By Peter Marks | Seed Programs International
"Farming is an art. It requires an artist. The farmers who produce seeds, both men and women, are artists and scientists." So says Marvin Gomez, one of the leaders of the impressive farmer-run group FIPAH in Honduras who are just about to receive the first shipment of vegetable seeds from SPI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9iT5hVwZ1s
Today we are sharing a video produced by USC Canada highlighting FIPAH's work. I hope you have the time to watch the whole 13 minutes. It gives a wonderful window into the communities in Honduras where our vegetable seeds are headed.
It also demonstrates that farming can become an effective gateway to women's empowerment. In the video you can hear and see Honduran women describing exactly that.
You will also note that the past projects shown in the video involve only corn and beans. The goal with your support is to diversify crops, diets, and incomes by including a wide range of varieties of fresh vegetable seed for the farmer groups to test and eventually to develop into seed-production enterprises.
Seeds landed at port in Honduras two weeks ago and are on their way to rural program sites. Thank you again for your assistance in making this happen.
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