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TAJIKISTAN 2025. Kukhsori Ajam seed bank: A hub for agrobiodiversity conservation

07 June 2025, Jafr village, Rasht District, Tajikistan.

Inside the seed bank: neatly organized shelves hold sacks and containers of local seeds, preserved for future planting and biodiversity conservation.

Kukhsori Ajam is a living seed bank and botanical museum in Rasht Valley, Tajikistan, preserving local apple, pear, apricot, peach, and mulberry varieties. Founded by dekhkan farmer Akobir Mirzosho, it promotes agrobiodiversity through seed saving, grafting, and the conservation of traditional crops and wild relatives, coordinating with branches across Rasht and Tajikabad.

06/07/2025

Country or Territory Tajikistan

Project ID GCP/TAJ/021/GFF

UNFAO Source FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia

File size 19.66 MB

Unique ID UF1ABB5

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Background Information Kukhsori Ajam is a living seed bank in Rasht Valley, Tajikistan, preserving local varieties of apple, pear, apricot, peach, and mulberry. Founded by amateur botanist Akobir Mirzosho, the garden promotes biodiversity through cultivation, grafting, and seed saving.
The FAO project “Facilitating agrobiodiversity conservation and sustainable use to promote food and nutritional resilience in Tajikistan,” funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), aims to strengthen the conservation, sustainable use, and protection of Tajikistan’s nationally and globally significant agrobiodiversity. By supporting the assessment and maintenance of local varieties and wild crop relatives, improving regulations, and promoting fair and equitable benefit-sharing, the project helps ensure that rural communities, including women, youth, and disadvantaged groups, can improve their food and nutrition security, well-being, and livelihoods.