Women sustain traditional wisdom of conserving indigenous seeds

“What do the men know… we women are the ones who conserve the seeds, it is our responsibility. It has been in our culture since the time of our ancestors. We are the ones who know which seed to plant where and in what quantity, how much to preserve for future use, how much to keep for consumption…the men are not too worried about all this,” said Somwati Uike of Muala Sani village.