The STEPS Centre Symposium, 26 September 2009, focused on our Innovation, Sustainability, Development: A New Manifesto project. This presentation by Suman Sahai of Gene Campaign was one of those given at the event. For more information see: www.anewmanifesto.org

1. Grassroots Innovations in Agriculture SUMAN SAHAI STEPS Centre Symposium 2009, “Innovation, Sustainability, Development – A New Manifesto” University of Sussex, 24 September, 2009, London

5. Zero Energy Gene-Seed Bank

6. Zero Energy Gene -Seed Bank

7. Seed processed to reduce moisture below 10 %

8. Agrobiodiversity in the Gene Bank

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12. Seed Bank

13. Seed Bank

15. - Plants that animals don’t eat - Plants known in indigenous medicine - Plants used in tribal rituals Plant based pesticides from -

18. Crop trials Karanj extract on Cabbage

19. Crop trials… Karanj on Rice

20. Traditional Panchgavya – 5 products of (native) cow: mixture of cow dung, cow urine, milk, curd & ghee - known to have valuable properties - varied applications in crop % livestock management

21. Current Panchgavya shown to - Increase milk yield in cows - Increase egg laying in chickens - Improve health of farm animals & control disease

23. T-Cell blastogenesis in chicken administered cow urine

24. B-Cell Blastogenesis in chicken administered cow urine