Vision:
To build a resilient, self-reliant, and biodiverse agricultural system that ensures food security, nutrition security, and sustainable livelihoods by conserving indigenous seeds and facilitating the sharing and exchange of germplasm while empowering farming communities.
Mission:
Preserve indigenous and locally adapted seeds, and promote their sharing and exchange to maintain biodiversity and strengthen community resilience.
Ensure farmers’ rights over seeds, enhance their traditional knowledge, and build self-reliant, community-led seed systems.
Provide diverse, nutrient-rich, and climate-resilient crops to secure food and nutrition while helping farmers adapt to floods, droughts, and salinity.