Sürdürülebilir Yerel Tarımda Ata Tohumunun Rolü: Tohum Ambarı Mengen Örneği (The Role of Ancestor Seeds in Sustainable Local Agriculture: The Example of The Tohum Ambarı Mengen)
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https://doi.org/10.21325/jotags.2025.1706Keywords:
Ancestor seed, Seed barn, Local agriculture, Sustainability, MengenAbstract
This study examines the role of ancestor seed in sustainable local agricultural practices through the example of “Tohum Ambarı Mengen” established in Mengen district of Bolu. Ancestral seed is considered as a strategic element in both protecting biodiversity and supporting the food sovereignty of local agricultural communities. Tohum Ambarı Mengen is a community-based initiative that promotes the circulation of ancestral seeds through the storage, multiplication and free distribution of over 600 local seed varieties collected from 67 provinces in Türkiye. In this study, the contributions of this structure in the context of sustainable agriculture, the transmission of cultural heritage and adaptation to climate change were evaluated through qualitative data analysis. In the study, in which phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods, was used, data were collected through semi-structured interviews. The data obtained were analyzed thematically by taking into account the basic principles of agroecology. It reveals that the preservation of ancestral seeds together with local knowledge systems is critical for food security and agricultural resilience. In conclusion, the Tohum Ambarı Mengen example shows that local seed warehouses assume important functions not only in terms of agricultural production but also in terms of ecological literacy and social participation.
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