For centuries, farmers preserved and exchanged local seed varieties that were naturally adapted to their regions climate, soil, rainfall, and pests.
Today, many farmers increasingly depend on a small number of commercial seed varieties. As a result, traditional seeds are gradually disappearing from villages and farming communities.
Once a seed variety disappears, valuable genetic traits such as drought tolerance, flood resistance, disease resistance, unique taste, or adaptation to local conditions may be lost forever.
This creates a hidden risk to future food security, agricultural biodiversity, and climate resilience.