Farmer Mosammat Sultana Khatun has transformed her courtyard in Bil Nepalpara village under Paba upazila into a thriving repository of nearly 200 varieties of indigenous crop seeds. Her initiative—developed with support from the Bangladesh Resource Center for Indigenous Knowledge (BARCIK)
, which helped turn her home into an "Agroecology Learning Center"—has now expanded across 13 villages in Darshanpara Union. Since beginning her farming journey after her marriage in 2012 and safe vegetable cultivation in 2016, Sultana has distributed seeds to around 8,500 people this year, enabling local farmers to collect and exchange indigenous seed varieties.
Alongside seed preservation, she actively promotes organic and safe farming, mentoring local women and families in producing natural fertilizers and formulating approximately 15 types of organic pesticides using local ingredients like neem leaves, mahogany fruits, and stale dhutura fruits to reduce reliance on chemical inputs.
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