Northeast indigenous plant seeds festival to be held in Imphal

Imphal, Nov 6 (UNI) A three-day Northeast Indigenous Plant Seeds Festival will be held at the Central Agricultural University (CAU), Iroisemba, from December 16 to 18, 2026, to promote the conservation of indigenous seeds, protect agro-biodiversity and strengthen climate-resilient farming practices across the Northeast. The festival will be organised by the All Manipur Trained Medical and Aromatic Plants Promoters Consortium (AMAPCON) in collaboration with Bharat Beej Swaraj Manch (India Seed Sovereignty Alliance), Centre for Organisation Research and Education (CORE) and ActionAid India, Northeast Region. Announcing this at a press conference held at CAU, Iroisemba, today, AMAPCON president Potsangbam Devkanta said…