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The Timbaktu
Collective has been striving to help people to rejuvenate,
regenerate and revitalise their natural resources and traditional
genetic base. The idea is to help them regain control in order
to conserve the agro biodiversity in Anantapur district, so
that they can combat drought and continue to live a sustainable
agricultural lifestyle.
The objectives
are:
- To
help rejuvenate and regenerate natural resources;
- To
help revitalise and conserve the traditional genetic base
of this area especially traditional seeds.
- To
promote traditional food crops.
- To
build awareness about traditional crop conservation and
promotion.
- To
promote ecologically friendly methods of fertilisation,
pest control and improve land productivity
- To
promote the use of low water consumption crops and to promote
low water consumption methods of growing crops for farmers
who continue to use high water consumption crops.
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Agriculture