Save Our Rice Campaign

Save our Rice Campaign

Seed Caravan – 6th February to 19th February – Kasaragod to Thrissur

Detailed Programme

Date and Time District / Event Local Organisers Place 4-2-2012 Kasaragod Press Conference Thanal and Local organisers 6-2-2012 Kasaragod District 2.30–9.00 pm Kanjirathunga Inaugural Cherupadi Neerthada Samithi l, meeting-Seed Green Earth Association Bedagam Exhibition- Panchayath Cultural programmes

7-2-2012 Kasaragod Dst. 10.00-12.30 Koottakani Film show, Koottakani School pm School, Exhibition, Kanhangad classes, Honouring farmers Nileshwar Farmers meeting Krishi Bhavan Exhibition 4.00-7.00 pm Thimiri, Farmers meeting Farmers Club (Gopinathan) Cheruvathoor and seed Exhibition 8-2-2012 Kannur District 9.00-11.00 am U.P.School Exhibition, Jilla Environmental Samithy Annoor Discussion SEEK Payyannur 1.00-2.00 pm Ezhome Welcome Malabar Kaipad Farmers Society meeting. Discussion 3.00-6.00 pm Kattampally Farmers meeting - Kattampally Karshika and seed Paristhithi Samrakshana Samithi Exhibition- - Kattampally Project Area honouring Karshaka Thozhilali Samrakshana farmers-film Samithi screening - Jilla Paristhithi Samithi

7.00-9.00 Mayyil Farmers meeting Arayidam Paddy Land Samithy Exhibition – Discussion-film screening 9-2-2012 Kannur Dst. 10.00-12.00am Koothuparambu Interaction with Koothuparambu Govt Higher students-Seed Secondary School. exhibition-songs Wayanad District

3.00-9.00 pm Kattikkulam Meeting with Kattikkulam Grama panchayath farmers-Film Verugal( Roots)-Youth for screening- environment and farmers honouring seed savers 10-2-2012 Wyanad Dst. 10.00-12.00 Mathamangalam Seed festival Govt Sarvajana Vocational Higher am Sulthan Farmers- secondary School Battery students meeting-film screening 2.30-5.00 pm Kalpetta School meeting- Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kalpetta seed exhibition 11-2-2012 Kozhikode District 9.30-1.00pm Town Hall Interaction with Mahatma Desa Seva Trust Badagara Farmers at Harithamritham- exhibition- cultural programmes-film screening 4.00-7.00 pm Koyilandy Meeting with Yogasala members and Yoga practioners.Orga nic farmers discussion-film screening

12-2-2012 Kozhikode Dst 10.00-12.00 Nenmanda Seed exhibition- Jaiva Karshaka Koottaima am Film screening 3.00-6.00 am Kozhikode Farmers Meeting Harithasena Town 13-2-2012 Malappuram Dst 10.00-12.30 Valanchery Students and MES College, Valanchery am Farmers meeting- seed exhibition- fil screening 2.30-5.00 pm Kolathur Seed festival- Higher Secondary School-Kolathur cultural programmes 14-2-2012 Malappuram Dst 10.00-12.30 Tirur Interaction with am natural living Gandhian Prakrithi Chikitsa groups and Kendram individuals – Good Life Movement film screening 4.00-8.00 am Ponnani Film screening- Nalla Bakshana Prasthanam( True discussion with Food Movement) organic farmers Jaiva karshaka Samithy and consumers, Youth and Students 15-2-2012 Palakkad Dst. 10.00-12.30 Vaniamkulam Farmers and Vaniankulam Panchayath pm (Panchayath Students meeting Hall) Exhibition –Film screening 3.00-9.00 pm Aarangottukar Farmers, Krishi Pata Shala a, Shoranur Artists, Students, Public-drama, discussion, exhibition 16-2-2012 Palakkad Dst. Press briefing Palakkad 10.00-12.30am Kuzhalmandam Farmers meeting Desiya Karshaka Samrakshana and seed Samithi Exhibition Karshaka Munnettam, Cantel Club 3.00-6.00 am Alathur Farmers meeting Bodhi-Alathur Exhibition – public film screening 17-2-2012 Palakkad Dst 10.00-12.30 Kollengode Farmers and Ashrayam Kollengode am youth meeting – film screening 2.30-5.00 pm Vadakkumcherr Students and College of Applied Science y Farmers meeting 18-2-2012 Thrissur Dst 10.30 AM Press Conference 3.00-7.00 am Ashtamichira Farmers meeting, Prakrithi Karshaka Sangham seed festival, film screening 19-2-2012 Thrissur Town 9.30-5.00 pm Sree Kerala Seed Caravan – Thanal Varma Valedictory Keraleeyam College, Function One Earth One Life Thrissur Krishi Pata sala Inaugural Thrissur Jilla panchayath Session- Seed Save Our Rice Campaign exhibition by various organisations- Technical Session on seed conservation and development- Sharing from seed conservers – Honouring seed savers Discussion Cultural programmes- Drama etc Seed savers will be honoured in several places. All the participating schools will be gifted with a kit containing traditional seeds and they will be assisted to start a seed garden in the schools later.

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