Seed Saving Strategies in San Ramon, Nicaragua
Social Sciences
Environmental Studies Department
Abstract: In Nicaragua, farmer seed systems continue to remain poorly understood yet could provide food security at the local level while national agricultural production continues to experience harvest loss. At the local level, farmers are struggling to find successful basic grain varieties that are drought tolerant and adaptable to local environments. The purpose of this investigation is to both document and identify seed production of basic grains and seed loss experienced by rural farmers affiliated in a food security and food sovereignty partnership between the Community Agroecology Network (CAN) and the UCA San Ramon. I will conduct a qualitative survey with 1 seed bank manager and 30 households. The objective of this study is to continue capacity building of successful seed saving practices in order to strengthen food security projects with beneficiary households with the UCA San Ramon.
