Members of the Wayanad District Tribal Development Action Council (WDTDAC) are elated as they have got a rare opportunity to showcase the crop diversity of the Western Ghats at the ongoing session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resource for Food and Agriculture in Delhi.
WDTDAC is a grassroots organisation under the aegis of the Community Agro-biodiversity Centre (CABC) of the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) here to foster conservation efforts of tribal communities by ensuring their livelihoods.
In recognition of their efforts in agro-biodiversity conservation, WDTDAC received the prestigious Plant Genome Saviour Community Award in 2011 for the tireless efforts of Kurichiya and Mullukuruma tribal communities to conserve the traditional rice varieties of Wayanad.
