MSSRF and BGCI launch ‘Edible Schools’ to connect children to food crops and farm fields

The students were also trained in the collection and multiplication of seeds of native wild trees.

The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Kalpetta in association with Botanical Garden Conservation International (BGCI) has launched an innovative project titled the “Edible Schools” to connect children to food crops and family farming. “The ‘Edible Schools” is a concept where the children are engaged in food production under the guidance of trained, interested and caring leaders, who lead the children into discovery and exploration of soil, water, biodiversity and the science of agriculture production and consumption’, says N. Anilkumar, senior director, MSSRF. ‘We have launched the pilot project in two schools in Wayanad, including Hill Blooms School, Mananthavady, and Government High School, Thrikaipetta, around seven months ago and it is a huge success’ Dr. Anilkumar said adding that they were planning to replicate the project to other schools.