{"id":5795,"date":"2026-08-19T16:10:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/?p=5795"},"modified":"2026-08-19T16:10:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T09:10:48","slug":"local-seed-conservation-and-management-learning-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/?p=5795&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Local Seed Conservation and Management Learning Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f\"]{font-size:16px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f\"] .kb-adv-text-inner{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(43,172,30) 0%,rgb(20,39,109) 100%);background-clip:text;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;-webkit-background-clip:text;-webkit-text-fill-color:transparent;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;-webkit-text-fill-color:initial !important;-webkit-background-clip:initial !important;background-clip:initial !important;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style><p class=\"kt-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_3899f5-7f\"><span class=\"kb-adv-text-inner\">Local seeds are valuable resources for communities. They are not only sources of food and agricultural materials but also play an important role in <strong>food security, biodiversity, and local knowledge<\/strong>. Conserving and making use of local seeds helps farmers and communities become more self-reliant, preserve plant diversity, and pass on local plant varieties and knowledge from one generation to the next in a sustainable way.<\/span><\/p>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id5795_611545-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id5795_611545-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id5795_611545-79 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:750px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xl, 4rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id5795_611545-79{background-color:var(--global-palette9, #ffffff);background-image:url('https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/IMG_2354-scaled.jpg');background-size:cover;background-position:100% 88%;background-attachment:scroll;background-repeat:no-repeat;}.kb-row-layout-id5795_611545-79 > 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(max-width: 767px){.kadence-column5795_9fc5a2-c6 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5795_9fc5a2-c6 kb-section-sm-dir-vertical\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f\"]{font-size:16px;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_fc7695-5f\">Our Foundation places great importance on the conservation of <strong>local seeds<\/strong>, recognizing them as valuable agricultural resources and an essential foundation of food security. We promote the preservation and sustainable use of local seeds, as well as <strong>seed exchange among farmers<\/strong>, to maintain crop diversity and preserve local plant varieties for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0\"]{font-style:normal;color:var(--global-palette6, #718096);}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0\"]{padding-left:0px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-6-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading5795_0a000b-a0\"><strong>Learning Visit<\/strong><br><strong>The Importance of Local Seeds<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x2705;The Diversity of Local Plant Varieties<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x2705;The Benefits of Local Seed Varieties for Sustainable Agriculture<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x2705;How to Store Seeds for High Germination Rates    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#x2705;Building Farmer Networks for Seed Exchange<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image5795_19df2d-ee .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;}.kb-image5795_19df2d-ee img.kb-img, .kb-image5795_19df2d-ee .kb-img img{border-top-left-radius:15px;border-top-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-right-radius:15px;border-bottom-left-radius:15px;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image5795_19df2d-ee size-large kb-image-is-ratio-size\"><div class=\"kb-is-ratio-image kb-image-ratio-land169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/P1035309-Copy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3931\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uhdfthailand.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/P1035309-Copy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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