New Delhi, Aug. 1 -- Summary Odisha has launched a new SOP to integrate traditional seed varieties, known as landraces, into formal seed systems.

This initiative aims to conserve agrobiodiversity and empower smallholder farmers by prioritising farmers' knowledge and community seed systems.

The SOP includes surveying agro-biodiversity-rich areas, forming Crop Diversity Blocks and creating a digital landrace registry.

In a move aimed at conserving India's dwindling agrobiodiversity and empowering smallholder farmers, the Odisha government has notified a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the identification, conservation and mainstreaming of traditional seed varieties - commonly known as landraces.

The new SOP, formula...