Presenting the
5 winners of the 2007 Seed Awards:
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Vietnam
In Vietnam, Bridging the Gap
uses sustainable cultivation of traditional medicinal
plants to develop high value-added products, the manufacturing
and proceeds of which improve the livelihoods of ethnic
minority communities.
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Peru
In Peru, T’ikapapa links small-operation potato
farmers in the Andes with high-value niche markets in
urban centers. T’ikapapa promotes biodiversity conservation
and environmentally friendly potato production techniques
while giving farmers open access to technological assistance
and innovation, encouraging local farmer’s associations
and propagating the flow of market information.
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Ecuador
In Ecuador, a partnership also operating
in the Andes has reintroduced native cereal and tuber
crops that diversify food production, improve local
food security and reduce soil degradation. The partnership
then sells surplus yield through a women’s organization
it has created in three communities resulting in new
economic, financial and marketing engines for the area.
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Brazil
In Brazil, Projeto Bagagem
creates unique travel packages that give visitors a
first-hand look at local development initiatives and
nature reserves in a novel approach to community-based
ecotourism.
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Sierra
Leone
In Sierra Leone, a unique partnership
between a traditional healers’ association, an academic
research institute and local communities will help to
protect biodiversity and provide sustainable livelihoods
for local communities through the establishment of the
Tiwai Island Health and Fitness Center—a facility
to provide health services based on principles of West
African ethno-medicine.
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