Promotion of agro-biodiversity in farms in Suwalki Landscape Park and its buffer zone
Small family farms, from economic point of view nonproductive,backwarded consititutes one of the biggest problem of agricultural space in Poland, being on the other hand - warden of biodiversity in agriculture, thanks for rotation of crops on small area, mosaic of small plots of various cereals,vegetables, green belts, remains of old orchads.Project aims in restoriation of old primitive breeds of poultry, existent 30 years ago and reduced by industrial farms, rostoration of old orchads.These activities can create local product, generating extra income to poor farmers and preserving biodiversity, creating active gene bank of endangered animals and plants, kept in lab conditions in research institutes responsible for genetic pool.All activities are planned in the Suwalki Landscape Park. main partners - local farmers, Botanic Garden of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Powsin near Warsaw, Center for Mentally handicaped in Lipniak, 120 farmers.
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Grantee:
Friends of the Suwalki Landscape Park Kraina Hanczy
Country:
Poland
Area Of Work:
Biodiversity
Grant Amount:
US$ 12,442.00
Co-Financing Cash:
US$ 3,833.00
Co-Financing in-Kind:
US$ 24,000.00
Project Number:
POL/03/48
Status:
Satisfactorily Completed
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