seedbanks

Seed fair with smallholder farmers in Mutale, Limpopo Province. This community has been earmarked by the government to set up a community seedbank. Credit: Bioversity International/R.Vernooy

Gender and Climate Change

04 December 2015

With contribution from Bioversity International, a set of policy briefs published by CIFOR in light of the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum, provides...

Women of Gumbu village in South Africa unite for a seed fair. Credit: Bioversity International/R. Vernooy

Seed savers of Gumbu

29 October 2015

A recently established South African community seedbank is entirely managed by women. Ronnie Vernooy, Genetic Resources Policy Specialist, explains...

Secretary of Jogimara's (Nepal) community seedbank. Credit: Bioversity International/R. Vernooy

Crowdsourcing Nepal's seeds

02 September 2015

In a recent blog post, SciDev.Net highlights Bioversity International and LI-BIRD's crowdsourcing idea in helping rebuild Nepal's earthquake-destroyed...

Deploying crowdsourcing and seed diversity in disaster recovery efforts in Nepal

30 July 2015

With an urgent need for seed in remote farming regions, this second report from Nepal explains why Bioversity International and partners are using a...

Around 4500 farmers attended the opening of the Community Seedbank at Imiliya Koder for Tharu Communities. Credit: Bioversity International/P. Quek

New community seedbank to empower indigenous farmers in southern foothills of Himalayas

18 June 2015

The southern foothills of the Himalayas are rich in agricultural biodiversity and home to a new seedbank to empower the local Tharu community...

Diversity fair in Ecuador. Credit: Bioversity International/S.Padulosi

Call for contributions: Access and benefit sharing - can it work for family farmers and agroecology?

16 June 2015

In a new publication, ILEIA and Bioversity International will explore if and how access and benefit sharing related to plant genetic resources can...

Seed fair with smallholder farmers in Mutale, Limpopo Province, South Africa. This community has been earmarked by the government to set up a community seedbank. Credit: Bioversity International/R.Vernooy

Community seedbank secrets revealed in a new book

13 May 2015

A new book by Earthscan/Routledge in association with Bioversity International, reviews the history, evolution, experiences, challenges, successes and...

Participatory breeding of rice in Nepal. Credit: Bioversity International/B.Sthapit

New paper on rice seed networks in Nepal

11 March 2015

A new open access paper gives us a better understanding of informal seed networks in Nepal and the farmers who are most important for safeguarding and...