coordinated andconcerted efforts in Agrobiodiversityconservation and enhancement, it will beuseful to constitute a Kerala Consortium forAgrobiodiversity Conservation andEnhancement with members drawn from thegovernment, academic, civil society, mediaand private sectors. Such a consortiumshould promote the conservation ofgermplasm of crops, farm animals, fisheriesand forest trees. The consortium should helpin assuring in an Era of Bio- happiness inKerala, arising from the sustainable use ofbio-resources from creating more jobs andincome.

Kerala has to prepare itself for meeting thechallenges arising from a 20 C rise in meantemperature and a 1 to 2 metre rise in sealevel during this century. Ability to convertAgrobiodiversity ‘hot spots’ into ‘happyspots’ will influence greatly Kerala’sagricultural destiny. Let 2010, designated bythe United Nation as ‘The InternationalYear of Biodiversity’ be the beginning of theunleashing of community participation andefforts in both saving and enriching Kerala’sagricultural biodiversity.

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kap-{Z-\n-çv Db-cp-¶-Xnsâ {]X-ym-Lm-X-§Ä F{]-Imcw \nb-{́ -W-hn-t[-b-am-¡m³Ignbpw F¶v a\ -Ên -em -¡m³ Cu{]tZis¯ Irjn ]cn-]m-e\ ]mT-§Ä D]-I-cn-¡pw.

kap-{Z-\n-c-̧ n\pw Xmsg-bpÅ Irjn ]T-\-hn-t[-b-am-¡n t{]mÕm-ln-¸n-¡p-hm³ Hcp A´Àt±-iob Kth-jW ]cn-io-e-\-tI{µw (International Research andTraining Centre for Below Sea Level Farming) Ip«-\m-«nÂ Øm]n-¡m-hp-¶-Xm-Wv.

5. ssPh Xmgvhc (Bio-valley)sskeâ v hmen apXÂ hb-\mSv hsc-bpÅ ]in-a-L«{]tZiw Hcp Huj[ kky Xmgvhc- (Herbal Bio-valley) bmbn amäm³ Ign-bpw. Huj-[-k-k-y-§-fpsSP\n-XI sshhn-[yw kwc-£n-¡p-¶-Xn\pw Ah-bpsSXpe-yhpw \oXn-bpà-hp-amb D]-tbmKw Dd-̧ m-¡p-¶-Xn\pw CXv D]-I-cn-¡pw. Cu Xmgv hc-bnse kzm-{ibkwL-§Ä¡v kq£va kwcw-̀ -§Ä XpS-§p-¶-Xn-\mbn klmbw \ÂIm-hp-¶-Xm-Wv. Cu {]tZ-is¯FÃm A]qÀÆhpw hwi-\m-iò-jWn t\cn-Sp-¶-Xp-amb (RET) P\p-Êp-¡fpw kwc-£n-t¡-Xpw Ah-bpsS hwi-hÀ²-\hv \S-t -̄-Xp-am-Wv. Cu ssPhXmgv hc-bnÂ \n¶pÅ FÃm DÂ¸-¶-§Ä¡pw{]tX-yI hmWn-P-y-ap-{Z-tbm-Sp-Iq-Snb (Brand Name)hn]-W-\-kw-hn-[m-\-§Ä Hcp-t¡--Xm-Wv. C{]-Imcwkwc-£-Whpw hn]-W\hpw ]c-kv]-c-]q-c-I-ambnhÀ n̄-¡pw. Cu taJ-e-bnse Huj[ kk-y-k-¼ v̄AØn-c-ambn NqjWw sN¿m\mbn thn Ct¸mÄ\ne-\n-evIp¶ km¼-¯nI XmÂ]-cyw XS-tb-Xvhfsc Ah-i-y-am-Wv.

6.ssPh-ssh-hn -[-y -kw-c-£-W-¯n\pwAXnsâ k¼p-jvSo-I-c-W-¯n-\p -apÅIq«mbva (Kerala consortium forAgrobiodiversity Conservation andEnhancement)

ImÀjnI ssPh-ssh-hn-[-y-kw-c-£W {]hÀ¯-\-§Ä iàn-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn-\mbn Hcp Iq«mbva (Kerala

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consortium) cq] hÂ¡-cn-¡p-¶Xv hfsc D]-tbm-K-{]-Z-am-bn-cn¡pw. kÀ¡mÀþkz-Im-c-y-þ-s]m-Xp-ta-J-e-mØm]-\-§-fnse DtZ-ym-K-ØÀ, ]T-\-þ-K-th-jW {]ap-JÀ, {]mtZ-inI am[-ya {]hÀ¯-IÀ apX-em-b-hÀs¡Ãmw Cu Iq«m-bva-bnÂ AwK-§-fm-Im-hp-¶-Xm-Wv. Cu I¬tkmÀjyw aptJ\ hnf-P-\p-Êp-¡Ä,h\-y-hr-£-§Ä, aÕ-y-§Ä, hfÀ¯p-ar-K-§ÄF¶nh DÄs -̧Sp¶ ImÀjnI ssPh-ssh-hn-[-y-¯nÂkwc-£Ww Dd-¸m-¡m³ Ign-bpw. CXn-eqsS IqSp-XÂsXmgn-e-h-k-c-§Ä krjvSn-̈ v, hcp-am\amÀÖn v̈tIc-f- n̄Â Hcp tim`\-amb ssPh \ne-\nev]v (Bio-happiness) km[-y-am-¡phm³ Ign-bp-sa¶v {]X-ym-in-¡mw.

Xm]-\ne 2 Un{Kn skÂjn-bkv hÀ²n-¡p-¶-XnÂ\n¶pw kap-{Z-\n-c¸v 1 apXÂ 2 aoäÀ Db-cp-¶-XnÂ\n¶p-apÅ shÃp-hn-fn-IÄ t\cn-Sm³ tIcfw X¿m-dm-tI--Xp-v. AXoh Pm{KXm ImÀjnI ssPh-ssh-hn -[ -y -ta -J -e -Isf (AgrobiodiversityHotspots) AXoh tim`\-amb taJ-e-IÄ (HappySpots) Bbn amäp-¶-Xn-\pÅ Ign-hmÀÖn-¡p-I-bmWv th-Xv. 2010 A´ÀtZ-iob ssPh-ssh-hn-[-y-hÀj-ambn sFI-y-cmjv{S k` {]J-ym-]n-̈ n-cn-¡p-¶ Cu-b-h-k-c-̄ nÂ C¯cw {ia-§Ä CXv tIc-f-¯nsâ ImÀjnI ssPh-ssh-hn-[-y-kw-c-£-W-¯n\vkaq-l-̄ nsâ ]¦m-fn¯w Dd-̧ m-¡p-¶-Xn-\pÅBcw-`-ambn Icp-Xmw.

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