News from: Japan Seed Savers, Japan

Michel on speaking tour of Japan

22 July 2002

Seed Savers' Network co-founder, Michel Fanton, left on Thursday 18th July for two week with a schedule to speak to consumer and farmers' groups about the need to keep traditional varieties of food plants.

Michel's itinerary includes:

• attend a reception by Jikyu, the organisation that saw through the publication of The Seed Savers' Handbook in Japanese in Kobe

• attend the official launch of the book in Kyoto

• give workshops in Mie, Chiba and Tokyo

• meet with officials from Japan Organic Agriculture Association

• meet funding foundations with a view to seeking funds for projects in the Majority World

• meet the press.

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Classification

Subject  Biodiversity
Regional relation  Japan
Audience  General Interest - NGOs