In December 2019, the Institute of Humanities in Bamako initiated conversations with a central figure of artisanal indigo dyeing and artistic creation in Mali, as part of their wider interest in understanding the role of indigo as a pedagogical tool of social transformation, under the Humanities across Borders programme.
A farmer and a conservator's effort to preserve traditional rice varieties led to open source seed exchange among farmers. Basudha is the only farm in Asia where 1,439 varieties if rice are being conserved.
